Material relating to Dr Solomon Bender's research on pregnancy and dwarfism, including recording of an interview, photographs, x-rays and reprints relating to one particular patient.
Solomon Bender: Pregnancy in a dwarf, 1963-1965
This material is held atRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Archives
- Reference
- GB 1538 S8
- Dates of Creation
- 1963 - 1965
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 folder, 2 audio tapes, and 1 box of glass slides
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Dr Solomon Bender became a Member of the RCOG in 1948 and was elevated to the Fellowship in 1959. In 1965 he wrote an article on pregnancy in dwarves for the British Medical Journal. The glass slides and photographs included in this research material were taken by Dr D A P Cooke.
Access Information
Clinical images relating to identifiable individuals are closed for 100 years from the last date on the file. Other material open to researchers by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. mailto: archives@rcog.org.uk
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Archive as a gift to the College by Dr Solomon Bender in February 1988.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Penny Hutchins, Archivist in June 2013
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is vested in the estate of Dr Solomon Bender. Copyright in the slides and photographs belongs to Dr D A P Cooke, 40 Greenfield Road, Little Sutton, Wirral, Cheshire. Copyright in the x-rays belongs to SECOL, Thetford, Norfolk, and in the printed article to the publishers
Reproductions are available at the discretion of the College Archivist.