GB 0117 LBC - Letter Book Copy

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0117 LBC

Title

Letter Book Copy

Date(s)

  • 1661-1740 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

30 volumes

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GB 0117 LBC 1661-1740 Collection (fonds) 30 volumes Various

Transcribed from the original Letter Books. Contain fair copies of letters received by the Royal Society, the originals of which are in the Early Letters. Volumes 1-18 are letters of 1661-1727; within this group, Volume 11 has been extended into two volumes. Volume 17 was created in order to leave a gap in the series for retrospective copying of original papers. The succeeding volumes overlap in time, giving correspondence for the years 1720-1740. There are four supplementary copies, labelled A-B, B-C, D-G, G-H.

Volumes 1-18 cover 1661-1727; Volumes 19-26 cover 1720-1740; four supplementary volumes arranged alphabetically.

OPEN

Photocopying restricted. No microfilm available.

English, Latin, French, German and Italian

Leather bound volumes.

Name of author, recipient, date and location are indexed in archive card catalogue.

See Letter Book Original; General Subject Index to Journal, Register and Letter Books by Richard Waller.

Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Feb 2009. Learned societies Royal Society Associations Organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Transcribed from the original Letter Books. Contain fair copies of letters received by the Royal Society, the originals of which are in the Early Letters. Volumes 1-18 are letters of 1661-1727; within this group, Volume 11 has been extended into two volumes. Volume 17 was created in order to leave a gap in the series for retrospective copying of original papers. The succeeding volumes overlap in time, giving correspondence for the years 1720-1740. There are four supplementary copies, labelled A-B, B-C, D-G, G-H.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Volumes 1-18 cover 1661-1727; Volumes 19-26 cover 1720-1740; four supplementary volumes arranged alphabetically.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopying restricted. No microfilm available.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English, Latin, French, German and Italian

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See Letter Book Original; General Subject Index to Journal, Register and Letter Books by Richard Waller.

Finding aids

Name of author, recipient, date and location are indexed in archive card catalogue.

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Existence and location of copies

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal Society

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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