British Medical Association

Biography 'The British Medical Association (BMA) is the professional body to which the vast majority of British doctors belong. It is based in Tavistock Square in central London. It owns the "British Medical Journal", one of the world's more prestigious medical journals.... It dates from around 1860.' [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 30/03/2007]

Biography References http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/content/home / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Medical_Association

County Oxfordshire

Relationship Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1904

Date made around c 1904

Dates active to present

Donated around 1904 / 1946

English collections Electric lamps. The electric light in the Museum was first installed when the BMA paid for it when they were entertained at their annual conference in 1904 in the museum. These are 2 of the lamps that were later replaced and examples kept

Institution Yes

Oxford based No

English collection size 2

Connections Robertson