Records of the Finance and Executive Group, previously Finance and Executive Committee and Executive Committee, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1929-1999, comprising agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence, 1959-2001, including minutes and papers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Australian and New Zealand Councils, 1971-1972; minute books of the Finance and Executive Group, 1929-1999.
Zonder titelRecords 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.
Zonder titelMinutes, correspondence and papers of the Standing Joint Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1939-1974; Sub-committee on the Registration of Specialists, minutes, 1966-1967, and correspondence, 1964-1967.
Zonder titelCorrespondence of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with the Blair Bell Research Society, primarily concerning with scientific meetings held by the Society in the College, and including some minutes, 1960-1972.
Zonder titelLegal, constitutional and other vital records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1927-2002, comprising papers relating to William Blair-Bell's will, 1933-1973; correspondence with solicitors and records relating to the granting of the College's royal charter and legal affairs, 1929-1980; articles of association, ordinances and by-laws, and charters of the College, 1927-1984; Trust deeds and associated documents relating to special funds, 1932-1991; financial and taxation matters relating primarily to the College's charitable status, comprising legal documents, reports and statements, 1932-2000;
records relating to College properties, namely legal records relating to 27 Sussex Place, 1955-1969 and to 8 Kent Terrace, 1983-1986; legal records relating to Birthright (later Wellbeing), 1976-1986; deeds relating to the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1950-1981; legal documents relating to the Australian Regional Council, later the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RACOG), 1951-1980; records relating to the New Zealand Council of the RCOG Property Society, 1977; signed copies of annual accounts/annual report and accounts, 1931-1995; Insurance Employers Liability Certificates, 1998-2001; miscellaneous legal documents, 1970-1991; seal books of the College, 1931-1971; records of the College pension scheme comprising rules, trust deeds, reports and actuarial valuations and related correspondence, 1969-2001; inventories of RCOG property, 1929-2002.
Zonder titelPapers 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.
Zonder titelPapers of the National Collaborating Centre for Women's Health and Children's Health of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, comprising published report, National Audit of Induced Abortion 2000: Report of England and Wales, 2001.
Zonder titelPresidents' correspondence and copy papers, and final report of the RCOG working party on screening for neural tube defects, 1977-1981.
Zonder titelPapers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) working party on further specialisation within obstetrics and gynaecology, comprising copy minutes, 1980-1982; correspondence and other records, including a report by the working party's chairman, C R Whitfield, on his visit to America, 1980-1982; correspondence between Anthony Alment, PRCOG, and others concerning further specialisation; also related records, including a copy of the working party's 'Updated Guidelines for Discussion on Subspecialisation', June 1981; published copy of the working party's final report, 1982.
Zonder titelTermination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales: report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party, Jan 1996.
Zonder titelCorrespondence, primarily that of the Chairman, Harold Malkin, minutes and the draft report, 1962, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Sub-committee to consider the government white paper A Hospital Plan for England and Wales, 1962.
Zonder titelCorrespondence, minutes and the final report, 1961-1962, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Committee on General Practitioner Maternity Units.
Zonder titelCorrespondence of E A J Alment, correspondence, background papers, committee minutes and architectural plans, 1969-1971, of the RCOG Maternity hospital planning sub-committee.
Zonder titelCorrespondence of Sir Norman Jeffcoate and Sir Stanley Clayton, background papers, copy minutes and the final report, 1971-1973, of the RCOG Ad hoc committee on staffing structure of departments of obstetrics and gynaecology.
Zonder titelCorrespondence and other material relating to preparations for the 'early discharge' survey, 1962-1963. The material relates only to the preliminary survey, and comprises correspondence and related papers, including individual hospital survey papers.
Zonder titelPapers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on the role of women doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology, 1984-1987, including Minute book, 1983-1984; Committee meetings' papers, 1983-1985; Working party's secretary's papers, 1983-1984; Committee chairman's correspondence, 1984-1985; Correspondence relating to oral evidence to the working party, 1984-1985; Memorandum of Council on the Role of Women Doctors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (published report, 2 copies), 1987; Draft report of the working party on the role of women doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology, 1975-1984; Antenatal and gynaecological clinics, questionnaire: Responses; Questionnaires completed by medical students and doctors.
Zonder titelCorrespondence and papers relating to the establishment of the RCOG Committee on Human Fertility and records relating to its surveys, questionnaire and report.
Zonder titelPapers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Sub-committee on the gynaecological aspects of health of women war workers during World War Two, 1942.
Zonder titelCorrespondence relating to various aspects of the work of the Working party on continuing medical education, papers agenda and minutes and the final report, 1988-1992.
Zonder titelBackground papers, correspondence, minutes and the report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on guidelines for private practice in obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK, 1986-1990.
Zonder titelCorrespondence, draft reports and final report of the RCOG response to the House of Commons Health Committee Enquiry into Maternity Services, 1991-1992.
Zonder titelPapers, correspondence and minutes relating to the response of the RCOG to the Tomlinson Report on the future of London's health services, 1992-1993.
Zonder titelPapers of an independent committee of inquiry into the publication of articles in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1994-1995, including correspondence with Members and Fellows of the RCOG, correspondence with those submitting evidence, and final report.
