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Royal Society

Letter Book Copy


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0117 LBC

Held at: Royal Society

Title: Letter Book Copy

Date(s): 1661-1740

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 30 volumes

Name of creator(s): Various

CONTEXT

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CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Transcribed from the original Letter Books. Contain fair copies of letters received by the Royal Society, the originals of which are in the Early Letters. Volumes 1-18 are letters of 1661-1727; within this group, Volume 11 has been extended into two volumes. Volume 17 was created in order to leave a gap in the series for retrospective copying of original papers. The succeeding volumes overlap in time, giving correspondence for the years 1720-1740. There are four supplementary copies, labelled A-B, B-C, D-G, G-H.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English, Latin, French, German and Italian

System of arrangement:

Volumes 1-18 cover 1661-1727; Volumes 19-26 cover 1720-1740; four supplementary volumes arranged alphabetically.

Conditions governing access:

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction:

Photocopying restricted. No microfilm available.

Physical characteristics:

Leather bound volumes.

Finding aids:

Name of author, recipient, date and location are indexed in archive card catalogue.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

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ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

See Letter Book Original; General Subject Index to Journal, Register and Letter Books by Richard Waller.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.


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Learned societies | Associations | Organizations

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Royal Society

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