Committees
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Committees
Classmark: SC/LPLS/03
Creator(s): Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society
Date(s): 1819-2005
Language: English
Size and medium: 5 boxes
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/617565
Collection group(s): Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society
Description
Material relating to the various Committees created by the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.
Records in the archive begin with Committee Administration and follow on to include minute books, reports and correspondence from the following committee’s:
- Building Committee
- Committee on means of extending the usefulness of the Society
- Sub-committee on Ancient Lights
- Reconstruction Committee
- Museums Committee
- Industrial Museum Committee
- Membership and Publicity Sub-Committee
- Publication Committee
Arrangement
SC/LPLS/03/1 - Committee Administration
SC/LPLS/03/2 - Building Committee [Further related materials can be found in the ‘Buildings & Premises’ Series (SC/LPLS/06)]
SC/LPLS/03/3 - Committee on means of extending the usefulness of the Society
SC/LPLS/03/4 - Sub-committee on Ancient Lights
SC/LPLS/03/5 - Reconstruction Committee
SC/LPLS/03/6 - Museums Committee
SC/LPLS/03/7 - Industrial Museum Committee
SC/LPLS/03/8 - Membership and Publicity Sub-Committee
SC/LPLS/03/9 - Publication Committee [Further related materials can be found in the ‘Publication’ Series (SC/LPLS/12)]
Biography or history
These regular publications are now discontinued, but the Society still sponsors occasional publications, and maintains the traditions of publishing annual reports on its activities. There is a full set of these reports in the University’s Special Collections, where the Society’s archive is now deposited so that it is publicly accessible.
The Society organises a programme of public lectures each year, across the full range of its interests in the sciences, arts and humanities, and awards grants to groups, societies, and individuals, focusing on those whose projects have a particular connection with Leeds.
A history of the Society, based on a study of its minute books, was written by Edwin Kitson Clark and published in 1924 under the title The History of 100 years of life of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.
System of arrangement
.Records have been arranged by theme
Access and usage
Reproduction
Access
Some parts of this collection have not been listed in detail and the content may be protected under the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation. Please consult the relevant part of the catalogue for specific details. Where a detailed record does not exist, please contact Special Collections. Upon receipt of your request, a member of the team will discuss your requirements with you and review relevant material accordingly
These papers have been deposited on the understanding that anybody wishing to make substantial use of them, or to publish substantial extracts, shall first seek permission from the Secretary of the Society: http://www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/.
Contact the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society for information on permissions and acknowledgement.
Material in this collection may remain in copyright but further details are unknown. Photocopies or digital images can only be supplied by the Library for research or private study. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available for tracing copyright status and ownership.