Minute Books, 1880 - 1970
Scope and Contents
The minute books include the date and location of meetings, names of guests and members in attendance (ordinary and honorary), titles and details of papers read, accounts of discussions and elections, and details of arrangements made for social activities and excursions. Many of the minute books from the 1920s include printed cards listing the talks and speakers for the entire academic term. Some volumes include letters from members or their families.
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. Some scrapbooks are damaged and access is now restricted. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
Biographical / Historical
The first 10 meetings are not numbered (March-December 1880). It is not until 1910 that the meetings are numbered sequentially, starting with meeting 337, Tuesday May 24th 1910 (volume 10).
Extent
22 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Repository
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