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Many bequests have been made to the Society and Trusts instituted to promote the Society's work in specific areas. The Society became a registered charity in 1962 and its fundraising activities were formalised with the establishment of a development department in the 1990s.\nRecords include administrative correspondence and files, printed matter and publicity material and images

Contains details of administration of trust funds and bequests, investments and copies of agreements and contracts. Also includes items relating to the Society's premises and copies of the wills of Samuel More, John Fothergill, Dr Cantor and George Swiney. Also includes correspondence about a legacy to the Library from William Benson Earle in 1796.