Charters and related records
TitleCharters and related records
ReferenceRCS-GOV/2/8
Level of descriptionseries
Date1822-1992
Admin./ biographical historyThe Royal College of Surgeons was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1800, and thereafter major changes to the governance, functions, and financial status of the College had to be legalised via new or supplementary Royal Charters.
Scope and ContentSeries contains the following Charters:
Charter 1822
Charter 1843
Charter 1852
Supplemental Charter 1859
Supplemental Charter 1888
Supplemental Charter 1899
Supplemental Charter 1926
Charter 1947
Charter 1957
Supplemental Charter 1965
Charter 1967
Supplemental Charter 1968
Supplemental Charter 1972
Consolidating Charter 1977
Supplemental Charter 1988
Supplemental Charter 1992
Also includes the following records relating to Charters:
Grant of Arms, 1922
Volume of copies of previous Charters, 1922
Volume of minutes and correspondence relating to Charter 1843
papers relating to Charters, 1840s-1950s
papers relating to draft Charter 1887-8
see RCS-GOV/1/5 for Charter of 1800 and related records
Please note that there are printed copies of the Charters available in the library and these should be requested in the first instance, rather than the archive copies.
Charter 1822
Charter 1843
Charter 1852
Supplemental Charter 1859
Supplemental Charter 1888
Supplemental Charter 1899
Supplemental Charter 1926
Charter 1947
Charter 1957
Supplemental Charter 1965
Charter 1967
Supplemental Charter 1968
Supplemental Charter 1972
Consolidating Charter 1977
Supplemental Charter 1988
Supplemental Charter 1992
Also includes the following records relating to Charters:
Grant of Arms, 1922
Volume of copies of previous Charters, 1922
Volume of minutes and correspondence relating to Charter 1843
papers relating to Charters, 1840s-1950s
papers relating to draft Charter 1887-8
see RCS-GOV/1/5 for Charter of 1800 and related records
Please note that there are printed copies of the Charters available in the library and these should be requested in the first instance, rather than the archive copies.
Extent17 docs, 2 vols, 5 files
LanguageEnglish
Conditions governing accessBy appointment only. See College website for contact details of the Archives.
