Society for the Social History of Medicine

  • Society for the Social History of Medicine (f.1969)
Date:
c. 1970s-1990s
Reference:
SA/SHM
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

The following is an interim description which may change when detailed cataloguing takes place in future:

The archive comprises records of the Society, c.1969-1989, including:

  • Minutes, 1976-1982
  • AGM minutes, 1969-1974
  • Executive Committee minutes, 1974-1981
  • Constitution Committee [minutes], 1987
  • Publication Committee [minutes], 1982-1984
  • Editor's correspondence and files, 1976-1990s
  • Bulletin contributors' correspondence, 1976-1986
  • Bulletin issues 33-41 (with gaps)
  • Records of elections and members, 1970s-1980s
  • Records on SSHM conferences, 1971-1984
  • Account books, 1970-1982

    • Publication/Creation

    c. 1970s-1990s

    Physical description

    Uncatalogued: 12 transfer boxes, 1 archive box

    Contributors

    Acquisition note

    Deposited in the library at Wellcome Collection by members of the Society for the Social History of Medicine, 1988-2012

    Biographical note

    The Society for the Social History of Medicine was founded in 1969 and held its inaugural meeting in 1970. The Society has pioneered inter-disciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice. Consequently, its membership consists of those interested in a variety of disciplines, including history, public health, demography, anthropology, sociology, social administration and health economics.

    The Society has an active Programmes Committee which organises at least two conferences per year, the results of which were originally summarised in the Bulletin of the Society for the Social History of Medicine (1970-87). As interest and membership in the Society grew, the Bulletin evolved into Social History of Medicine (1988-), a journal published by Oxford University Press, and The Gazette, an accompanying newsletter reporting on conferences and other relevant news. In 1987 the Society also launched a series of edited volumes, currently published by Pickering & Chatto.

    Related material

    Archived website

    This organisation's website has been archived as part of the work of the UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) and can be consulted here.

    Terms of use

    This collection is currently uncatalogued and cannot be ordered online. Requests to view uncatalogued material are considered on a case by case basis. Please contact collections@wellcomecollection.org for more details.

    Subjects

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    Identifiers

    Accession number

    • 298
    • 362
    • 678
    • 704
    • 772
    • 1949