Papers of Professor Bethel Solomons relating to his research and development of gynaecological surgical procedures, comprising letters with his medical peers both in the UK and internationally discussing operations on the Fallopian Tubes for sterility and with Victory Bonney on enucleated cysts and progress on myomectomy.
Personal papers of Bethel Solomons
This material is held atRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Archives
- Reference
- GB 1538 S15
- Dates of Creation
- 1935 - 1942
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 folders
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Bethel Solomons (1885-1965) was born in Dublin and spent most of his professional life there. He was master of the Rotunda Hospital and organised the first sterility clinic in Dublin. He was a founder fellow of the RCOG and an Honorary Fellow of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 1946. He died in 1965 of heart failure
Arrangement
As received
Access Information
Open to researchers by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. mailto: archives@rcog.org.uk
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Penny Hutchins, Archivist
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is vested in the estate of Bethel Solomons until 2035.
Reproductions are available at the discretion of the College Archivist.
Custodial History
Offered to the College Library by Michael Solomons, the son of Bethel Solomons, in January 1990. It was agreed that the collection should be placed in the College Archives