Contents [ printable ]

RCMS - Royal College of Midwives Special Collections

Case registers of Mrs Marjorie H. Benson

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/100
Dates of Creation8 October 1949-11 March 1963
Language of Material English
Physical Description 5 bound volumes

Scope and Content

Ms register of cases attended by Mrs Marjorie H. Benson during her time practicing as a midwife at the Firs Maternity Hospital in Nottingham (25 November 1952-15 November 1968), including the name, address and age of each patient, as well as the number of previous labours and miscarriages, the date and hour of her arrival, the presentation of the infant on birth, the date and hour of the birth, the sex and whether the child was born living or dead, whether the child was premature, the name of the doctor if called, if there were any complications during or after labour, the date of her last visit, the condition of the mother and child on her last visit and then any further remarks, such as whether gas and air was administered during or after labour.

Administrative / Biographical History

Mrs Marjorie H. Benson, nee Redfern (fl. 1930-1970) was a midwife who practiced for a time at the Firs Maternity Hospital in Nottingham.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Childbirth
Pregnancy
Drugs

Papers of of Annie Clarke

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/101
Dates of Creation3 August 1945-11 January 1982
Language of Material English
Physical Description 11 bound volumes

Scope and Content

This collection comprises five ms registers of cases attended by Annie Clarke as a midwife in Radford and then Ruddington, Nottinghamshire (3 August 1945-26 December 1971), recording the case number, personal details and pregnancy history of each patient, the expected date of delivery, the date and hour of her arrival at the delivery, the presentation of the child on birth, the date and hour of the birth, the sex of the child and whether the child was born living or dead, whether the child was premature, the name of the doctor if called, if there were any complications during or after labour, the date of her last visit, the condition of the mother and child then, as well as any further remarks on the delivery, together with four ms books of completed midwives forms for sending for medical aid (31 May 1962-10 October 1980), detailing the name and address of the patient experiencing complications during childbirth, as well as the particulars of why medical aid was being sought, the date of confinement, the name of the doctor who was called and how the request was sent, together with two ms midwives drugs books (9 June 1970-11 January 1982), listing the administration of drugs to patients overseen by Annie Clarke.

Administrative / Biographical History

Annie Clarke (fl. 1930-1990) was a midwife who practiced in Nottinghamshire.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Childbirth
Drugs

Case book of G. Glanville

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/102
Dates of Creation1 September-30 September 1922
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 bound volume

Scope and Content

Ms case book, containing reports, charts and graphs, completed by G. Glanville, pupil midwife at the City of London Maternity Hospital (1 September-30 September 1922), recording the name, address, age, religion, occupation and pregnancy history of each patient that she attended in childbirth, the date of admission to and discharge from hospital, their temperature and pelvic measurements, the position and presentation of the child, if there were any complications during or after labour, such as haemorrhage, laceration or abnormalities of the placenta and membranes, the sex of the child, whether the child was born living or dead, the measurements of the child and the method of feeding the child, also including reports on the condition of the mother and child in the days that followed the birth.

Administrative / Biographical History

G. Glanville (fl. 1910-1930) was a pupil midwife at the City of London Maternity Hospital.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Postnatal care
Infant nutrition

Case book of Lilian Parr

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/103
Dates of Creation21 October 1921-4 January 1922
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 bound volume

Scope and Content

Ms notes of cases attended by Lilian Parr, pupil midwife at the Queen's Charlotte Hospital, London (21 October 1921-4 January 1922), recording the name, address, age, religion, occupation and pregnancy history of each patient, the date of admission to and discharge from hospital, the date of delivery, temperature and pelvic measurements, the position and presentation of the child, if there were any complications during or after labour, such as forceps delivery, haemorrhage, laceration or abnormalities of the placenta and membranes, the sex of the child, whether the child was born living or dead, the weight of the child, the circumference of the head of the infant, the method of feeding the child and the names of all who examined the patient, also including detailed reports on the condition of the mother and child in the days that followed the birth, as well as any further treatment that was administered, together with a list of lectures that she attended during her training at the back of the volume. The volume also contains printed rules to be observed in the Lying-In Wards of the Hospital and instructions on how to take a patient's temperature.

