Special General Meetings of the Geological Society

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 378 GSL/SGM
Held at	: Geological Society of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/archives ›
Full title	: Special General Meetings of the Geological Society
Date(s)	: 1828-2001
Level of description	: Series
Extent	: 3 vols, 1 box, 7 files and 4 audio cassettes
Name of creator(s)	: Geological Society of London | 1807-

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

A Special General Meeting (SGM) could be called at any time for the purpose of taking special matters relating to the business of the Society into consideration. A certain period of notice had to be given to all Fellows who were resident in the United Kingdom, and no other business could be discussed other than that for which the meeting was called. Special General Meetings were mostly concerned with establishing, modifying or repealing orders or byelaws.

SGMs were abolished in 2001.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Special General Meetings of the Geological Society of London, 1828-2001, comprising:

Minutes of the Special General Meetings, 1834-2001; Papers of Special General Meetings, 1828-2000 [incomplete]; Audio recordings of two Special General Meetings, 15 February 1989 and 28 February 1990 [the latter concerning the reunification of the Institution of Geologists with the Society].

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

As above.

Conditions governing access:

Access is by appointment only, daily readership fee is applicable unless you are a member of the Society. Please contact the Archivist for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.

Finding aids:

A detailed, online catalogue will be available shortly.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

For records of earlier Special General Meetings, see: Ordinary Meetings (ref: GSL/OM/1).

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Description by Caroline Lam

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
August 2012; revised November 2013