Dr. Péter Balázs: Guide to the archives of Hungary (Budapest, 1976)

Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Levéltár (Semmelweis Archives of Medical History)

administrative bodies, institutions and enterprises supervised by the President of the Office, together with the papers produced in course of assembling data (conscriptions, surveys, etc.). Only a minor part of the archival material has been taken over so far. The survey of the archival material of the regional organisations is in course. The most valuable source, the village material of the censuses, starting with 1869, is not in archival custody yet. # The elaborated archival material is at disposal in the research room from 9 a.m. to noon from Monday to Friday. Applications should be made with the director. Dr. Zoltán DÁVID SEMMELWEIS ORVOSTÖRTÉNETI LEVÉLTÁR (SEMMELWEIS ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL HISTORY) 1014 BUDAPEST, Apród u. 1. Tel. 351-934 Director: Dr. József ANTALL The archives were founded by the joint order of the Ministers of Health and of Culture No. 26/1972. (Eü. K. 22.) Eu. M. - M. M. The repository belongs to the framework of the Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archives of Medical History. The collecting interest of the Archives covers the records of the following organisations interesting for medical history: a) extinct medical and pharmaceutical societies and associations, b) the central organs and member societies of the Union of Hungarian Medical Societies and Associations (MOTESZ), medical (pharmaceutical and hygienic) societies and associations occupied by scientific activity. Archival material of non-registry provenance is preserved also in the collection of historical documentation. Records prior to 1526 are not kept by the Archives (only by the collection of the Museum), only those of medical and pharmaceutical societies and associations of the nineteenth century. The material totals 40 running metres. The professional treatment of the material was begun after the foundation of the Archives, and it follows the historical development and the system of activity of the respective organisations. The Budapest Medical Association was founded on the 2nd October 1837, aimed at rallying physicians of Buda and Pest outside the University for