Press cuttings relating to the Royal Society: general Press cuttings and other printed information concerning the Royal Society. Compiled by the organisation's staff. Cuttings include accounts of the Royal Society's conversaziones, anniversary meetings and other events. Other content: reports on the Royal Institution's centenary (pp.1-3); plague in Alexandria (pp.13-15, p.31); the malarial mosquito (pp.17-21, p.31 and throughout); solar eclipse (pp.61-63, pp.71-73); National Physical Laboratory (pp.73-75); Royal Indian Engineering College at Cooper's Hill (pp.103-115). Other topics are highly varied. There are some court reports and letters to the editors of the various newspapers are also collected. Some ephemera is present, notably a telegram to the Royal Society recommending that the Charter Book be brought before the King in case he should wish to sign it (pp.114-115). Generally, the cuttings are attributed to the source newspaper and dated in manuscript. The volume contains blank pages, usually the verso pages of the book. A paper label on the cover is inscribed: 'June 6 1899-February 25 1901. Royal Society Scrap Book. General.' 6 June 1899-25 February 1901