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- 1959-1967 (Creation)
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7 volumes, 30 boxes
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Biographical history
The committee was set up in 1962 by Council under the chairmanship of Professor C H G Macafee to examine and report on trends in the development of obstetrics and gynaecology as a speciality with particular reference to recruitment, teaching research and training in the United Kingdom. It obtained information from undergraduates through a questionnaire and a random sample of personal interviews by the chairman. The committee produced a report to the College in 1966, and the information it amassed was used in the College's submission to the Royal Commission on Medical Education in 1968.
Archival history
GB 1538 M1 1959-1967 Collection (fonds) 7 volumes, 30 boxes Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The committee was set up in 1962 by Council under the chairmanship of Professor C H G Macafee to examine and report on trends in the development of obstetrics and gynaecology as a speciality with particular reference to recruitment, teaching research and training in the United Kingdom. It obtained information from undergraduates through a questionnaire and a random sample of personal interviews by the chairman. The committee produced a report to the College in 1966, and the information it amassed was used in the College's submission to the Royal Commission on Medical Education in 1968.
Not known; probably passed to/left at the College by Professor Macafee.
Papers of the Macafee Committee comprising Committee minutes and papers, 1962-1966; background papers and final report, 1959-1966; minute book of the Committee, signed by the Chairman, 1966-1967.
No further accruals are expected.
Open.
Copyright: vested in the College.
English
A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
A microfilm copy of the minute book at M1M/1 is held by RCOG Archives at MR/3.
RCOG Archives holds the president's copy of the Macafee report with related correspondence (Ref: A4/13/9); the College's submission to the Royal Commission on Medical Education in 1968 (Ref: A4/13/33).
Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000. February 2001 Associations Gynaecology Higher science education Medical education Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences Obstetrics Organizations Personnel Professional associations Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , Macafee Ad Hoc Committee on Training for the Specialty Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Surgery People by occupation People
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Not known; probably passed to/left at the College by Professor Macafee.
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Scope and content
Papers of the Macafee Committee comprising Committee minutes and papers, 1962-1966; background papers and final report, 1959-1966; minute book of the Committee, signed by the Chairman, 1966-1967.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Open.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: vested in the College.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
RCOG Archives holds the president's copy of the Macafee report with related correspondence (Ref: A4/13/9); the College's submission to the Royal Commission on Medical Education in 1968 (Ref: A4/13/33).
Finding aids
A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
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Existence and location of copies
A microfilm copy of the minute book at M1M/1 is held by RCOG Archives at MR/3.
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National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.
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- English