Minute Books, 1880 - 1970
Scope and Contents
The minute books include the date and location of meetings, details of 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
- 1880 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access
Some records are currently not available because they are unfit for production. Please see descriptions for further details.
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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