Guide to the Records of the Royal Society of Canberra, 1930-1973

Summary

Collection number:

MS 4817

Extent:

1.25 metres and (5 boxes + 3 folio boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Royal Society of Canberra, National Library of Australia, MS 4817, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises correspondence, annual reports, minutes of Council and other meetings, rules of the Society (1930 and 1950), lists of members names, addresses and signatures, receipt books, bank statements and bank books, nomination forms and miscellaneous publications. Also minutes of Council 30.10.1972 and 14.3.1973, annual report 1972-73 and minutes of Annual General Meeting, 21.3.1973.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The collection was donated to the Library by Mr S.J. Mayne and Dr Nancy Burbidge in October 1974. Additions were received in 1978 and 1980.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2631868).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Royal Society of Canberra, National Library of Australia, MS 4817, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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