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GB 1538 M6 · 1991-1993

Agenda, minutes and papers, correspondence, background material and the draft report of the Reproductive Health/Community Gynaecology working group of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1991-1993.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/C37 · Fonds · 1985-1987

Publications of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Representative Committee on Fetal Viability, 1985-1987.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/B34 · Fonds · 1999-2001

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Removal and Re-instatement Committee, 1999-2001, comprising file of the College Secretary on the establishment of the Committee.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 A12 · 1929-2001

Registers of Fellows and Members and related records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1929-2001, comprising register of Fellows, 1931-1939; register of Members, 1929-1939; printed registers of Fellows and Members, 1946-1947, 1966-2002; Oath Book signed by Foundation Fellows and by Members on admission to the College, c1932-1967; forms giving particulars of directors and managers of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1932-1946; printed Annual Report, 1932-2001 (some gaps); printed notes describing the functions and organisation of the College, 1967-1998; Honorary Fellows' Admission Book (gift of William Blair-Bell), 1931-1979; Members' admission ceremonies programmes, 1995-2000; Fellows' admission ceremonies programmes and papers, 1987-1998; combined Fellows' and Members' admission ceremony programmes, 1996.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 A1 · 1926-1935

Records relating to the founding of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, comprising records relating to the early years of the College, particularly to Blair-Bell's presidency (1929-1932). Many of them are clearly Blair-Bell's own papers; A1/13, for instance, is a file of correspondence made after Blair-Bell had resigned from all College committees.

The records comprise: minutes of Executive Committee meetings, 1926-1929;

Blair-Bell's correspondence, concerning the establishment of a college, including proposed alterations to the articles of association, suggested members and initial plans for finance, 1927-1928; development of the College in the Dominions, including election of fellows and members, annual subscription charges and plans for a round table conference, 1929-1932; establishment of the first full Council, including nominations for selection, alterations to the articles of association and function of the honorary officers, 1929; correspondence and papers relating to Council, including his remarks to the general meeting, the agenda for the first full Council meeting, report of the Council, details of membership of standing committees and aims and objectives of the college, 1929-1931;

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/D6 · Fonds · 1971-1991

Records relating to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' participation in meetings of the Union Professionnelle Internationale des Gynecologues et Obstetriciens (UPIGO), 1971-1991, including correspondence of the Honorary Officers, papers of Dame Josephine Barnes, agenda and minutes of meetings, accounts and publicity material relating to UPIGO work.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/A17 · Fonds · 1976-2003

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Staff Committee and predecessors, 1976-2003, comprising the constitution and terms of reference for the Staff Committee, as well as minutes, agenda and papers from 1976 onwards. Also included is a programme for the Staff Christmas Party in 1999.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/E11 · Fonds · 1991-2002

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development programmes, 1991-2002, including papers of the Chairman of the CME Committee and Head of the Postgraduate Education Department, including correspondence relating to responses to the report of the Working Party on Continuing Medical Education; subject files; and CME/CPD newsletters, guides and documentation.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/E6 · Fonds · 1923-2005

Records of the British Congresses of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1923-2005, comprising papers, programmes and material relating to annual British congresses (1924-2004); minute books of the Central Congress Committee (1923-1959); papers and minutes of the Central Congress Committee maintained by officers of the Committee (1949-1980); files from the College Secretary on the Central Congress Committee (1963-1974); papers and correspondence regarding the Scientific Programme and Central Congress Committee (1968-1974); agenda, minutes and papers from the Congress Committee (2002-2005). There is very little information extant concerning the congresses held from 1920-1922, and papers and proceedings of several congresses have not survived.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
RCOG Update
GB 1538 RCOG/N5 · Fonds · 2006-2007

Printed copies of the email bulletin 'RCOG Update', Sep 2006-Dec 2007.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/C9 · Fonds · 1985-2007

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Joint Group on Ultrasound/Standing Joint Committee of the RCOG/RCR, 1985-2007, including agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence from the Joint Working Party on Ultrasound (1986-2007). Also contains published material, papers and guidance on issues such as training and safety in the use ultrasound (1986-1998).

