| Collection | Royal Humane Society (RHS) |
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| NGO | Royal Humane Society (RHS) |
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| Repository | Royal Humane Society |
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| Description | The Society currently retains all its papers since inception at its office. They consist of:
minutes of the Committee, 1774-1784, 1815-2000 (33 vols); General Court 1820-1947 (4 vols); and Select Committee, 1820-1833 (1 vol); agenda of the General Court, 1893-1954;
case books, 1823-2000 (116 vols); medal registers, [1776]-present, (3 vols);
Secretary's letters out books;
printed Annual Reports of the Society 1774-present, (62 vols); and Transactions of the Royal Humane Society 1774-[1797] (2 vols); miscellaneous papers; press cuttings (1835-1990) (1 file); photographs; records of the RHS Receiving House; financial records of the RHS.
(more details are available from the online collection-level catalogue). |
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| Access Rights | By appointment only contact the Archivist in the first instance, The Royal Humane Society, Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EP. |
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| Coverage | 1774- |
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| Size of Collection | Approximately 240 volumes, 40 files and 4 boxes |
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| Finding Aids/Catalogues | online collection-level catalogue; The material is uncatalogued. |
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| Reference of Catalogue | |
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| Additional information | The National Army Museum, Department of Archives Photographs Film and Sound holds details of awards [from the RHS] to army personnel (1945-1971) (ref. 9207-71, source: NRA.
There are a number of references to the RHS in the records held at the British Library, India Office Records: Public and Judicial Department Records (source: A2A).
There are numerous other minor references to the RHS in A2A. |
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| Source of Information | Aim25; contacts with RHS archivist (April 2007); |
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| Last Edited at | 12/04/2007 12:55:43 |
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