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Collapse 1 - Domestic Manuscripts Volume 11 - Domestic Manuscripts Volume 1
1 - Memorandum on 'the present mode of electing members of the Royal Society on the Foreign List'
2 - Minutes of a meeting of the Candidates' Certificates Committee
3 - Letter from W H Smyth, Crescent, Bedford
4 - Letter from J F W Herschel, Slough, to P M Roget
5 - Letter from HB Kerr, Lincolns Inn
6 - Letter from Edward Hawkins
7 - Letter from W Harrison, 46 Lincolns Inn Fields, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
8 - Letter from John Caley, Exmouth Street, Wilmington Square
9 - Letter from William Whewell, Trinity College, Cambridge, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
10 - Letter from W Tooke, Russell Square, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
11 - Letter from Roderick Impey Murchison, 3 Bryanston Place, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
12 - Draft of a letter from HB Kerr, Lincolns Inn, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
12A - Draft of a letter from James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society, Royal Society, to HB Kerr
13 - Letter from LH Petit, 9 New Square, Lincolns Inn, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
14 - Letter from W Blake, Portland Place, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
15 - Letter from Francis Beaufort, Admiralty, to P M Roget
16 - Letter from Thomas Amyot, James Street, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
17 - Letter from Francis Palgrave, Duke Street, Westminster, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
18 - Letter from Henry Hallam, Wimpole Street
19 - Letter from Francis Baily, 37 Tavistock Square, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
20 - Letter from WH Fitton, Brasted, Somerset, to P M Roget
21 - Letter from Alexander Johnston, 19 Great Cumberland Place
22 - Letter from Robert Brown, Dean Street, to P M Roget
23 - Letter from Charles Babbage, Dorset Street, Manchester Square, to P M Roget
24 - Draft of a letter from P M Roget to Francis Beaufort
25 - Letter from Francis Beaufort, Manchester Square, to P M Roget
26 - Draft of a letter from P M Roget
27 - Letter from P M Roget, Royal Society, to Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor
28 - Letter from Mr Greenough, Regents Park
29 - Letter from John Daniell, Gower Street, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
30 - Letter from William Whewell, Trinity College, Cambridge, to P M Roget
31 - Letter from Adam Sedgwick, Trinity College, Cambridge
32 - Letter from Henry Warburton
33 - Letter from Richard Penn, Great George Street, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
34 - Letter from Richard Sheepshanks, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
35 - Charter and Statutes Revision (1831) Committee, 'Royal Society. Statement for the use of Members of the Committee for revising the Charter and Statutes of the Society'
36 - Draft of a report from the Limitations of Admissions Committee
37 - Fair copy of a report from the Limitations of Admissions Committee
38 - Report of a subcommittee of the Charter and Statutes Revision (1831) Committee
39 - Minutes from a meeting of the Charter and Statutes Revision (1831) Committee
40 - Letter from C Few, Covent Garden, to J W Lubbock
41 - 'Case for the opinion of J Campbell'
42 - J Campbell, Case and opinion
43 - J Campbell and D Dundas, Case and opinion
44 - Extracts from the Royal Society's second Charter
45 - Frederick Pollock, Case and Opinion
46 - Report by the Charter (1846) Committee
47 - Minutes from meetings of the Charter (1846) Committee
48 - Letter from C Few to J W Lubbock
49 - Minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
50 - Incomplete minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
51 - Minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
52 - Letter from Few & Co to C R Weld
53 - Case for counsel's opinion
54 - Rough minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
55 - Minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
56 - Minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
57 - Minutes from a meeting of the Charter (1846) Committee
58 - Estimate of the annual income of the Royal Society, 1846 and 1847
59 - Ordinary expenditure of the Society, 1841-1845
60 - Report of the Financial Condition Committee
61 - Fragment of a report from the Charter (1846) Committee
62 - Letter from C Few to J W Lubbock
63 - Case for counsel's opinion, concerning the Royal Society's right to the bodies of malefactors, granted in its Charter dated 15th July 1662.
64 - Copy of letter from C Few to J W Lubbock
65 - Letter from C Few to J W Lubbock
66 - Letter from C Few to J W Lubbock, Treasurer, Royal Society
67 - Mr Drinkwater's opinion on the concerning the election of a clerk in the Royal Society
68 - Letter from C Few to J W Lubbock
69 - Draft of a letter from Humphry Davy to Sir Robert Peel
70 - Minutes for the Honorary Awards Committee
71 - Extracts from the wills of Sir Godfrey Copley and Henry Baker
72 - Minutes from meetings of the Medal Committee
73 - Report from the Medal Committee
74 - Letter from Robert Peel to Humphry Davy, President, Royal Society
75 - Copy of letter from Robert Peel and Charles Long to Sir Thomas Lawrence and FL Chantrey
76 - Letter from Robert Peel to Davies Gilbert
77 - Letter from FL Chantrey, Belgrave Place, to J G Children
78 - Draft of letter from Duke of Sussex, Kensington Palace, to Sir William Knighton
79 - Draft of letter from J G Children, Somerset House, to Sir William Knighton
80 - Letter from William Nicol, Cleveland Row, to Stephen Lee
81 - 'Memorandum of specimens of printing desired by the Council of the Royal Society'
82 - W Clowes, 'Estimate for printing the Transactions of the Royal Society in medium qto'
83 - Sums received by sale of 'Philosophical Transactions', 1823-1827
84 - Letter from R Watts, Crown Court, Temple Bar, to Edward Sabine
85 - Circular letter from the Royal Society to the Printers Mr Clowes, Mr Taylor, Messrs Priestley and Weal and Mr Moyes
86 - Letter from Charles Gyde (for R Taylor), Red Lion Court, to J W Lubbock
87 - James Moyes, 'Estimate of the cost for printing 'Philosophical Transactions' in medium 4to'
88 - Minutes of a meeting of the Printing (1828) Committee
89 - W Clowes, 'Estimate for printing the catalogue of the Royal Society library'
90 - Advertisement concerning sale of back numbers of 'Philosophical Transactions'
91 - 'Memorandum of questions'
92 - Memorandum on the cost of printing the volume of the 'Philosophical Transactions' containing Sir Humphry Davy's discourses
93 - Letter from Edward Sabine, Beaumont Street, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
94 - 'Memorandum of the estimate of the cost of printing of the 2nd part of the 'Philosophical Transactions' for 1827'
95 - Further memorandum concerning the printing of the 'Philosophical Transactions', comparing the estimates of the printers communicated with
96 - 'Memorandum of questions'
97 - Letter from Richard Taylor, Red Lion Court, to P M Roget
98 - Advertisement for the new catalogue of the Royal Society's library
99 - Letter from Charles Gyde (for Richard Taylor), Red Lion Court, to J W Lubbock
100 - Memorandum about the printing the catalogue of the Royal Society's library
101 - Extract from the minutes of the Council of the Royal Society
102 - Letter from Davis and Reymers
103 - Memorandum about 'Bills paid for the Royal Society, 1767'
104 - Bill for the payment by the Earl of Morton (for Royal Society) to Thomas Chippendale
105 - Financial statement, relating to the printing and sale of the 'Philosophical Transactions', 1754-1765
106 - Notes from the Royal Society's Council Books, relating to the printing of statutes, 1750-1765
107 - Report by John Finlaison, Keeper of the Admiralty's records, on the best means of compiling a proper index to the 'Philosophical Transactions'
108 - Minute of a meeting of the Proper Measures Committee
109 - Agreement between the Earl of Morton and Messrs Davis & Reymers concerning the sale of spare copies of the 'Philosophical Transactions'
110 - Draft, on the appointment of Spencer Hickman as the Royal Society's printer
111 - Appointment of Davis & Reymers as the Royal Society's booksellers and printers
112 - Proposal from Davis & Reymers concerning the printing and sale of 'Philosophical Transactions'
113 - 'A Bill to exempt from Taxes and Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific or Literary Societies'
114 - 'A Bill to exempt from Taxes and Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific or Literary Societies'
115 - Statement of Taxes and Rates paid by a number of Literary and Philosophical Societies
116 - Minutes of a meeting of delegates from various Literary and Philosophical societies held at the Royal Institution, Liverpool
117 - Letter from Arthur Ryland, Birmingham, to P M Roget
118 - Letter from Arthur Ryland, Dick's Hotel, Fleet Street, to P M Roget
119 - Letter from J Hodgson, Humble Memorial to the Lords of the Treasury
120 - Letter from Arthur Ryland, Birmingham, to P M Roget
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Papers of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance

Papers of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance

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Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

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