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Archives and
manuscripts Archives  The archives of the Royal Society date from its
foundation on 28 November 1660, and provide an almost complete record of its
activities ever since. They are particularly strong for the 17th and 18th
centuries, when nearly every western scientist of note was either a Fellow of
the Society or corresponded with it, and therefore provide a unique source on
the development of modern science.Administrative Archives Minutes of meetings from 1660 Minutes of Council and Committees from 1663 Minutes of Officers and Agenda 1926-87 Domestic Manuscripts 1662-1884 Modern Domestic Archives 1870-1981 Account Books 1660-1768, 1867-1976 Deeds, Charters from 1662 and Charter Book Administrative correspondence Letter Books 1661-1740, 1885-1931 Royal Society Letters 1737-1799 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1800-1925 International Relations Archive 1963-1978 Scientific Archives Register Books 1661-1738 Early Letters 1656-1740 Classified Papers 1660-1741 Letters and Papers 1741-1806 Philosophical Transactions 1807-1865 Archived Papers from 1768 Proceedings Papers 1882-1894 Referees Reports from 1832 Biographical Records of Fellows Certificates of Election and Candidature from 1731 Lapsed Certificates 1941-1995 Bulloch’s Roll 1663-1940 Manuscripts These are varied collections of papers not generated by the Society’s organisation, but donated, purchased, or acquired from outside sources. They include the personal papers of a number of Fellows, among them: Robert Boyle (1627-1691), natural philosopher and chemist Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820), physician Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), astronomer Sir John Lubbock (1803-1865), astronomer John Smeaton (1724-1792), civil engineer Lord Blackett (1897-1974), nuclear physicist Sir Henry Dale (1875-1968), physiologist-pharmacist Lord Florey (1898-1968), experimental pathologist Sir Robert Robinson (1886-1975), chemist  Contact: library@royalsoc.ac.uk Useful links: National Register of Archives NCUACS  Royal Society I News & Media I Events Diary I Grants & Funding I Science for all I Science Policy I Library I Publications I Facilities I Fellows Room I Search I Home |
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