Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1953-1977 (Creation)
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17 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS) was set up in 1953 by Sir Richard Cave (1912-1988), "to co-operate with the medical profession to encourage scientific research into the causes of and the cure for Multiple Sclerosis and to aid and ameliorate the conditions of those suffering from it ... to encourage sufferers to join a local group for self help and to join activities and entertainments".
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GB 0120 SA/MSS 1953-1977 Collection (fonds) 17 boxes Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS) was set up in 1953 by Sir Richard Cave (1912-1988), "to co-operate with the medical profession to encourage scientific research into the causes of and the cure for Multiple Sclerosis and to aid and ameliorate the conditions of those suffering from it ... to encourage sufferers to join a local group for self help and to join activities and entertainments".
Files transferred in 1977 from the House of Lords office of Sir Richard Cave, MVO,KSG, founder and chairman of the MSS.
Papers of the Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS), 1953-1977, comprising general files relating to the MSS headquarters, 1953-1976; medical files relating to the MSS headquarters, 1955-1976; files relating to MSS regional branches, 1954-1977; and records relating to the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, 1955-1977.
Ephemeral correspondence (e.g. relating to travel arrangements), and duplicate items have been weeded.
At the time of cataloguing in 1987, further accessions of material relating to the Society were expected in the future.
As outlined in Scope and Content.
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
English
The catalogue is available on microfiche via the National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS).
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Files transferred in 1977 from the House of Lords office of Sir Richard Cave, MVO,KSG, founder and chairman of the MSS.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS), 1953-1977, comprising general files relating to the MSS headquarters, 1953-1976; medical files relating to the MSS headquarters, 1955-1976; files relating to MSS regional branches, 1954-1977; and records relating to the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, 1955-1977.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Ephemeral correspondence (e.g. relating to travel arrangements), and duplicate items have been weeded.
Accruals
At the time of cataloguing in 1987, further accessions of material relating to the Society were expected in the future.
System of arrangement
As outlined in Scope and Content.
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Conditions governing access
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
The catalogue is available on microfiche via the National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS).
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English