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/C8 · Fonds · 1967-1984

Records relating to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' (RCOG) involvement in two National Birthday Fund for Maternity Services (NBTF) surveys, and also cover a period, between 1969 and 1973, when the NBTF engaged in unsuccessful negotiations with the RCOG for the Trust's integration into the College. They include original data collection forms for the 1984 'Birthplace' study.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 S24 · 1936

Three plans of three floors of the Queen Mary Maternity Hospital, Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, prepared by Mason and Wales, architects, Dunedin, 3 February 1936.

Queen Mary Maternity Hospital , Dunedin , New Zealand Mason and Wales , Architects of Dunedin, New Zealand
Publications Panel
GB 1538 RCOG/B16 · Fonds · 1979-1990

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Publications Panel, 1979-1990, comprising agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence of various members of the panel, 1979-1990.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/B25 · Fonds · 1993-2004

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Publications Management Committee, 1993-2004, comprising the first minute book of the Committee (1993-1997); loose copies of Publications Management Committee minutes, memoranda and correspondence (1993-1998); Committee correspondence regarding the Diplomate Journal; correspondence, contributors' agreements, authors' details and declarations of interest relating to the production of RCOG information pamphlets and publications (1993-2004).

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Promotional Material
GB 1538 RCOG/N1 · Fonds · 1980-2008

Material produced by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists promoting recruitment into obstetrics and gynaecology to medical students and young doctors, 1980-2008. Material includes prospectuses, booklets and promotional videos.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/B31 · Fonds · 2001-2007

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Professional Standards Committee (later Professional and Clinical Standards Committee), Contains minutes (2001-2007), 2001-2007, comprising files on the administration of the committee (2000-2002) and a guidance publication produced by the committee in 2002.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Press Releases
GB 1538 RCOG/N6 · Fonds · 2006-2007

Printed copies of the press releases posted on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' website, Aug 2006-Dec 2007.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 P · 1993-2002

Copies of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Press Publications, 1993-2002, comprising publications and serials produced since 1993, namely RCOG Press miscellaneous publications, 1994-2002, including information pamphlets; The Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1993-2001; The Diplomate, 1994-1999; RCOG Guidelines ("Green Top" Guidelines), 1994-1999; Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines, 1998-2001; Personal Assessment in Continuing Education (PACE) Reviews, 1997-1999; The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,1999-2002.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOG
GB 1538 A4 · 1932-2003

Records of the Presidents of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1932-1999, comprising papers of successive presidents of the College, or of files maintained by the College administration and relating to the presidents' transactions with the College. During the early period of the College's history there was no established filing system, and papers of presidents may appear in other series (such as A1), or mixed with personal papers (see the S series). Papers relating to various individuals' activities as officers of the College in a different capacity, such as Honorary Secretary, may also be found mixed with their papers as President.

The files of the presidents cover an enormous field. As well as records concerned with the administrative running of the College, presidents dealt with examinations, overseas matters, fellowship and membership, liaison with other medical bodies and the Department of Health and specific medical concerns such as pregnancy, abortion, childbirth, anaesthesia, contraception, gynaecological conditions and maternity hospitals. There is usually a president's file on any subject of interest or concern to the College.

There are papers for William Blair-Bell, 1936; John Shields Fairbairn, 1932-1936; Sir Ewen John Maclean, 1935-1938; Sir William Fletcher Shaw, 1935-1959; Sir Eardley Holland, 1943-1947; Sir William Gilliatt, 1947-1948; Dame Hilda Lloyd, 1949-1952; Sir Arthur Gemmell, 1952-1955; Sir Charles Read, 1955-1957; Sir Andrew Claye, 1957-1960; Sir Arthur Bell, 1960-1963; Sir Hector Maclennan, 1962-1966; Sir John Peel, 1966-1969; Sir Norman Jeffcoate, 1968-1973; Sir Stanley Clayton, 1970-1976; Sir John Dewhurst, 1971-1978; Sir Anthony Alment, 1971-1981; Sir Rustum Feroze, Sir Malcolm MacNaughton and Sir George Pinker: records relating to overseas affairs, 1969-1989; Sir Rustum Feroze, Sir Malcolm MacNaughton and Sir George Pinker: general correspondence, 1975-1990; Sir Anthony Alment and Sir Rustum Feroze: miscellaneous papers, 1981-1982; Sir Malcolm MacNaughton's papers on the Warnock Report, 1984-1985; Sir Stanley Simmons and Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain: general correspondence, 1990-1995; Sir Stanley Simmons and Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain: records relating to overseas affairs, 1988-1996; circulated copies of Council minutes, Presidents' Letters (later RCOG News) and other documents circulated to Fellows and Members, 1935-1999.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/B8 · Fonds · 1967-1992

