IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0117 RSL
Held at: Royal Society
Title: Royal Society Letters
Date(s): 1737-1799
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 3 volumes of 149 items
Name of creator(s): Various
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CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Letters sent to the Royal Society, its President or Officers. Subject matter is both domestic and scientific. Domestic concerns include such matters as instructions from authors on the publication of papers. The letters on scientific topics appear to be those which were considered of small significance, e.g. giving notice of minor inventions, or appealing to the Society for recognition.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The letters and some printed material are arranged alphabetically by author within each volume. The series appears to be incomplete; volume 1 contains 49 items, only one of which dates from 1737 - the remainder date from 1768-1783. Volume 2 contains 47 letters dating between 1784-1787. Volume 3 contains 53 letters dated between 1787-1799.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
No photocopying. No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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Each volume contains a list of contents in which letter number, author, date and recipient are set out. The same details have been added to the Archive Card Catalogue.
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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.