Guide to the Papers of P. W Verco, 1947-1990

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8052
Creator:
P. W. Verco
Extent:
4.76 metres and (34 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Papers of P. W. Verco, National Library of Australia, MS 8052, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Restricted until Sept. 2005.

Background

Content Summary:
Papers relating to the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists, the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, the Queen Victoria Hospital, the Adelaide Children's Hospital, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Australasian Medical Publishing Company, the South Australian Medical Heritage Society, the South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association, the Medical Defence Association of Australia, the Australian Medical Association, the Ultrasonics Institute, the Australian Institute of Radiology, and others; professional and personal correspondence, and writings; Verco and Orry genealogy; brochures on scanning equipment; and other papers.
Biographical Note:

Dr Peter Verco, a radiologist and ultrasonographer, was in private practice in South Australia from 1948 to 1984. He introduced to Australia percutaneous arteriography, cerebral angiography and aortography, together with modern methods of ventriculography and tomography in the early 1950's. In 1973 he introduced the use of obstetric ultrasound to Adelaide. Verco served as President of the South Australian Branch of the British Medical Association from 1957-58, President of the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine from 1980-81, and President of the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists from 1982-83.

Provenance:

This collection was received from Peter Verco in successive consignments from 1983-93. In 1995, the papers were integrated into a single collection, and some material was returned to the donor.

Indexed terms

Names:
P. W. Verco

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn716667).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Papers of P. W. Verco, National Library of Australia, MS 8052, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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