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Postgraduate Committee and predecessors, 1967-1992, comprising agenda, minutes and papers of the committee and correspondence of the Director of Postgraduate Studies, primarily relating to Regional College Advisers.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 M4 · 1965

Correspondence, minutes and the final memorandum of the RCOG working party to consider the Platt Report, 'A Reform of Nursing Education', 1965, including letters from the Chairman Humphrey Arthure, the Honorary Secretary (Mr Lewis) and the College Secretaries (Miss Seccombe and Mr Catterall).

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 PH · 1633-2001

Photographs and pictures of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1633-2001. The majority of photographs depict the membership and social history of the College and include presidential portraits and photographs of Fellows and Members, prominent obstetricians and gynaecologists, visitors to the College, meetings and study groups. There is also a class of photographs of College buildings. Donated and deposited material also includes photographs and slides of clinical disorders and specimens.

Records comprise portraits, pictures and other memorabilia relating to William Blair-Bell, 1920-1996; presidential portraits, 1927-1995; portraits of Fellows, 1935-1991; photographs of Honorary Fellows, 1921-1997; photographs of annual dinners, 1931-1954, 1998; photographs of admission ceremonies, 1931-1992; College buildings, 1930-1991; Royal visits, 1931-1990; Council and officers, 1934-1992; photographs of meetings, members and artefacts of the Gynaecological Visiting Society, 1911-1973; British congresses of obstetrics and gynaecology, 1933-1999; photographs of overseas groups and other photographs relating to the profession overseas, 1935-1997; RCOG study groups and educational courses, 1979-1995; photographs and paintings donated to the College by Professor Preston Maxwell, 1898-1935; presentations, awards and lectures, 1949-1995; Strachan collection of portraits of eminent medical men, c1693-c1847; ceremonial and related paraphernalia and artefacts and gifts to the College, 1931-1992; miscellaneous photographs relating to the history of the College and of obstetrics and gynaecology, 1929-1999; decorative pictures, 1633-1957; photographs of pathological subjects transferred from the College Museum, 1950s-1978; photographs and drawings presented to the College by Professor John Chassar Moir, 1932-1957; photographs of eminent medical men collected by Sir Anthony Alment, transferred from the College Library, 1921; photographs and memorabilia relating to Sir Norman Jeffcoate, 1946-1975;

undated portrait photographs of eminent medical persons; Donald Whatley Roy photographs donated to the College Archives by A D Roy, 1903-1935;

collection of miscellaneous photographs transferred from the College Library, undated.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOG
GB 1538 S70 · 1939-1950

Personal letters from Dr Miles Harris Phillips to Dr David B Stewart, 1946-1950 and photograph of Phillips with Dr Herbert Spencer and Dr Hansk of Copenhagen, in Holland, 1939. The letters tell about Phillips himself, his interests and enthusiasms and his discoveries in obstetric history.

Phillips , Miles Harris , 1875-1965 , surgeon and historian of obstetrics
GB 1538 S97 · [1888-1960]

