Papers relating to the Royal Commission on Medical Education, 1965-8, 1963 - 1971
Scope and Contents
The category - External relations records - comprises records relating to relations with the Crown, central government, the Colleges and the city of Cambridge; also University-initiated outreach, such as adult education, teacher-training, school examining, and alumni relations.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 1971
Creator
- Todd, Alexander Robertus, 1907 - 1997 (Baron Todd of Trumpington, Professor of Organic Chemistry) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Biographical / Historical
Lord Todd (1907-97), Master of Christ's College, 1963-78, Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1944-71, was Chairman of the Commission, appointed in 1965 'to review medical education, undergraduate and postgraduate, in Great Britain'.
Extent
1 archive box(es) : paper, photograph
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A detailed list of the contents of each folder is stored with the papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This material was transferred to the University Archives as a gift from the office of the Regius Professor of Physic, 21 July 1978.
General
The online catalogue was completed in May 2006.
Originator(s)
Todd, Alexander Robertus
Finding aid date
1998-05-06 14:15:10+00:00
Repository Details
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