The Papers of Sir John Bland-Sutton (1855-1936)
TitleThe Papers of Sir John Bland-Sutton (1855-1936)
ReferenceMS0287
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1799-1938
Admin./ biographical historySir John Bland-Sutton was a General Surgeon, Anatomist, Obstetric and Gynaecological Surgeon, and an Obstetrician and Gyanaecologist. He was also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1884). He won the Jacksonian prize in 1892 with his essay on diseases of the ovaries and the uterine appendages, their pathology, diagnosis and treatment. In 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1889 to 1891, he gave the Erasmus Wilson lectures on the evolution of pathology. He was elected a member of the Pathological Society in 1882, and served on the council of the society from 1887 to 1890. He was an examiner in anatomy for the Fellowship in 1895. He was a Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology for the years 1888 to 1889 and gave a lecture again as Hunterian Professor in 1916. He was Bradshaw Lecturer in 1917 and Hunterian Orator in 1923. He was elected to the College Council in 1910. He was Vice-President in 1918, 1919, and 1920, and was President for the years 1923, 1924, and 1925. In 1927 he was elected a trustee of the Hunterian collection.
For more information on Bland-Sutton's life and career, please visit his profile on the portal, Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:372412/one?qu=Sir+John+Bland+Sutton&qf=ARCHIVES_PERSON_NAME%09Personal+Name%09Bland-Sutton%2C+Sir+John%09Bland-Sutton%2C+Sir+John&te=ASSET.
For more information on Bland-Sutton's life and career, please visit his profile on the portal, Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:372412/one?qu=Sir+John+Bland+Sutton&qf=ARCHIVES_PERSON_NAME%09Personal+Name%09Bland-Sutton%2C+Sir+John%09Bland-Sutton%2C+Sir+John&te=ASSET.
Scope and ContentPapers relating to the career and domestic life of Bland-Sutton, such as diaries, drafts, photograph albums and visitors books. Also includes papers relating to others accumulated during his lifetime, namely papers about his sister-in-law Ada Heather Bigg's academic achievements, and autograph letters from historic figures, notably Lord Nelson.
Extent4 boxes
LanguageEnglish
System of arrangementAs described in the Scope and Content.
Conditions governing accessThis collection is available to everyone for research. It can be consulted in our Research Room at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. It is essential to book in advance so we can ensure material is available. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book a Research Room appointment. Access to some records may be restricted due to Data Protection legislation. We will advise where this is the case.
Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material, in print or online, must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.
Related objectsMS0019
NotesBiographical information was taken from Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Sources used to compile Bland-Sutton's entry: The Times, 21 December 1936, p. 14b, with portrait, 24 December and 30 December p. 13e; Lancet, 1936, 2, 1529, with portrait, a good likeness, and p. 1546, with eulogy, 1937, 1, 50 and 112; Brit. Med. J. 1937, 1, 47, with portrait as in Lancet and p. 102; Middlesex Hospital J. 1937, 37, p.4, with reproduction of the Hon. John Collier’s painting; Nature, 1937, 139, 223 by W. Sampson Handley; J. Amer. med. Assoc. 1937, 108, 485; J. Obstet. Gynaec, 1937 Supplement; The seven stages of John Bland-Sutton and an epilogue, by Sir Comyns Berkeley with portrait, caricature by George Belcher; Dictionary of National Biography, 1931-1940, p.840, by Victor Bonney, F.R.C.S; personal knowledge.
