• Entry type: Resource
  • Entry ID: AWH001455

Benevolent Society of New South Wales – Records, 1813-1995

  • Repository State Library of New South Wales
  • Reference MLMSS 6091; MLMSS 6091/13X
  • Date Range 1813 - 1995
  • Description

    Minutes of the various committees: House Committee, Finance Committee, Royal Hospital for Women Committee, Conjoint Board, Medical Advisory Committee, Medical Appointments Advisory Committee, the Scarba Committee, Annual General Meetings, Miscellaneous Sub-committees, the Renwick Committee, Sub-committees, 1863-1981. Business papers and Agenda books, 1878-1968. Record of Centenary Celebration, May 1913. Acts, by-laws, rules and regulations, 1902-1976. Registers: General staff, 1887-1938, Life Governors, 1890-1971, Bequests, legacies and mortgage loans, 1895-1968, Special appeals, 1932, Subscriptions, Jan. 1937-Dec. 1940, Public contributions and endowments, Jul. 1959-Feb. 1966, Assets, ca. 1902-ca. 1958, Gas and electricity consumption, Aug. 1937-Nov. 1946. Financial records: Salaries and wages books, 1881-1886, 1930-1941, Ledgers of income and expenditure, 1903-1952, Financial statements, 1905-1916, 1918, 1921, 1930-1950, Stores books, 1930-1933, 1936-1943. Newscuttings, 1919-1988. Inmates and Patients records: Index to Admissions and Discharges, 1932-1937, Obstetrics journals: form for admission of waiting patients, 1909-1914, “Pupils book” 1885-1897. Royal Hospital for Women: Certificates of Nursing, Renwick Hospital for Infants and Royal Hospital for Women, 1904-1906, 196?-1962, Medical and clinical reports, 1917, 1937-1949, 1966-1968, Information booklets and promotional pamphlets, 1922-1929, after 1949, Invitations and programs, 1929, 1941, 1976-1989, Patient registration cards, after 1929, List of Honorary Medical Officers, 1894-1989, Rules and regulations, Aug. 1938, Minutes of the Honorary Medical Staff, 1939-1949, 1955-1960, Minutes of the Senior Medical Staff Committee and Sub-committees, 1961-1991 Renwick Hospital for Infants: Register of baptisms, 1902-1964, Post mortem register, June 1957-Jan. 1965, Register of surgical operations, Mar. 1962-Mar. 1965, “Infants Hospital History Book” ca. Feb. 1911, Patients’ medical records, 1937, 1955-1956, Visitors’ books, Aug. 1911-Nov. 1916, President’s report ca. Sept. 1918-Oct. 1918, Matron’s diaries, 1918-1927, Commemorative photograph album, Nov. 1921, Minutes of the Honorary Medical Staff, 1939-1964. Scarba House: Matron’s diary, Mar. 1964-Apr. 1969, Sister’s day and night report books, 1966-1971, Daily report books, 1970-1974, Doctor’s report books, 1969-1972, Scarba House index, 1965-1968, 1972-1974, Scarba House register, Jan. 1965-Jan. 1970, Admissions register, Apr. 1969-Jan. 1971, Refused admissions book, Mar. 1968-Sept. 1972, “Scarba” statistics – daily record book, May 1967-Sept. 1973, Payment register, 1970-1971, Visitors’ book, 1969-1972, Register of voluntary workers, Nov. 1969-Aug. 1971, “Scarba House for Children, Memorial gifts”, 1923-1959, Receipt book, Dec. 1965-Apr. 1967, Maurice O’Sullivan Day Care Centre, House rules. Community and welfare services: “Christmas parcels”, Jan. 1968-Nov. 1972, “Vouchers for cheques”, Mar. 1969-Jul. 1971, “Food relief vouchers”, June 1968-Apr. 1971, Samaritan Fund forms, Jan. 1969-ca. May 1971, “Unmarried mothers survey”, June 1968-Sept. 1968, Social Workers’ case files closed cases, 1968-1971, Director of Welfare Services files, 1969, 1976-1979, 1980-1983, Senior Citizens exit files, 1982. Secretary’s correspondence and subject files: Alphabetical index to correspondents, 1932-1959, and 1963-1965, Subject index to correspondents, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, “Index to files”, Jul. 1966, Secretary’s correspondence, 1844-1847, Secretary’s correspondence and subject files, 1936-1982.

  • Formats Textual records
  • Quantity 75 m
  • Access Restricted: Written permission from the Benevolent Society must be obtained. Also note that the following boxes containing sensitive client records have a special restriction concerning access: Boxes 41-45, 50-53, 56, 58 and 59.

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  • Primary Creator
    • Benevolent Society of New South Wales (1813 - )