Legal, constitutional and other vital records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1538 H
Held at	: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/library-services/archives-and-heritage/archives/ ›
Full title	: Legal, constitutional and other vital records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Date(s)	: 1927-2002
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 6 volumes, 14 boxes, 1 CD ROM
Name of creator(s)	: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | RCOG

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The first Memorandum and Articles of Association of the College were approved on 13 September 1929. The first royal charter was granted in 1947, with a supplemental charter in 1948. Further amendments were made to the charter, articles of association, ordinances and by-laws in 1963, 1971, 1979, 1984 and 1999.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Legal, constitutional and other vital records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1927-2002, comprising papers relating to William Blair-Bell's will, 1933-1973; correspondence with solicitors and records relating to the granting of the College's royal charter and legal affairs, 1929-1980; articles of association, ordinances and by-laws, and charters of the College, 1927-1984; Trust deeds and associated documents relating to special funds, 1932-1991; financial and taxation matters relating primarily to the College's charitable status, comprising legal documents, reports and statements, 1932-2000;

records relating to College properties, namely legal records relating to 27 Sussex Place, 1955-1969 and to 8 Kent Terrace, 1983-1986; legal records relating to Birthright (later Wellbeing), 1976-1986; deeds relating to the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1950-1981; legal documents relating to the Australian Regional Council, later the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RACOG), 1951-1980; records relating to the New Zealand Council of the RCOG Property Society, 1977; signed copies of annual accounts/annual report and accounts, 1931-1995; Insurance Employers Liability Certificates, 1998-2001; miscellaneous legal documents, 1970-1991; seal books of the College, 1931-1971; records of the College pension scheme comprising rules, trust deeds, reports and actuarial valuations and related correspondence, 1969-2001; inventories of RCOG property, 1929-2002.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

Conditions governing access:

Open 20 years after last date on file.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright varies according to individual series; consult the College Archivist.

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.

Archival Information

Archival history:

This is clearly an artificial series; the bulk of records probably originated in the College Secretary's Office. Some may have been passed to the Archives from the President's Office.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists holds a copy of the text of Blair-Bell's will (Reference: S20); Letters Patent granting the College's coat of arms for 1931 and 1950 are framed and hang in the entrance hall of the College, as does the sealed engrossment of the supplemental charter of 1979.

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Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Clare Cowling, revised by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions:
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.

Date(s) of descriptions:
November 2002