Cork Literary and Scientific Society (CLS)

Cork Literary and Scientific Society Descriptive List

Letter from Sir Bertram Windle FRS, President of UCC, resigning his memebship as he is leaving Europe (25 Sep 1919).

Income and expenditure account, 1929 - 1930 (12 Jun 1930).

Barrington Lecture on Social Security by Mr. John J. Horgan (20 Jan 1944).

AGM, 21 Mar 1964. Alec R.Day, President, in the chair, thanks all present for their help and '...reminded those present of the difficulties which confront us nowadays in competing with the wireless and television and with the various functions which have multiplied in number of recent years...'.

2. Rough/Draft Minute Books, 1824-1826, 1862-[1864] (3 items)

Ref.

CLS/002

Date:

1824 - 1826, 1862 -[1864]

Title:

Rough/Draft Minute Books

Level: series Extent: 3 items Scope and Content: MS. rough/draft minute books, Cork Literary and Scientific Society.

1. 8 Mar 1824 - 1825 With lists of members, proceedings, notes, etc. (c50pp)

2. Oct 1825 - 1826 As above (41pp)

3. 10 Sep 1862 - Oct [1864] As above, includes: meeting, 10 Sep 1862, at Royal Cork Institution, Richard Dowden, Vice President in the Chair, resolved to allow admission to meetings by ticket only. (28pp plus enclosures)

3. Rule Books, 1819, ?1860s (2 items)

Ref.

CLS/003

Date:

1819, [1860s]

Title:

Rule Books

Level: series Extent: 2 items Scope and Content:

1. 1819 Printed 'Laws of the Cork Philosphical and Literary Society', enacted on 28 April 1819. Refers to constitution, admission, duties and privileges of members, meetings, order of business, decorum, motions and laws, penalties, officers. Marked 'Royal Cork Institution'. Printed by Bolster, Patrick Street (11pp)