Edinburgh Pathological Club

This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 239 GD23
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1860-1977
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.6 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers

Scope and Content

Minutes and agendas 1886-1977; laws and lists of members 1902-1914; miscellaneous 1860-1977

Administrative / Biographical History

The Edinburgh Pathological Club was founded in 1886 by Sir John Batty Tuke, for the purpose of 'discussing subjects connected with pathology'. The 25 members met monthly to read and discuss short papers, and topics tended to cover medical subjects other than merely pathology. In December 1954 the Club had its 500th meeting, where it was announced that Dr A.W.G. Clark of West Lothian had bequeathed over 5,000 to the Club for 'lectures on cancer'. In 1966, when Douglas Guthrie wrote his History of the Club, membership had risen to 265.

Arrangement

Chronological within record series

Access Information

Normal 30 year Scottish closure rules apply

Acquisition Information

Dr Hugh Gilmour, Dept. of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, 15 May 2001

Note

Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists

Other Finding Aids

Manual item-level descriptive list available

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is subject to closure periods and physical condition

Custodial History

Unknown

Accruals

No further accessions are expected