Archive Collections

RCPI's Archive

The corporate archive of the College covers its history from the foundation in 1654 by Dr John Stearne to the present day. The collection includes papers relating to:

the administrative and financial management of the College
our Licentiates, Members and Fellows
the College’s role in medical education and oversight of the apothecaries’ trade
the College’s view of legislation relating to public health, healthcare provision and training
the College’s home at 6 Kildare Street
the administration of Sir Patrick Dun’s estates in County Waterford

Deposited Collections

Over time individuals and organisations have donated their papers to RCPI for safekeeping, these include;

diaries, letters, notebooks and casebooks of medical practitioners and students
records of hospitals, medical and public health organisation and social clubs
research papers of medical historians
illustrations of diseases and anatomy
images of doctors and hospital staff
medical education and teaching material
ephemera relating to public health and the medical profession
oral history interviews

Apothecaries' Hall of Dublin Archive

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Papers of the Apothecaries' Hall of Dublin and the Guild of Apothecaries of St. Luke. Collection contains minute books and papers relating to the examinations held by the Hall for apothecaries and medical practitioners, as well as a small collection of financial and administrative papers. The collection also contains papers of the Apothecaries Benevolent Fund for Ireland.

British Medical Association, Dublin Branch Archive

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Papers of the Dublin Branch of the British Medical Association from its foundation in 1877. The collection includes administrative, financial and membership papers, also material relating to the 1933 visit of the British Medical Association to Dublin and the 1952 Doctors’ hobbies exhibition.

Cork Street Fever Hospital and Cherry Orchard Hospital Archive

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The papers of Cork Street Fever Hospital and Cherry Orchard Hospital covering the period 1801 to 2005. The collection includes administrative papers, some patient records, architectural plans, the papers of some of the hospitals' medical superintendents and ephemera relating to the history of the hospitals.

Edmond Joseph Theophilus McWeeney Papers

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Papers of Edmond Joseph Theophilus (Theo) McWeeney, relating to his medical education and career as a Tuberculosis specialist at the Irish Department of Health and the World Health Organisation. Papers also include autobiographical and other articles and lectures written by McWeeney.

Richard Butcher Correspondence

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Collection of letters written to Richard Butcher over a twenty year period. The earlier letters (1837-1851) relate to the advancement of Butcher career and include letters testimonial and letters of congratulation on appointments. The majority of the letters (1854-1857) relate to Butcher's publication on various aspects of surgery, but mainly on excision of the knee joint.

Royal National Hospital for Consumption for Ireland Archive

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Papers relating to the Royal National Hospital for Consumption for Ireland (1896-1963) at Newcastle, County Wicklow. Collection contains the administrative and financial papers of the hospital, a complete set of patient registers, newspaper cuttings relating to the history of the hospital and tuberculosis, and some architectural plans and papers.

Thomas Percy Claude Kirkpatrick Archive

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Papers of Dr Kirkpatrick (1869-1954) covering his medical career and research into the history of medicine. As well as personal papers, correspondence and a small collection of papers relating to his father Dr John Rutherford Kirkpatrick (c.1832-1889). With Dr Kirkpatirck’s personal collection of manuscripts relating to the history of medicine in Ireland.

Harriet Wheelock

Keeper of Collections

Tel: +353 1 669 8817

Harriet is Keeper of Collection and manages the RCPI Heritage Centre. Contact Harriet with any questions about the Heritage Centre, its collection and to make an appointment to visit.