Archives
Enquiries
Archives staff will continue to answer emails and will aim to respond within a week.
We can advise on sources and answer simple enquiries using indexes, but since we are a very small team we regret that we are not able to undertake research.
Research
RCS England archives’ reading room service at London Metropolitan Archives is due to reopen on 12 May.
Due to social distancing procedures at LMA, we can only offer two appointments per week for RCS England researchers, on Wednesday and Thursday between 10.30am to 3.30pm.
If you would like to book an appointment, please contact us at archives@rcseng.ac.uk as soon as possible with your preferred date and a list of up to 15 items that you would like to view, as we expect to fill all our slots.
You can search our archive catalogue here.
We will be ending our service at LMA on 30 June 2021 in order to move our collections back to our new RCS England building. We expect to reopen in our new onsite reading room in November 2021.
Important changes to archives services 2017–21
RCS England archives’ reading room service at London Metropolitan Archives is due to reopen on 12 May 2021. It will be available there until 30 June 2021 when we move our collections back to our new building.
Institutional Archives
As well as documenting the aims, objectives, and achievements of the College, the institutional archives offer a unique glimpse into the people and events which have shaped the College’s history.
Deposited Collections
The College's collection of deposited archives and manuscripts contains a unique and diverse variety of material relating to medicine and surgery from the 16th to 20th century.
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Get in touch
To make an appointment, please contact us via the details below.
Email archives@rcseng.ac.uk
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We endeavour to acknowledge all enquiries within five working days. Please note that we require at least five full workings days’ notice to make an appointment and that sometimes it may not possible to make appointments on the day/s requested.
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Telephone
Tel: (0)207 869 6520/6509