The Future Policy Committee was set up to look at the Society's programme and to discuss new areas of activity
Prior to 1925, AGM minutes can be found in the Society Minutes. From 1925-1994 they are in bound volumes, with some of the later minutes printed or typewritten and pasted into the volumes. After 1994 they were no longer pasted into the bound volumes and were left as loose douments. This sub series also includes minutes and papers from Special General meetings.
Includes names of chairmen, members and witnesses.
Includes correspondence from Barry and from Charles Taylor on behalf of the Committee of Correspondence and Papers; rough notes and bills; manuscript extracts from various committee meetings about the progress of Barry's work; further correspondence and papers on Barry's paintings; papers on an annuity fund and other matters. The documents also include a letter from Robert Peel regarding Barry's funeral.
In 1991, the F&GP committee became the Executive Committee. Some of the previous functions of the F&GP committee were transferred to the Finance and Resource management Committee.
The main correspondence relating to the committees is included in the Guard Books
Awards in Polite Arts were given in many categories. These prints, paintings, drawings and engravings have been arranged by subject of the artwork. This may not always be a clear reflection of the categories for which the drawings were initially submitted.\nThe series is arranged as follows:\n Ornamental designs, textile designs, flowers, drawings from nature: items 1 to 124\n Portraits, figures, drawings from life: items 130 to 409\n Landscapes: items 410-509\n Drawings of sculpture, classical scenes and figures: items 520-799\n Architectural designs, drawings, plans: items 800- 928\n Trial paintings (oil on board, canvas) 929-\nThese submissions have survived, although it is not clear how many other submissions there were in each category in each year. Although some of the designs and drawings (particularly in the first category) date from c. 1758, the majority of items are from the period c.1805 to 1830, with a small number later than this.\n\nA report by the Victoria and Albert Museum from the 1950s stated that the main interest of these drawings lies in the fact that they constitute a comprehensive collection covering an extended period.
The Duke of Connaught Prize was administered by the RSA Examinations Department in conjunction with papers set in the 1943 examinations. Prizes were awarded for 'encouragement of knowledge about the British Empire and Anglo-American relations.\nThe 1951 Essay Competition was set up to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition and the 1954 Bicentenary Essay Competition marked the bicentenary of the Society. Competitors were asked to write about life in 'AD2000'