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Award scheme to complement the Queen's Award for Environmental Achievement 1992/93. Award given for a significant initiative by British management in the pursuit of sustainability which seeks to eliminate the negative impacts of business on the environment while maintaining the long term viability of the business.\nSource: The RSA and the Environment, edited by Timothy Cantell, 1993\n\nRecords include publications, printed material and photographs

In the immediate post war period the Society organised a number of small exhibitions at the House. The principal exhibition was the 'Exhibition of Exhibitions', the Society's contribution to the commemoration of the 1851 Great Exhibition. Opened on 1st May 1951 by HRH The Princess Elizabeth, President of the Society. it was associated with the Festival of Britain. \nIncludes files and papers on arrangements for the exhibitions, publicity material and catalogues as well as photographs of exhibits and of the opening ceremonies

Records include minutes of the Committee of Manufactures, correspondence about awards and attendance at and structure of the committee. Additional correspondence to the committee is also included within the Guard Book series at PR/GE/110

The Council was established in 1846 with first its Chairmen, Edward Speer and George Bailey. The Council assumed full responsibility for the management of the Society. Chairmen of Council generally serve a two-year term of office. \nRecords include correspondence of Charles Wentworth Dilke and Lyon Playfair as well as general late 20th century correspondence and papers. earlier material can be found within AD.MA/100.

Learning Pays was a project set up by the Society and run by Sir Christopher Ball

One of the original subject-based committees set up by the Society from 1754 to judge awards and premiums offered by the Society in the 'Polite. (ie Fine) Arts'\n\nSeries includes minutes of the committee, correspondence about awards and attendance at and structure of committee. Also includes examples of prints, drawings, engravings and other works of art submitted for award between 1758 and 1845. Additional correspondence to the committee is also included within the Guard Book series at PR/GE/110

In 1986 Lady Hamlyn initiated the New Design for Old project, within the RSA’s Student Design Awards scheme, which encourages students to consult older users in the design process. This series comprises a teaching pack for design students

The President is the titular head of the Society. Past Presidents include Viscount Folkestone 1755-1761,Lord Romney 1761-1793,Duke of Norfolk 1794-1815, HRH The Duke of Sussex 1816-1843,HRH Albert, Prince Consort 1843-1861, William Tooke 1862, HRH The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) 1863-1901, Sir Frederick Bramwell 1901, HRH The Prince of Wales (later King George V) 1901-1910, Lord Alverstone 1910, HRH The Duke of Connaught 1911-1942, Sir Edward Crowe 1942-1943, E F Armstrong 1943-1945, Viscount Bennett 1945-1947, HRH The Princess Elizabeth 1947-1952, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 1952-2011\n\nRecords comprise correspondence and papers from 1947 with the President and Royal Household staff about administrative arrangements. Other items of correspondence can be found within AD/MA/100

Organised by the RSA but involved collaboration with three other bodies: The ERAS Foundation (later re-named the Environment Foundation), the Department of the Environment and the CBI.\nEntrants could be from industry, educational or research bodies, public bodies or individuals. The project aimed 'to identify, encourage and publicise innovations to abate all types of environmental pollution'. Awards of a trophy and certificate were made annualy.\nSource: The RSA and the Environment, edited by Timothy Cantell, 1993\n\nRecords include printed materials, reports and photographs.

The National Advisory Council for Careers and Educational Guidance is a non-government organisation. It was established under the aegis of the RSA and CBI in June 1994, working towards full independence in June 1997. Member organisations represent guidance professional bodies, education, commerce and industry, and student, youth and special interest groups.The purpose of the Guidance Council is to promote and advise on the provision of good quality guidance for learning and work, accessible to all individuals throughout their lives.\n(Taken from the introduction of First Steps publication 1995)

Records include minutes of the Committee of Agriculture, correspondence about awards and attendance at and structure of committee. Additional correspondence to the committee is also included within the Guard Book series at PR/GE/110

This is a series of images were collected or purchased to support research work into the archive. They include copies of some prize-winning prints and drawings ( see also PR.AR/103)

A two year national development project to generate better ways of involving parents in education and to produce and test ways to assess home-school work

Administrative records.

As well as various standing committees (see individual entries for Mechanics Committee, Polite Arts Committee, Agriculture Committee, Committee of Colonies and Trade and Chemistry Committee) the Society regularly set up ad-hoc committees to discuss a broad range of topics concerned with the programme and administration of the Society. These include the Committee of Correspondence and Papers and the Committee of Miscellaneous Matters\n\nRecords include minutes of the diverse committees and correspondence to the members of the committees. Correspondence in this section is mainly administrative or on topics which could not be covered by the main subject committees.

Records include minutes of the committee, correspondence about awards and attendance at and structure of committee. Additional correspondence to the committee is also included within the Guard Book series at PR/GE/110

First conference held at Fishmongers' Hall 4-5 November 1963, RSA participated in this along with The Nature Conservancy and co-organised the second and third conferences. Second conference, 10-12 November 1965 was held at the RSA for the first two days and at the Fishmongers' Hall for the third.\nThe last conference in the series was held at the Guildhall, London, 26-28 October 1970\nSource: The RSA and the environment, edited by Timothy Cantell, 1993\n\nThe RSA took responibility for all administrative matters about the Conference in 1964. The Nature Conservancy retained responsibility for arrangement and editing of the relevant papers and for drawing up the programme. In 1968 the Standing Committee for the 'Countryside in 1970' considered a paper about a permanent scheme of awards for projects on the ground which succeed in improving the countryside or extending nature reserves. It was agreed that it would be a good means of promoting active care for the countryside and involvement of the whole community. The committee thought it advisable that the first awards should be made in 1970. Recognising that the '1970' organisation was unsuited to undertake such a scheme they decided that a sub-committee should consider ways and means of organising and financing a Scheme and enter into negociations with potential sponsors. \n\nRecords include administrative correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, files and papers, publicity and printed matter and photographs

One of the original subject-based committees set up by the Society from 1754 to judge awards and premiums for discoveries in chemistry.\n\nRecords include minutes of the Chemistry Committee, correspondence about awards and attendance at and structure of committee. Additional correspondence to the committee is also included within the Guard Book series at PR/GE/110

With the approval of His Royal Highness the President, the Society instituted the Presidential Award for Design Management in 1964, an initiative originally suggested by the Council of Industrial Design. The Awards were first given in 1965 and have continued. The award takes the form of a Wedgwood plaque and is intended to recognise outstanding examples of design policy in commercial and industrial organisations and public undertakings in this country, under British control. Consideration is, therefore, given only to these organisations which have maintained a consistently high standard in all aspects of design management, great and small, from factory building to stationery.\nRecords comprise administrative correspondence and papers