Cork Literary and Scientific Society (CLS)

CORK CITY AND COUNTY ARCHIVES

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference:

IE 627/CLS

Title:

Cork Literary and Scientific Society

Level of description:

fonds

Date:

1816 - c1975

Extent:

5 boxes (c330 items)

CONTEXT Creator:

Cork Literary and Scientific Society

Biographical/Administrative History: Cork Philosophical and Literary Society (?1816), met at Faulkener's Lane and was possibly dissolved in 1820. Cork Scientific and Literary Society established ?1820-1823, later holding meetings at the Royal Cork Institution lecture room, Nelson Place, and later the Crawford School of Science and Art. Another possible precursor was Cork Philosophical Society, which dissolved in ?1819. A note by Richard Caulfield on a minute book notes that the Cork Literary and Scientific Society was established in 1834. Archival History: Donated by Alec R.Day in 1973 forming part of the 'Day Papers' accession together with the records of the Royal Cork Institution, and the Richard Dowden papers. Documents of the precursor body, the Cork Philosophical and Literary Society, donated in the 'Day Papers', have been integrated with the CLS collection.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE Scope and Content: Records of the Cork Literary and Scientific Society.

Minute books, draft minutes, rule books, proceedings, programmes, roll of officers and secretarial reports, addresses, notes and notices, printed notices of meetings, printed lecture/essay notices, accounts, receipts, tickets, essays delivered at meetings, miscellaneous items, additional material.

System of Arrangement: 1. Minute Books (1816-1970) (7 items) 2. Rough/Draft Minute Books (1824-1826, 1862 - [1864] ) (3 items)