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- 1661-1740 (Creation)
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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
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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.
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Volumes 1-18 cover 1661-1727; Volumes 19-26 cover 1720-1740; four supplementary volumes arranged alphabetically.
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OPEN
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Photocopying restricted. No microfilm available.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English, Latin, French, German and Italian
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See Letter Book Original; General Subject Index to Journal, Register and Letter Books by Richard Waller.
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Name of author, recipient, date and location are indexed in archive card catalogue.
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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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- English