At the beginning of each session the Secretary of the Society sent a brief outline of its activities to Fellows as a means of securing additional funding from them
A compilation of information on the Society including a brief history of the Society, the Charter and Bye Laws, details of trust and prize funds, examinations, the Albert Medal, other medals, council and committee membership, staff list and list of the Society's publications
MISSING as of 08/2011
This room was the research room and is now the Romney Room.
From an engraving by William Evans.\nMr Cockings was appointed to the Society as a porter in 1765 and was considered a loyal and respected servant. He became the Society's fourth Register in 1779.
Taken at the B.A. meeting in Newcastle.
The Secretary was the administrative head of the Society. The first was William Shipley and other secretaries included Peter Templeman, Samuel More, Charles Taylor, John Scott Russell, Peter Le Neve Foster, Sir Henry Trueman Wood, Kenneth Luckhurst, George Mercer and Christopher Lucas. The title was changed to Director in 1994; in 2003 the title was changed to Executive Director and in 2006 to Chief Executive.\n\nSeries includes general correspondence and papers from the 1950s to 1990s; earlier material can be found with AD.MA/100\n\n\n