IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 378 GSL/EO
Held at: Geological Society of London
Title: Elected Officers of the Geological Society
Date(s): 1956-1995
Level of description: Series
Extent: 44 files
Name of creator(s):
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Up until the late 1990s, the Elected Officers (ie Treasurer, Foreign Secretary, Honorary Secretaries, etc) were far more involved in the day to day running of the Geological Society. Depending on their office and interest, each would act as chair on particular committees.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Administration files of Elected Officers of the Society, 1956-1995, comprising:
Peter Aubrey Sabine, Honorary Secretary, 1956-1965; Harold William Ball, Honorary Secretary, 1966-1982; Alec James Smith, Treasurer, 1970-1977; Richard Christopher Lane Wilson, Honorary Secretary, 1978-1981; Anthony Leonard Harris, Honorary Secretary, 1980-1982; Frederick Weir Dunning, Foreign Secretary, 1976-1986; Robert Graham Park, Honorary Secretary, 1984-1985; Leonard Robert Morrison Cocks, Honorary Secretary, 1986-1989; Bernard Elgey Leake, Treasurer, 1987-1996; Gilbert Kelling, Foreign Secretary, 1990-1995.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Some files contain restricted information. Please contact the archivist in the first instance.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
Finding aids:
A detailed catalogue will be available online shortly.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Description by Caroline Lam.
Date(s) of descriptions: October 2013