GB 1538 S16 - Obstetrical Society of London: announcement of meeting, 1866

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GB 1538 S16

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Obstetrical Society of London: announcement of meeting, 1866

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  • 1866 (Creation)

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1 folder

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At the inaugural meeting of the Obstetrical Society of London in December 1858 the Chairman and first President, Edward Rigby, stated that the meeting was for the purpose of inaugurating a society to be devoted to advancing the knowledge of obstetrics and of the diseases of women and children. Membership was open to all practitioners in London and the provinces. During its lifetime the Society published annual volumes of Transactions of its meetings. It met for the last time in July 1907, in which year it was absorbed into the Royal Society of Medicine.

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GB 1538 S16 1866 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Obstetrical Society of London

At the inaugural meeting of the Obstetrical Society of London in December 1858 the Chairman and first President, Edward Rigby, stated that the meeting was for the purpose of inaugurating a society to be devoted to advancing the knowledge of obstetrics and of the diseases of women and children. Membership was open to all practitioners in London and the provinces. During its lifetime the Society published annual volumes of Transactions of its meetings. It met for the last time in July 1907, in which year it was absorbed into the Royal Society of Medicine.

There is no surviving documentation as to when and how this item was passed to the College Archives.

Printed announcement of meeting of Obstetrical Society of London on obstetrical instruments, 1866.

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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 midwifery certificates issued by the Obstetrical Society of London in 1888 and 1892 (Refs: PH13/21-22).

Related material in other repositories: records of the Society from 1858-1907 are held by the Royal Society of Medicine.

Sources: J Munro Kerr, R W Johnstone & Miles Phillips editors, Historical Review of British Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1800-1950, E & S Livingstone, Edinburgh 1954, Ch XXX1, "Obstetrical Societies and Clubs" pp 305-322. 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 Associations Medical equipment Medical sciences Obstetrical Society of London Obstetrics Organizations Professional associations Scientific equipment Surgery Equipment

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Printed announcement of meeting of Obstetrical Society of London on obstetrical instruments, 1866.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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RCOG Archives holds midwifery certificates issued by the Obstetrical Society of London in 1888 and 1892 (Refs: PH13/21-22).

Related material in other repositories: records of the Society from 1858-1907 are held by the Royal Society of Medicine.

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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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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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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

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