Level of Description: Fonds

Extent and Medium of the unit of description: 0.04 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Caledonian Medical Society

Administrative/Biographical History
The Caledonian Medical Society was founded in Edinburgh in 1878, initially for medical students with Highland connections. Its stated aims were that the Society should “promote the professional knowledge of its members by the consideration and discussion of medical and surgical subjects.” Furthermore, it aimed to promote the study of Celtic medicine, both traditional and contemporary. The Society was reconvened and its rules revised in 1881. Meetings were held alternately in Scotland and England.

Scope and content
Minutes and transcripts of papers, 1878-1891.

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Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult.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