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Loan 96 RLF 5/1

Record Id:

040-001607444

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-001605978

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001442.0x000216

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Loan 96 RLF 5/1

Title:

Literary Fund Corporation Documents (1790-1844)

Scope & Content:

Box containing documents relating to the establishment and administration of the Literary Fund. Contains the following folders, arranged principally by the chronology of the earliest document they include.

- Papers and letters relating to the Formation of the Society

- Letters respecting Theatrical Performances and Concerts in behalf of the Society

- Correspondence with the Bishops & Dr Parr respecting the Preaching of a Sermon on behalf of the Society

- John Francis Rigaud's Design for an Engraved Plate

- Documents relating to David Williams' Claims of Literature

- Message from the Prince of Wales respecting a House

- Proposed School for the Children of Authors

- Constitutions & Bye Laws, and their Revision

- Copy of the Charter, Correspondence respecting it, & Law Charges

- The Corporate Seal, & the Prince Regent's Approval of it

- Proposed Grant of Pensions

- Communications from other Institutions

- Correspondence with the Charity Commissioners

- Arrangement & Adoption of the new List (of members for the Annual Reports) in 1840

- Adoption of the Forms of Application

- Papers relating to the British Literary & Scientific Life Assurance Co.

- Envelope of miscellaneous early documents

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Royal Literary Fund

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000680576
036-001605978
040-001607444

Is part of:

Loan 96 RLF : Archive of the Royal Literary Fund
Loan 96 RLF 5 : Royal Literary Fund - Administrative Documents

Loan 96 RLF 5/1 : Literary Fund Corporation Documents (1790-1844)

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-000680576[0005]/036-001605978[0001]/040-001607444

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 box (17 folders)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1790

End Date:

1879

Date Range:

1790-1879

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

1 box, containing

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)