| Ref No | GSL/OM/5/1 |
| Title | 'Function and practice of the Society' |
| Date | Jan 1942 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Typescript and manuscript texts by 19 authors, including Lewis Fermor, which were part of a discussion on the 'Function and practice of the Society', held during the Ordinary Meeting of 21 January 1942. The discussion, which was held in response to the 1941 Presidential Address of Percy George Hamnall Boswell, and addressed issues such as: the lack of recognition of the importance of geology; dwindling membership of the Society and subscriptions; geological education; and the Society's publications. |
| Arrangement | The file was originally placed in Special General Meeting series, however the discussion was held during an Ordinary Meeting and therefore has been placed here. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | The original President's Address was published as: Boswell, PGH. "Anniversary Address of the President", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London', vol 97 (1941), pp xxxvi-lvi (Proceedings); the discussion was published as: "Function and Practice of the Society", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London', vol 98 (1942), pp iii-xii (Proceedings). |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
| Previous reference | SGM 2/2 |