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Medical Charitable Society for the West Riding of the County of York

Archive Sub-collection: LUA MED/17

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Medical Charitable Society for the West Riding of the County of York

Level: Sub-collection

Classmark: LUA MED/17

Creator(s): Medical Charitable Society for the West Riding of the County of York

Date(s): 1821-1891

Size and medium: 2 volumes

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/628969

Collection group(s): University Archive | Medical Collections

Description

Consists of annual reports and correspondence for the Medical Charitable Society for the West Riding of the County of York.

Biography or history

The Medical Charitable Society for the West Riding of the County of York was established at a meeting on 25 July 1828. The aim of the Society was to set up a relief fund for "Widows and Orphans of Medical Men dying in exigent Circumstances, and for the Benefit of Practitioners in a state of Poverty, being at the same Time incapacitated by Age or bodily Infirmity". The Society was registered as a charity in 1963, and had ceased to exist in 2013.



Sources:

Report of a Meeting of Physicians and Surgeons, of the West Riding of the County of York, held at Turnbull's Hotel, Leeds, on 25 July 1828 [LUA MED/7/1]

Charity Commission website: http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?subid=0®id=225739 [accessed 27 Jun 2017]

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This part of the collection is fully accessible and not subject to protection under the Data Protection Act

Material in this collection may remain in copyright but further details are unknown. Photocopies or digital images can only be supplied by the Library for research or private study. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available for tracing copyright status and ownership.

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