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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Maternity Hospital Planning Sub-committee

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1538 M28

Held at: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Title: Maternity Hospital Planning Sub-committee

Date(s): 1969-1971

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 box, 1 volume

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

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

This committee was set up in 1969, under the chairmanship of E A J Alment, then Honorary Secretary of the College, to consider DHSS plans for maternity accommodation and to provide advice on the planning and design of maternity units and gynaecological departments.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Correspondence of E A J Alment, correspondence, background papers, committee minutes and architectural plans, 1969-1971, of the RCOG Maternity hospital planning sub-committee.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright: vested in the College.

Physical characteristics:

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

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Archival history:

It is probable that these records were removed from the Honorary Secretary's files and placed in this series, then passed to the Archives.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

RCOG Archives hold a microfilm copy of the committee's minute book (Ref: MR/17).

Related material:

RCOG Archives hold records of the earlier, similar committees as follows: Maternity hospital construction report committee, 1953 (Ref: T7); Maternity unit planning committee, 1959-1960 (Refs: M25 and T7).

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG.