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Project / Collection Royal Literary Fund Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [36] Series

1. Loan 96 RLF 1

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Loan 96 RLF 1
Title:
Royal Literary Fund - Case Files
Scope & Content:
The main work of the Literary Fund since its foundation in 1790 has been the provision of grants to writers in distressed circumstances. Throughout the period the archive covers, writers applied confidentially and their applications and works were considered by the Fund's Committee. If applicant...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790-1990s
Extent:
3667 files

2. Loan 96 RLF 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 2
Title:
Royal Literary Fund - Minute Books and Ledgers
Scope & Content:
The Minute Books and Ledgers contain the administrative records of the Literary Fund, recording in outline the deliberations of its various committees and giving details of its financial affairs. This series consists of four sub-series. The first sub-series (Loan 96 RLF 2/1) comprises the mai...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 May 1790-1950s
Extent:
26 files

3. Loan 96 RLF 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 3
Title:
Royal Literary Fund - Annual Reports
Scope & Content:
The Annual Reports contain information regarding the Literary Fund's finances, subscribers and officers. They also contain varying additional documentation, including descriptions of the Fund's work, copies of its charter and statistical tables. Also present are materials relating to the Fund's ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1792-1966
Extent:
26 files

4. Loan 96 RLF 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 4
Title:
Royal Literary Fund - Anniversary Dinner Documents
Scope & Content:
These boxes contain the records of the Anniversary Dinners of the Literary Fund, held every year from 1793 until 1939, with the exception of the years 1915-1919, when the dinners were halted due to the First World War. The materials that survive vary from year to year, but often include correspo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1793-1939
Extent:

33 boxes

5. Loan 96 RLF 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5
Title:
Royal Literary Fund - Administrative Documents
Scope & Content:
The administrative documents cover many aspects of the Literary Fund’s operations, including its official status, the club which operated concurrently in its early years, its officers, its headquarters, its possessions, its addresses to royalty, its collaborations with government and other organ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790-1957
Extent:
21 files

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