IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS 499
Held at: Royal Society
Title: Royal Society Sylvester Medal Fund
Date(s): 1897-1901
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 33 items
Name of creator(s): Royal Society
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The tribute to James Joseph Sylvester, was established as a bronze medal to be awarded triennially for the encouragement of mathematical research.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Letters and papers of the Royal Society Sylvester Medal Fund including correspondence regarding the setting-up of a Sylvester Memorial by international committee.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Chronological
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
Physical characteristics:
Material tipped into a bound volume. Light brown library buckram binding.
Finding aids:
Includes index at front of volume. This index includes a reference to MS499/1, but this item is missing.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.