Royal Commonwealth Society - records of the Royal Commonwealth Society and collections held by the Society relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific [M1698-1703], 1869-1973

M 1698-1703

fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432702

Microfilm : M 1698-1703 (Guide at Micro.Ref.Bks. 2.3/221)

microfilm reels 35 mm

The Colonial Society was founded in London in 1868. Later name changes were Royal Colonial Institute (1870), Royal Empire Society (1928) and Royal Commonwealth Society (1958)

M1698: Council minutes, 1873-1929; General letterbooks, 1869-1888; New Guinea papers, 1875-1885. M1699-1701: Emigration papers, 1910-1935. M1702: Papers on Royal Colonial Institute Post-War Settlement Mission carried out by Sir Rider Haggard, 1915-1916; James R. Boose Missions, 1914-1922. M1703: Minor correspondence, 1883-1893; autograph collection; library talks, 1958-1965; Walter Frewen Lord Prize, 1930-1973; and School Empire Tour Committee minute books, 1925-1938

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M1698-1703
Microfilm copy of originals held by the Royal Commonwealth Society, London
Descriptive list (23pp.) at Micro.Ref.Bks. 2.3/221
Other microfilmed papers from the Royal Commonwealth Society are at M1690-M1697 (see Micro.Ref. Bks. 2.3/220)