Minutes of the Royal College of Nursing Council meetings

Meetings were held roughly every month, and the minutes of each meeting start with noting date, time and place. Items standard at each meeting: Present, letters and messages of regret, minutes of previous meeting, matters arising, correspondence, reports of standing committees (Finance; Education; Establishment and General Purposes; Membership; Press and Publications; Private Nurses and Branches) and date of next meeting.

In 1939, Council members discussed:

Death of Sir Cooper Perry, secretary of the College 1931-1939 and a founder

National Nursing Reserve

Application to the Home Office and petition to the king for the title 'Royal'

The Royal College of Nursing - use of full title

Deputation to the Ministry of Health

War Emergency Committee

Civil Nursing Reserve

Indexed.

This record relates to two separate sets of minutes: the original set is signed. This volume is kept in Store B.

The other set is a copy of the original. This volume is kept in Store A.

This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact the RCN Archives in advance of their first visit.

Most recent online Royal College of Nursing Archives Catalogue is available at http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/library_and_heritage_services.

Royal College of Nursing

The main bulk of volumes came from London library historical collection to Edinburgh with the Archives' collections in 1992. Library maintained a copy set. From 1992 up until 2009 the papers were transferred directly by Council and Committee Admin (previously 'General Secretariat', or 'General Secretary's Office') One copy went to RCN Library for binding and the original to Archives, unbound. In January 2017 the two sets were brought together to create one full run of papers and an additional run, with copies of most years. The more complete set is held in Store A and the less complete set in Store B.