Administrative / Biographical History

Lilian Parr (fl. 1930-1940) was a pupil midwife at the Queen Charlotte Hospital .

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Pregnancy
Infant nutrition

Corporate Names

Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital

Notes on antenatal, labour ward and district cases of G. B. Johnson

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/104
Dates of Creation7 July-7 September 1938
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 bound volume

Scope and Content

Ms notes on antenatal cases, compiled by G. B. Johnson, pupil midwife at the Queen's Charlotte Hospital, London (14 July-7 September 1938), recording the name, age, address and previous pregnancies of each expectant mother, the expected date of delivery, the presentation and position of the foetus at different stages of the pregnancy and the results of any urine tests that were undertaken, together with further ms notes on the births that she attended on the labour ward and out working in the district (7 July-22 August 1938), including the personal details and pregnancy history of each patient, the date of admission to hospital, the date and hour that labour began, the date and hour of delivery of the child and placenta, the sex of the child, the length and weight of the child, the circumference of the head of the child, the names of all those who examined the patient, as well as further remarks on the progress of labour. This volume also contains ms rules for midwives working out on the district.

Administrative / Biographical History

G. B. Johnson (fl. 1920-1940) was a pupil midwife at the Queen Charlotte Hospital .

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Antenatal care

Corporate Names

Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital

Case book of M. G. King

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/105
Dates of Creation13 February 1905-29 July 1914
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 bound volume

Scope and Content

Ms notes of cases attended by M. G. King, pupil midwife at the Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London (13 February 1905-29 July 1914), recording the name, address, age, religion, occupation and pregnancy history of each patient, the date of admission to and discharge from hospital, the date of delivery, temperature and pelvic measurements, the position and presentation of the child, if there were any complications during or after labour, such as forceps delivery, haemorrhage, laceration or abnormalities of the placenta and membranes, the sex of the child, whether the child was born living or dead, the weight of the child, the circumference of the head of the infant, the method of feeding the child and the names of all who examined the patient, also including detailed reports on the condition of the mother and child in the days that followed the birth, as well as any further treatment that was administered, interspersed with additional ms temperature charts. The volume also contains printed rules to be observed in the Lying-In Wards of the Hospital and instructions on how to take a patient's temperature.

Administrative / Biographical History

M. G. King (fl. 1900-1920) was a pupil midwife at the Queen Charlotte Hospital.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Infant nutrition
Antenatal care

Corporate Names

Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital

Certificate awarded to Catherine Mary Martin by the Central Midwives Board

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/106
Dates of Creation23 February 1931
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 item

Scope and Content

Printed certificate to practice midwifery awarded to Catherine Mary Martin by the Central Midwives Board (23 February 1931).

Administrative / Biographical History

Catherine Mary Martin (fl. 1920-1940) was a midwife who passed the examinations of the Central Midwives Board in 1931.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Education
Health education
Examinations

Corporate Names

Central Midwives Board

Papers of Gladys Constance Taylor

Reference Number(s)GB 1538 RCMS/107
Dates of Creation20 December 1915; May 1938; 29 September 1939
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 folder

Scope and Content

Printed certificate to practice midwifery awarded to Gladys Constance Taylor by the Central Midwives Board (20 December 1915), together with a further certificate given to her for completing a refresher course at the St. John's Post-Certificate School (29 September 1939), also accompanied by an ms completed application form for the position of municipal midwife in the Borough of Hendon (May 1938), detailing her personal details, present appointment, previous appointments, certificates and diplomas held and the particulars of her experience.

Administrative / Biographical History

Gladys Constance Taylor (fl. 1900-1940) was a midwife who passed the examinations of the Central Midwives Board in 1915.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restrictions may apply if material includes personal information of living individuals. All other records are open to research by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. For further information about accessing the collection and visiting the reading room, please contact: archives@rcog.co.uk

Conditions Governing Use

If you wish to reproduce this material, apply via the College Archivist: archives@rcog.co.uk

Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Other Finding Aid

Further details of the contents of this material are available on request.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

Subjects

Women's health
Midwifery
Midwives
Women
Health
Education
Health education
Examinations

Corporate Names

Central Midwives Board