ID22438
Reference
Description

Royal Hospital Saturday [Fund-raising] Scheme Minutes:

1884-1893

1894-1916

These 2 bound, handwritten minute books contain some press cuttings and printed reports which list collectors for this scheme, including the names of numerous women. For instance, it was recorded that 'Mr Black suggested that the Lord Mayor write asking Ladies to attend a meeting to be held in the Townhall' in connection with the fund-raising efforts of the Hospital Saturday Scheme, 1 August 1894.

AccessBy prior appointment, some restrictions may apply.
Date1884-1893; 1894-1916
Century19th, 20th
Keywords
Note

Useful publications are R.S.J. Clarke, The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: A History, 1797-1997 (Belfast, 1997) and Peggy Donaldson, Yes Matron - A History of Nurses and Nursing at the Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast, 1988).

Repository NameRoyal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
AddressPublic Record Office of Northern Ireland 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast
UK Postal CodeBT3 9HQ
Telephone+44 28-9053-4800
Email Addressproni@communities-ni.gov.uk
Repository Web Addresshttps://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/public-record-office-n...
CommentStaff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list of the material held in this repository. Due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. The records of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, are now held in PRONI.
latitude54.60430
longitude-5.91036