Signed minutes, with manuscript, typescript and printed papers loosely inserted and pasted in. From 1907 the inserts include printed agendas, and from 1912 receipts and signed balance sheets have been incorporated between meeting papers.
Due to the two world wars, no meetings were held in the 1916/1917-1918/1919 nor 1940/1941-1944/1945 sessions.
The British Medical Association, known as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association until 1856, was founded 19 July 1832 to 'promote the medical and allied sciences and to maintain the honour and interests of the medical profession'. It was registered as a company limited by guarantee in 1874 and listed as a Trade Union under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974. Branches were set up by local members; they were replaced by Regional Councils in 1973/1974
The Birmingham and Midland Counties branch, later the Birmingham Branch, was established in 1854. The pathological and clinical section was formed at a meeting of the branch, 28 January 1869, with the intention of offering 'the members of the Branch a series of meetings at which the discussions would be rigorously confined to scientific subjects' [Meetings were held at the Medical Institute, Great Charles Street, Birmingham, focussing primarily on discussion of living examples of cases and specimens.
Sources: An outline history of the British Medical Association (BMA)at http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/BMAOutlineHistory, accessed June 2008; source: minutes of the British Medical Association, Birmingham and Midland Counties branch, GB 0150 MS129].
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Former location: Barnes MSS 9/i and MSS 11/ii.
Originally catalogued as printed books, 869,101- 869,102