Zonder titelFinal report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on structured training, 1993.
Zonder titelAgenda, 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.
Zonder titelCorrespondence, minutes and final report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) working party on unplanned pregnancy, 1970-1972.
Zonder titelcorrespondence, minutes and draft conclusions of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) sub-committee considering the College's future attitude to contraception, 1977-1978.
Zonder titelCopies 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.
Zonder titelPhotographs 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.
Zonder titelRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Members' declaration forms dating from 1973 onwards; from 1980 the series includes papers relating to the relevant admission ceremony. The series also contains blank certificates of fellowship, membership and diploma from the 1970's and overseas membership forms (1973-1976).
Zonder titelRecords 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.
Zonder titelRecords of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Standing Committees, 1926-2008. In addition to the official agenda, minutes and papers of the committees, their sub-committees and working parties, this sub-fonds contains correspondence, papers and subject files relating to particular committee work.
Zonder titelRecords of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Subspecialty Board / Subspecialty Committee, 1984-2007, comprising: minute books (1984-2002); agenda, minutes and papers (1984-2007); survey on subspecialisation; requests for funding; correspondence regarding eligibility; sample assessment forms; Chairmans' correspondence; subspecialty guidelines (1991-2003); papers regarding community gynaecology and reproductive health. Trainee files are not retained, although reports on individual trainees can be found in the agenda papers.
Zonder titelRecords 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.
Zonder titelRecords of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Manpower / Medical Workforce Advisory Committee, 1980-2001, comprising annual statistical reports on manpower in obstetrics and gynaecology, 1990-2007; agenda, minutes and committee papers, 1987-2003; papers relating to special surveys and studies on a range of issues, including recruitment and hours of work, 1988-2000.
Zonder titelRecords of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Academic Committee, 1996-2007, comprising agenda, minutes and papers.
Zonder titelRecords of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Clinical Effectiveness Standards Board, 1998-2000, comprising minutes, agendas, papers and associated correspondence, 1998-2000.
Zonder titelRecords 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).
Zonder titelRecords of 'The Diplomate' Editorial Board, 1992-1998, comprising the minute book of the Board (1992-1998); minutes and papers (1992-1998); contributors' agreements and correspondence (1993-1998); papers of a study and questionnaire regarding 'The Diplomate' from 1998. The minute book and some of the loose agenda papers cover four planning meetings (1992-1994) prior to the first issue of 'The Diplomate' in March 1994. The last minutes dated April 1998 show no recognition of the fact that 'The Diplomate' was to be imminently disbanded.
Zonder titelRecords 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.
Zonder titelRecords of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Services Committee, 2003, comprising committee papers defining the remit and membership; agenda and minutes for 2003.
Zonder titelRecords of the management and editorial boards and predecessor bodies of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.This series contains committee minutes and papers and related records; an almost complete run of the journal from 1923 onwards; and financial and other records of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire Publishing Company Limited, 1902-1954.
Zonder titelPapers of the Joint Medical Research Council and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Voluntary Licensing Authority (VLA) for Human In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and Embryology, 1985-1986, comprising: minutes and correspondence; completed applications from individual centres and research projects seeking licences (with supporting documentation); copies of reports of visits made by the Licensing Authority to IVF centres.
Zonder titelRecords of the Standing Advisory Committee on Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia / Standing Joint Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, 1981-2000, comprising: correspondence of the College Secretary regarding the Committee (1981-1991); two instruction manuals produced by the Resuscitation of the Newborn Working Party entitled Basic Resuscitation (Part 1) and Advanced Resuscitation (Part 2), undated [1989]; Committee agenda, correspondence and meetings papers (1989-2000).
Zonder titelPublished report of the Joint Working Party of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives on the Clinical Learning Environment and Recruitment, 2008.
Zonder titelRecords 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).
Zonder titelRecords of the Committees of Government and Professional Bodies, 1944-2000, comprising correspondence and papers relating to the College's communication and involvement with the following bodies: the Federation Internationale de Gynaecologists (FIGO); the Standing Maternity and Midwifery Advisory Committee; the Department of Health and its predecessors; Wellbeing and its predecessor; the Union Professionelle Internationale des Gynaecologues et Obstetriciens (UPIGO).
Zonder titelRecords 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.
Zonder titelPrinted copies of the press releases posted on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' website, Aug 2006-Dec 2007.
Zonder titelPapers of William Blair-Bell, 1909-1938, relating to a range of professional subjects, including Blair-Bell's cancer research work (particularly his use of lead) and the wider organisation of cancer research; the Liverpool Medical Research Organisation; the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire Publishing Company; the British Congresses of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BCOG); and Blair-Bell's nursing home and practice in Rodney Street. It also contains papers and correspondence concerning Eardiston, Blair-Bell's country estate near Oswestry; Rossall School, Preston, which Blair-Bell attended as a pupil and on whose council he later served; his wife's memorial in the church of St Chad's Haughton, Shropshire; and other personal matters. Only a small amount of material is concerned with the founding of the BCOG. Some pieces contain confidential medical records about individual patients.
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