Photograph Album of the Officers of the International Medical Congress
TitlePhotograph Album of the Officers of the International Medical Congress
ReferenceMS0124/6
Level of descriptionitem
Date[August] 1881
Scope and ContentLetter to Sir William MacCormac from Henry [Johnson], 9 August 1883; a photograph of Queen Victoria under the title ‘Patron’, 1881; A photograph of Prince Albert [the future Edward VII], 2 August 1881; a letter to MacCormac sending compliments from the Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany and Russia, 4 August 1881; photograph of the Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany and Russia, 3 August 1881; a note and photograph from Archbishop and cardinal Henry Edward Manning; a note and photograph from John Lindsay; a note and photograph of R Loyd Lindsay, 3 July 1883; and a photograph of John Lorde; a photograph of the President James Paget with a letter, 16 July 1882; photograph and note from US Army Surgeon John S Billings; photograph of Barker; a photograph and note of Richard Owen; a photograph and note from R J Stoner, 8 May; a photograph and note from George Varrentropp, 10 May 1882; an engraving of the Vice President James Spencer; letters, notes and photographs and of other Vice Presidents Robert M Donnell, Leon Lefort, William Carpenter, William Sumner, F J Carnie, Hardy, Zehender, Joseph Lister, William Farr, Oscar Liebrich, Chauveau, Friedrich Goltz, Friedrich Homes, Albert von Kölliker, Jules Guerin, Dr Foville, Baccilli, Allen Thomson, Dr Fr Th Fredericks, Charles Darwin, Gueneau de Hussy, Thomas Walls, R Christiain, Roman Watson, Freard William, Professor von Vollsman, Burden-Sanders; photos and autographs of delegates from Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Norway, France, Canada, Portugal, the Swiss Confederation, America, Hungary, Germany, Russia, and Spain; photographs and notes from the executive committee and executive staff; photographs and notes from the reception committee. The rest of the album is divided into sections based around areas of expertise. Section 1: Anatomy includes photographs and notes from William Henry Flower; Section 2: Physiology includes photographs and notes of Dr M Foster, Yeo, Charles S Roy; Section 3: Pathology includes photographs and notes of Samuel Wilks, I F Payne, Marcus Beck; Section 4: Medicine includes photographs and notes of Ruain, Duckworth; Section 4: Laryngology includes photographs and notes of Felix Semon, James Meller; Section 5: Surgery includes photographs and notes from William Scovell Savory, H Bennett, Thomas Smith, H G Howse; Section 6: Obstetric Medicine Surgery includes photographs and notes from Robert Barnes, Matheas Duncan; Section 7: Diseases of Children includes photographs and notes from Dr Gee; Section 8: Mental Diseases includes photographs and notes from George Savage; Section 9 : Ophthalmology includes photographs and notes from W A Brailey, Henry power, Dr Argyll Robertson, E Nettleship; Sectin 10: Diseases of the Ear includes photographs and notes from C S Fitsgerald, Balby, Dr [Casells/Capells]; Section 11: Diseases of the Skin includes photographs and notes from Cheadle, Robert Liveing; Section 12: Diseases of the Teeth includes photographs and notes from Edwin Saunders, John Tones, Charles Tones; Section 13: State Medicine includes photographs and notes from John Simon, Radcliffe, Roman Charles, Buchanan, R Thorne Thorne; Section 14: Military Surgery and Medicine includes photographs and notes from Thomas Langmore, John W Reid; Section 15: Materia Medica Parmacology includes photographs and notes from Thomas R Fraser, J Roberts, Rawdon Macnamara; Museum section includes of Nathan Hutchinson.
The volume also has two copper seals embedded in the cover, one showing Queen Victoria and another showing the seal of the International Medical Congress.
The volume also has two copper seals embedded in the cover, one showing Queen Victoria and another showing the seal of the International Medical Congress.
Extent1 Very Large Volume
LanguageEnglish
Conditions governing accessAvailable to everyone for research. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book an appointment.
Conditions governing reproductionCopying for personal use is allowed depending on the condition of the item. Permission to publish, in print or online, must be sought from archives@rcseng.ac.uk and from the copyright holder where applicable.
NotesNoted as missing August 2017.
Persons keyword Sir William MacCormac, 1836-1901, Baronet, surgeon, Sir William Henry Flower, 1831-1899, Knight, zoologist, Sir James Paget, 1814-1899, 1st baronet, surgeon, International Medical Congress
SubjectPhotographs, Letters (correspondence)