Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the unit of description: 1.36 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Glasgow Medical Society
Administrative/Biographical History
The Glasgow Medical Society was founded in 1814 and is considered to be the parent institution among the medical societies in Glasgow. At its first meeting it took the name Glasgow Medical and Surgical Society but this was changed at the second meeting to the Glasgow Medical Society, perhaps in view of the litigation in the early 19th century between the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Glasgow University over the status of surgical degrees. The Society met in the Faculty Hall in St. Enoch’s Square and from the outset, due to a system of fines which remained in operation until 1846, secured regular attendance. The Society’s activities included the compulsory reading of papers by members in rotation and occasional discussions on prevalent diseases. Subjects regularly cropping up in these essays include phlebotomy and fever, with less frequent discussions on medical ethics and reform, and medical education. The Society amalgamated with the (Royal) Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow in 1866.
Scope and content
Minute books, 1814-1856; Treasurer’s Account Book of the Glasgow Medical Society 1814-1866 and the (Royal) Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow 1866-1924; Essays 1815-1843.
Conditions governing access
Access to some items may be restricted. Please contact the Archivist at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Conditions governing reproduction
Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Archivist. We will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the reader.
Language/scripts of material
English
Finding aids
Descriptive list available in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. See also NRA(S) Survey 1909.
Related units of description
RCPSG 3, records of the Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow, 1844-1987.
Publication Note
Jacqueline Jenkinson, Scottish Medical Societies, 1731-1939, Edinburgh University Press, 1993
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Rachael Third, Scottish Archive Network Project, based on work undertaken by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Rules or Conventions
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2000).
Date(s) of Descriptions
March 2000