Ref NoGSL/L/R
TitleSecretary's In Letters
Date1834-1962
LevelSubSeries
FormatDocument
DescriptionIncoming letters to the Assistant Secretary or Honorary Secretary, mostly bound in guardbooks, 1834-1962.
Administrative HistoryThe Assistant Secretary was generally the first point of contact with the Society. As the post holder also acted as journal editor and frequently as Librarian & Museum Curator, the majority of the Society’s day-to-day business and administration came through his office.

Topics covered include:

• Fellows’ interaction with the Society, from their initial introduction, election, payment of fees, changes of circumstances, to finally resignation or notices of decease
• Submission and the editorial process of papers
• Circulation of the Society’s publications and maps
• Donations of material such as museum specimens, books and maps
• Recruitment of and recommendations for geologists for exploration surveys
• Notices and descriptions of new geological finds and other discoveries
• Award nominations and letters from awardees
• Contacts with international geological organisations and foreign geologists
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialA number of letters, such as membership issues (resignations, fees, etc) or other items for the notice of Council, can be found in the series GSL/CM/9,.
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