Royal Society: Press Cuttings

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0117 PC
Held at	: Royal Society   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://royalsociety.org/collections/ ›
Full title	: Royal Society: Press Cuttings
Date(s)	: 1846-
Level of description	: Sub-fonds
Extent	: 69 volumes and 2 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Various
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

A series of (generally) printed material relating to, and commenting on, the Society's activities. The press cuttings and scrap books contain cuttings from newspapers interspersed with other printed matter, and occasionally items of manuscripts. The remaining volumes are concerned with particular events or subjects, such as 'HMS Challenger 1872-1895' or 'National Antarctic Expedition 1899-1904'. There are three types of volumes; the first volume is for the years 1846-1876, but therafter two types of book were kept;
a) biographical - 12 volumes, 1872-1910
b) general, 10 volumes 1885-1910.
These were discontinued for a short period, then merged: 36 volumes, 1918-1976. Thereafter newscuttings were photocopied and kept in monthly bundles.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

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

Finding aids:

No full inventory available. Individual items listed in Archive Card Catalogue, excluding press cuttings and scrap books, The following press cuttings volumes contain some indexes; Volumes 1-4 general - 1885-1895 and 24 volumes not numbered - 1948-1976. Volumes 5-8 biographical - 1885-1894.

Archival Information

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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.