British Medical Association Papers relating to Mary Esslemont's involvement with the British Medical Association. The series includes correspondence regarding membership and positions of office, 1954-1970; minutes of Council Meetings, 1946-1964 (incomplete); Annual Representative Meetings, 1942-1982 (incomplete); Special Representative Meetings, 1943-1951 (incomplete); Committee Meetings, 1943-1964; Scottish Office Meetings, 1940s-1960s; and International Meetings, 1960s-1980s. Records dating from the 1940s and 1950s contain much material relating to the formation of the National Health Service. The minutes of the Special Representative Meetings (MS 3179/9/2/4) and of the Representative Committee (MS 3179/9/2/5/15) are especially good sources, the Representative Committee being the association's governmental liaison committee on the bill. 1940s-1980s