GB 0100 G/S7 - Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital

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GB 0100 G/S7

Title

Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital

Date(s)

  • 1830-1966 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

approximately 11 volumes and 70 folders

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital was originally started in 1830 as a student's society for the discussion of subjects of medical and surgical importance, showing of interesting cases and reading papers. It was managed by a Committee of Presidents, elected by the society from the senior students and house officers. The ordinary meetings were attended by students only, and intended as a forum for discussing medical problems.

Archival history

GB 0100 G/S7 1830-1966 Collection (fonds) approximately 11 volumes and 70 folders Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital
The Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital was originally started in 1830 as a student's society for the discussion of subjects of medical and surgical importance, showing of interesting cases and reading papers. It was managed by a Committee of Presidents, elected by the society from the senior students and house officers. The ordinary meetings were attended by students only, and intended as a forum for discussing medical problems.

Transferred from Guy's Hospital Medical School Library in 2002.

Records of the Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, 1830-1966, comprising minutes, 1830-1966, and copies of papers presented to the Society, covering a wide range of subjects such as diseases, poisoning, wounds, fractures, pregnancy and surgery; printed session programmes of meetings and papers, 1930-1960; lists of members, 1874-1913, with expenses and minutes of Presidents' meetings, [1887]-1913;

student essays awarded the prize of the Pupil's Physical Society and presented to meetings of the Society, 1831-1966;
papers of the Secretary of the Society, 1870-1958, including manuscripts of speeches to meetings, c1870-1891; correspondence relating to Society business, including attendance at meetings, management of Guy's Hospital Gazette and award of essay prizes, 1871-1891; bills and receipts, [1884-1958]; invitations to speakers; descriptions of medical cases presented to meetings, 1923-1958.

As outlined in the scope and content.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive and Corporate Record Services.
English

Detailed catalogues are available in the reading room of the College Archives.

Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. 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. October 2001; revised November 2002 Associations Diseases England Europe Fractures Guy's Hospital Gazette Guy's Hospital , London Guy's Hospital Medical School Guy's Hospital Pupil's Physical Society Higher science education Human reproduction Injuries Learned societies London Medical education Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences Medical students Organizations Pathology Personnel Physicians Physiology Poisoning Pregnancy Reproductive cycle Southwark Students Surgeons Surgery Toxicology UK Western Europe People by occupation People

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from Guy's Hospital Medical School Library in 2002.

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Scope and content

Records of the Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, 1830-1966, comprising minutes, 1830-1966, and copies of papers presented to the Society, covering a wide range of subjects such as diseases, poisoning, wounds, fractures, pregnancy and surgery; printed session programmes of meetings and papers, 1930-1960; lists of members, 1874-1913, with expenses and minutes of Presidents' meetings, [1887]-1913;

student essays awarded the prize of the Pupil's Physical Society and presented to meetings of the Society, 1831-1966;
papers of the Secretary of the Society, 1870-1958, including manuscripts of speeches to meetings, c1870-1891; correspondence relating to Society business, including attendance at meetings, management of Guy's Hospital Gazette and award of essay prizes, 1871-1891; bills and receipts, [1884-1958]; invitations to speakers; descriptions of medical cases presented to meetings, 1923-1958.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

As outlined in the scope and content.

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Conditions governing access

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive and Corporate Record Services.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Finding aids

Detailed catalogues are available in the reading room of the College Archives.

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King's College London College Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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  • English

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