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- 1965-1976 (Création/Production)
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1 folder
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Emil Novak (1844-1957), MD 1904, Hon FRCOG 1948, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He qualified at and held internship and resident appointments at Baltimore Medical College, later becoming Associate Professor. In 1915 he joined Cullen's Department at Johns Hopkins where be studied and lectured in gynaecological pathology, which was to become his speciality. He was an active member of the American Gynaecological Society and became its president in 1948. he was made an Honorary Fellow of the RCOG in the same year (bibliography: : see Sir John Peel, Lives of the Fellows, pp.34-35). He presented a gavel to the College as a token of appreciation; the gavel was an exact replica of an original belonging to the American Gynaecological Society.
Histoire archivistique
The transcripts of papers and leaflet relating to McDowell included in this series were probably forwarded to the College President by D M Haines.
GB 1538 S39 1965-1976 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Haines , Douglas M , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologistst
Emil Novak (1844-1957), MD 1904, Hon FRCOG 1948, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He qualified at and held internship and resident appointments at Baltimore Medical College, later becoming Associate Professor. In 1915 he joined Cullen's Department at Johns Hopkins where be studied and lectured in gynaecological pathology, which was to become his speciality. He was an active member of the American Gynaecological Society and became its president in 1948. he was made an Honorary Fellow of the RCOG in the same year (bibliography: : see Sir John Peel, Lives of the Fellows, pp.34-35). He presented a gavel to the College as a token of appreciation; the gavel was an exact replica of an original belonging to the American Gynaecological Society.
The transcripts of papers and leaflet relating to McDowell included in this series were probably forwarded to the College President by D M Haines.
The certificate was presented by a distant relative of Fitzgerald, H A H Melville FRCOG, in 1993.
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.
No further accruals are expected.
open 20 years after last date on file.
Copyright in covering letter vested in the College. The McDowell transcripts are out of copyright. Copyright in the leaflet belongs to Mrs E R Denney, Kentucky.
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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.
RCOG Archives holds papers relating to Novak's elevation to the honorary fellowship (Ref: B3/1/5); photographs of Novak (Ref: PH1/4/9-10).
Sources: Biographical details of the individuals who have presented material to the College and/or comprise the subject of the records, have been compiled using information in administrative files and, where relevant, consulting Sir John Peel's book The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1929-1969, Whitefriars Press Ltd, 1975. 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. September 2000 Haines , Douglas M , fl 1976 , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologiststs Medical personnel Medical sciences Obstetrics Personnel Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Surgeons Surgery People by occupation People
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The certificate was presented by a distant relative of Fitzgerald, H A H Melville FRCOG, in 1993.
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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.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Conditions d'accès
open 20 years after last date on file.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright in covering letter vested in the College. The McDowell transcripts are out of copyright. Copyright in the leaflet belongs to Mrs E R Denney, Kentucky.
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- anglais
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- latin
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English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
RCOG Archives holds papers relating to Novak's elevation to the honorary fellowship (Ref: B3/1/5); photographs of Novak (Ref: PH1/4/9-10).
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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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National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.
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- anglais