Papers of Miles Harris Phillips, [1888-1960], chiefly comprising reprints of articles by Phillips with accompanying research material, reprints of articles by others and correspondence. Includes reprints, correspondence, diagrams, case notes and other papers relating to articles and lectures by Phillips on topics including constriction rings, Sims' posture, puerperal fever, obstetric shock, caesarean section, the death of Princess Charlotte in childbirth, 1817, biographical histories of famous obstetricians including Thomas Denman, Percival Willughby and William Smellie and the history of obstetrics; drawings and photographs of gynaecological pathological specimens; records of the Gynaecological Visiting Society including reports of meetings and obituaries of members; papers relating to the Departmental Committee on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, 1928-1932, including letters to Phillips from Neville Chamberlain; papers relating to Historical Review of British Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1800-1950, by J M Munro Kerr, R W Johnstone and Phillips (Livingstone, 1954) including correspondence and publisher accounts; Phillips' letters to the Lancet, and the British Medical Journal, 1924-1938; photostats of illustrations in The Workes of that Famous Chirurgion Ambrole Parey (1634); papers relating to the court case Marshall vs Lindsay County Council: a claim for damages for negligence, 1933; papers relating to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists including a history, memoranda and annual reports; photostat copies of letters from William Smellie to Peter Camper, Dr Clephane and Dr Pitcairn, [1750-1759] compiled by Phillips; correspondence with American obstetricians, 1936-1938; reprints of obstetrical articles with accompanying card index, complied by Phillips; notebooks containing analysis of Percival Willughby's cases in his Observations in Midwifery; index complied by Phillips of the cases in Smellie's

Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery and John Glaister's notes for his biography of William Smellie Dr. William Smellie and His Contemporaries, (Glasgow, 1894), including copies of legal documents relating to Smellie.

Phillips , Miles Harris , 1875-1965 , surgeon and historian of obstetrics
GB 1538 S100 · 1929-1939

Midwifery register of F M Peever in Lancashire, including Salford and Huddersfield, Feb 1929-Mar 1939.

Peever , Florence May , fl 1925-1939 , midwife
GB 1538 S4 · 1970-1974

Papers, 1970-1976, consisting of biographies of lives of the Fellows collected by Sir John Peel for his book The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1929-1969 (Whitefriars Press Ltd, 1976), including notes and correspondence.

Peel , Sir , John , Knight , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 K · 1981-1999

Papers relating to the Overseas Doctors' Training Fellowship (ODTF) of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1981-1999, comprising MRCOG pass files of overseas doctors on microfilm and CD ROM, 1990-1997; printed regulations and guidelines for overseas doctors, 1986-1999; miscellaneous correspondence, 1981-1993, relating to meetings for overseas doctors and some questionnaire results.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOG
GB 1538 RCOG/B9 · Fonds · 1946-1984

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Overseas Committees and Councils, 1946-1984. The series contains: correspondence, minutes and papers of regional councils in Australia (1946-1980), New Zealand (1947-1976) and Canada (1948-1964); minutes and papers of the Dominion Committee (1952-1958); minutes, papers and reports from the Overseas Policy Committee (1946-1971); correspondence, minutes and papers of the South African Reference Committee and Regional Council (1953-1976); correspondence and papers of the Overseas Representative Committees in Ceylon, India and Pakistan (1962-1977); minute books of the international Regional Councils and Overseas Committees (1946-1984).

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 M11 · 1995

Report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) working party on overseas affairs, Nov 1995.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 S59 · 1917

Telegram from Sir William Osler to Ramsay Wright notifying him of the death of Osler's son, Edward Revere, of wounds sustained in Belgium, 1917.

Osler , Sir , William , 1849-1919 , Knight , physician
GB 1538 S32 · 1896-1897

Obstetrical and gynaecological examination papers, 1896-1897, of University of Durham College of Medicine, Mason College Birmingham, and the Examining Board in England of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons, together with a draft paper.

University of Durham , College of Medicine Mason College , Birmingham Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons , Examining Board in England
GB 1538 M44 · 1980-1987

Survey questionnaires of obstetric flying squads, a summary of the survey and correspondence regarding hospital call-out team insurance, 1980-1987.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Nutrition Committee
GB 1538 M37 · 1944-1947

Correspondence, minutes and papers relating to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Nutrition Committee, 1944-1947.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 S49 · mid 19th century

A pair of trousers and a waistcoat belonging to John Nussey, physician, mid 19th century.

Unknown
GB 1538 S39 · 1965-1976

Letter dated August 24, 1976, from Douglas M Haines to C J Dewhurst, PRCOG, describing how the gavel presented by Emil Novak was made from wood from the house of Ephraim McDowell of Kentucky, USA (McDowell performed the first successful ovariotomy in 1809). Included are facsimiles of papers relating to McDowell, and an explanatory leaflet.

