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Minute Books, 1880 - 1970

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/SGWC/01/01

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

  • Creation: 1880 - 1970

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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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