Photograph collection of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists depicting the membership and social history of the College, and including presidential portraits and photographs of Fellows and Members, prominent obstetricians and gynaecologists, visitors to the College, meetings, and study groups, and together with College buildings and donated material relating to clinical disorders and specimens.
This collection consists of the following:
RCOG/PH1 - Portraits of Presidents and Fellows of the College, 1920-1998
RCOG/PH2 - Photographs of the College Annual Dinner, 1931-1998
RCOG/PH3 - Photographs of College admission ceremonies, 1931-2005
RCOG/PH4 - Photographs of College buildings, 1930-2000
RCOG/PH5 - Photographs of royal visits to the College, including Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Alexandra, the Duchess of Gloucester, and Princess Anne, 1931-2001
RCOG/PH6 - Photographs of College Council and officers, 1934-2001
RCOG/PH7 - Photographs of meetings, members and artefacts of the Gynaecological Visiting Society, 1930-1970
RCOG/PH8 - Photographs from the British Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1933-2001
RCOG/PH9 - Photographs relating to the College and the specialty overseas, including overseas groups, 1935-2003
RCOG/PH10 - Photographs of College study groups and educational courses, 1979-2005
RCOG/PH12 - Photographs of College presentations, awards and lectures, 1949-1995
RCOG/PH14 - Photographs of College ceremonial artefacts and gifts, 1931-1992
RCOG/PH15 - Photograph albums and photographs of College staff and events, 1929-2003
RCOG/PH17 - Pathological photographs from the College Museum, 1950s-1978
RCOG/PH19 - Photographs of eminent medics, including Cuthbert Lockyer, Henry Simson, Charles Miller, Alban Doran, and Joseph Lister, 1920s-1930
RCOG/PH25 - Photographs used to illustrate 'On the Shoulders of Giants: Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology' by Thomas F Baskett, 1996-1998
RCOG/PH26 - Photographs relating to College publications, 1994-2003
RCOG/PH27 - Photographs from the office of the RCOG College Secretary, including the College President and Officers, admission ceremonies, and the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, 2000-2002
RCOG/PH28 - Photographs used in RCOG Press publications, 1995-2002