| RefNo | NLB/1 |
| AltRefNo | NLB/1 |
| Level | File |
| Title | New Letter Book volume 1, copy letters sent from Royal Society administration |
| Date | 30 October 1885-30 November 1887 |
| Description | New Letter Book volume 1 containing carbon copies of outgoing Royal Society correspondence. Subjects are general administrative, including material on committees, refereeing and printing of papers, soirees and other annual routines.
Primary authors: Secretary, Michael Foster; Assistant Secretary, Herbert Rix.
Primary recipients: Secretary of Admiralty; Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company; Drake and Gorham; Eclipse Expedition; Few & Company; Michael Foster; Harrison & Sons; Robert Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld; Robarts, Lubbock & Company; Smith, Sons & Oakley; Her Majesty's Treasury;
Contains alphabetical index of letter recipients referring to the page on which the letter is to be found, but not to the individual letter. |
| Extent | 503p comprising 743 letters |
| Format | Carbon |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Volume half-bound in brown leather, brown cloth binding |
| Dimensions | Height 44(cm), width 29(cm). |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | Not currently available to view due to conservation |