Letter Book Copy
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0117 LBC |
Held at | : Royal Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://royalsociety.org/collections/ › |
Full title | : Letter Book Copy |
Date(s) | : 1661-1740 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 30 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : Various |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
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 & 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.
Finding aids:
Name of author, recipient, date and location are indexed in archive card catalogue.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
Related material:
See Letter Book Original; General Subject Index to Journal, Register and Letter Books by Richard Waller.
Publication note:
Description Notes
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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