ROYAL INSTITUTION
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 O/552 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : ROYAL INSTITUTION |
Date(s) | : 1805-1806 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.01 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Royal Institution of Great Britain |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 by Benjamin Thompson with the purpose of widening knowledge and facilitating the introduction of new mechanical devices or scientific advances. A house on Albemarle Street was fitted with laboratories, libraries and a lecture theatre. Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday worked there.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Lists of lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Lists arranged in chronological order.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Records found in Brockwell Park Mansion by LCC staff and transferred to the archive.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with 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:
June to August 2010.
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