Level of Description: Fonds

Extent and Medium of the unit of description: 0.12 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Greenock Medical and Chirurgical Association

Administrative/Biographical History
The Association was formed in 1818 for the purpose of “promoting professional intercourse and improvement.” It possessed a library for the use of its members. One of the activities of the Association was the provision of vaccinations within the local community but this service was discontinued by 1831. Around 1850-1851 the Association was reduced to a membership of six and the decision was taken to divide the library collection of over 400 books between the members for safe-keeping, on a temporary basis. It was intended that the Association would be reconvened and put on a firmer financial basis but there is no record of this taking place.

Scope and content
Laws and regulations, 1820-1821; minute book, which includes lists of library books, 1840-1851; notes of John Blair on Aristotle’s physics, 1654-1656; notes taken by William Rae on Alexander Monro’s surgery lectures, University of Edinburgh, 1790.

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Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult.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.

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