Haines , Douglas M , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologistst
GB 1538 RCOG/C11 · Fonds · 1945-1948

Records of the National Health Service Representative/Negotiating Committee comprising three volumes entitled 'A National Health Service: minutes and documents relating to negotiations between the Minister of Health and Representatives of the British Medical Association, the Three Royal Colleges, the Scottish Corporations, the Society of Medical Officers of Health, the Medical Women's Federation, and the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (The Representative Committee, later the Negotiating Committee)'. These books contain the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists copies of the committee's minutes, 1945-1948.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 RCOG/B10 · Fonds · 1938-2006

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Scientific Advisory Committee including: minute books of the Committee, its predecessors and sub-committees (1962-1996); minutes and papers (1965-2004); subject files and related papers (1959-1999); papers of the Committee chairmen (1978-1987); opinion papers (2001-2006).

Also contains: papers from the College Secretary on the Museum and Pathology Committees (1946-1966); minutes, papers, correspondence, questionnaires and returns of the Artificial Insemination Committee (1977-1991); agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence of the Fetal and Perinatal Pathology Sub-Committee (1984-1987); correspondence and papers of the Fetal Viability Working Party (1983-1988); agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence from the Working Party on Cervical Cytology Screening (1985-1988); minutes, papers, reports and correspondence from the Sub-Committee on problems with AIDS in relation to Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1986-1992); minutes, papers and reports from the Advisory Group on depo provera (1980-1984); papers of the Working Party on Biochemical Markers and detection of Downs Syndrome (1992); correspondence, papers and minutes from assorted sub-committees and working parties (1950-1999); reports and papers regarding research awards and scientific studies (1954-1999). Records and other materials of both the College Museum and the Rare Tumour Registry are to be found among these series; the Museum and Rare Tumour Registry were administered concurrently and the surviving records and other materials are intertwined. These include photographs of exhibits, glass slides (1938-1976), confidential case notes, visitors books, registers and records of the museum curators (1938-1999). The files and administrative records of the Tumour Registry date from 1948-1985.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 1538 S2 · 1922-1973

Papers of John Chassar Moir, 1922-1973, including rough notes and case notes; copies of articles and offprints on ergot, 1935-1964; ms and original tracings and photographs, 1954-1955; correspondence, chiefly relating to ergot, including with H W Dudley, 1930-1973; papers relating to the opening of the new Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' building (Sussex Place), 1960; papers relating editing Munro Kerr's Operative Obstetrics, 1957-1965; papers relating to Moir's presidential address as president of the obstetrics and gynaecology section of the Royal Society of Medicine, entitled 'Men I have known', 1962-1963; photographs including group photographs of members of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and papers relating to the Gynaecological Visiting Society including rules, list of members and photograph of members, 1955.

Moir , John Chassar , 1900-1977 , Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Minute Books
GB 1538 RCOG/T · Fonds · 1929-1987

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' minute books, 1929-1987, containing the minutes of various committees and working parties of the College, as well as joint committees and working parties of the College with outside bodies. Each volume contains the minutes, frequently signed by the chairman, of two or more committees of roughly the same period.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Midwifery Certificates
GB 1538 S52 · 1757-1892

Midwifery certificates donated to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, comprising certificate of competence in midwifery presented to John Harvey, signed by William Smellie M D obstetrician, on 1 Dec 1757 (S52/1); certificate in midwifery awarded to Esther Lavinia Potter by the Obstetrical Society of London on 24 Oct 1888 (S52/2); certificate in midwifery awarded to Isabella Board by the Obstetrical Society of London in 1892 (S52/3).

Smellie , William , 1697-1753 , physician and obstetrician Obstetrical Society of London
GB 1538 S95 · 1781-1786

Midwifery casebook, Aug 1781-Mar 1786, of 'cases extraord[inar]y' in the Lying in Hospital, Dublin and in private practice domiciliary visits 'chiefly among the poor', May 1782-October 1785. Indexed by symptoms.

Unknown
GB 1538 M30 · 1982-1984

Agenda, minutes, including signed minutes of the Chairman, and papers, correspondence, questionnaire and the final report, 1982-1984, of the RCOG medical gynaecology working party.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists