Royal Society

Royal Society Library catalogues

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS 754

Held at: Royal Society

Title: Royal Society Library catalogues

Date(s): 1879

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: Unknown

Name of creator(s): Royal Society | Library

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CONTENT

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Correspondence relating to the Royal Society Library catalogues 1836-1838 by Stephen Potter Rigaut. Proof copy of 'Defense of the resolution for rejecting (omitting) Mr Panizzi's bibliographical notes from the catalogue of the Royal Society' and covering letter.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Physical characteristics:

Manuscript and printed

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Detailed catalogue

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

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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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Royal Society | Library

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