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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Communications and External Affairs


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1538 RCOG/N

Held at: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Title: Communications and External Affairs

Date(s): 1932-2008

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 4 boxes

Name of creator(s): Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

This area was traditionally the responsibility of the Director of Corporate Affairs. The College employed freelancers for occasional press work until 2000 when they decided to appoint a permanent Press Officer. In 2006 the College set up a Department for Communications and External Affairs, reporting to the Directorate of Corporate Affairs.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists relating to communications, public relations and external affairs, detailing the following activities:
- Public relations: promoting the RCOG to the media and public.
- Press and media relations: liasing with the media, issuing press releases, position statements, organising press conferences, maintaining a register of RCOG spokespersons.
- Parliamentary and government affairs: lobbying MPs and civil servants, organising ministerial briefings and events.
- Issues management: researching the news agenda, forecasting issues that will affect RCOG, managing the socio-political consequences.
- Promoting recruitment into Obstetrics and Gynaecology to medical students and young doctors. The records include: promotional material produced by the College (1980-2008); press cuttings; annual reports from 1932 to the present day (excluding 1934-1938, 1945-1947 and 1949); College position statements and press notices (1987-1993).

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

As above in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Open, although restrictions apply for items containing personal information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

RCOG/B3/2 have been indexed and the names of successful candidates will be found in the Index to the Guide to the College Archives.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Weeded of duplicate publications, copies of which were already held in the College Archives.

Accruals:

Accruing.

Archival history:

Previously arranged as a series under the Director of Corporate Affairs at RCOG/A13/22, the records at N4/1-11 were moved to N4 in June 2008.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred by Communications and External Affairs in October 2008.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

A microfilm copy of the minute book at C7/1M is at MR/17.

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Imported from the RCOG catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: 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.

Date(s) of descriptions: January 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Medical societies | Societies | Associations | Organizations
Communication

Personal names

Corporate names
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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