| ID | 22453 |
|---|---|
| Reference | |
| Description | Throne [Children's and Convalescent] Hospital, Belfast, Minutes: 1880-1894 1896-1917 1917-1947 Three bound, handwritten and partially typed minute books containing references to staff appointments and resignations, listing those present at meetings, including women and referring to general hospital and staff administration, accommodation for domestic and nursing staff and to the hospital's Ladies' Committee. For example, disappointment was directed towards the Ladies' Committee's resolution that, 'The Ladies consider that any child recommended by one of them should be admitted to the Hospital without being obliged to go to the Royal Hospital ... The Ladies would like to have more control over the staff of servants to diminish or increase them as they consider advisable', 10 January 1880; printed regulations for the hospital's lady superintendent, 27 April 1887. |
| Access | By prior appointment, some restrictions may apply. |
| Date | 1880-1894; 1896-1947 |
| Century | 19th, 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 Name | Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast |
| Address | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast |
| UK Postal Code | BT3 9HQ |
| Telephone | +44 28-9053-4800 |
| Email Address | proni@communities-ni.gov.uk |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/public-record-office-n... |
| Comment | Staff 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. |
| latitude | 54.60430 |
| longitude | -5.91036 |