Correspondence of the RCOG President, Sir John Dewhurst, and Dr Douglas Haynes of Kentucky, relating to the origins of a wooden gavel presented to the College by Honorary Fellow, Emil Novak, including facsimiles and accompanying booklet of letters written by Ephraim McDowell, the pioneering American medic, including details of the first successful ovariotomy (1809).
Douglas Haynes: The Ephraim McDowell Gavel, 1976
This material is held atRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Archives
- Reference
- GB 1538 S39
- Dates of Creation
- 10 August - 25 November 1976
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 folder
Scope and Content
Access Information
Open to researchers by appointment, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. mailto: archives@rcog.org.uk
Acquisition Information
The original of this letter, together with a further letter, were transferred to the Archive by the College Administration Department in 2001.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Penny Hutchins, College Archivist.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright of the estates of the authors until 70 years after their death.
Reproductions are available at the discretion of the College Archivist.