GB 0117 MS 250 - Folkes, Martin (1690-1754)

Four volumes bound as one, and two boxes of unbound letters

GB 0117 MS 250 1710-1754 Collection (fonds) Four volumes bound as one, and two boxes of unbound letters Folkes , Martin , 1690-1754 , antiquary
Eldest son of Martin Folkes, a solicitor, and Dorothy his wife; attended University of Saumur, France; entered Clare Hall Cambridge to study mathematics, 1706; matriculated, 1709; MA, 1717; interested in coins; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 1719; lost Presidency of Royal Society to Sir Hans Sloane, 1727; succeeded to the Presidency following Sloane's retirement, 1741; under his Presidency the Society's meetings became very 'literary', and the Society lost much of its professional character; Folkes's papers to the Philosophical Transactions concentrated on astronomy; despite the criticisms, Folkes was elected to the 'Academie des Sciences' in succession to Edmund Halley, 1742; following his publication Table of English Gold Coins published at his own expense, his Table of Silver Coins from the Conquest was published by the Society of Antiquaries, 1744; the Tables were much consulted by antiquaries; President of the Society of Antiquaries from 1750 until his death; his communications were on Roman antiquities and coins; when his health failed, he resigned from his office at the Royal Society; died, 1754.

Purchased by the Royal Society from Sothebys in 1932.

Correspondence, mainly to Martin Folkes on a large variety of subjects, including administrative matters for the Royal Society.

Alphabetically by correspondent.

Open.

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
English

Archive card catalogue.

Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, holds journal while in Venice and Rome, 1733 (Ref: MS Eng misc c444); Norfolk Record Office holds memoranda book and rent roll; Manuscript Collections, British Library, holds correspondence and papers (Ref: Add MSS 1783-1835), and letters to Hans Sloane, 1726-1744; Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine holds papers (Ref: MSS 2391-2392); Society of Antiquaries of London holds account of the death of Henry Darnley, 1737; Centre for Kentish Studies holds correspondence with Lord Stanhope (Ref: U1590/C21).

Description produced by the Royal Society and revised by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. 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. Created 22/04/2002, modified 27/05/2002, revised Sep 2002 Antiquities Arts Associations Folkes , Martin , 1690-1754 , antiquary Learned societies Organizations Royal Society Works of art Movable cultural property Cultural property Cultural heritage

Purchased by the Royal Society from Sothebys in 1932.

Correspondence, mainly to Martin Folkes on a large variety of subjects, including administrative matters for the Royal Society.

Alphabetically by correspondent.

Open.

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English

Archive card catalogue.

Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, holds journal while in Venice and Rome, 1733 (Ref: MS Eng misc c444); Norfolk Record Office holds memoranda book and rent roll; Manuscript Collections, British Library, holds correspondence and papers (Ref: Add MSS 1783-1835), and letters to Hans Sloane, 1726-1744; Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine holds papers (Ref: MSS 2391-2392); Society of Antiquaries of London holds account of the death of Henry Darnley, 1737; Centre for Kentish Studies holds correspondence with Lord Stanhope (Ref: U1590/C21).

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.

• English