Catalogue description Royal Agricultural Society of England

This record is held by Museum of English Rural Life

Details of SR RASE
Reference: SR RASE
Title: Royal Agricultural Society of England
Description:

The records consist essentially of the archive of the Old Board of Agriculture 1793 - 1822, and the archive of the Royal Agricultural Society from 1838 - 196-.

 

The Old Board material is not extensive but contains a valuable run of minutes, including those recorded by Arthur Young while Secretary of the Board. The Royal Agricultural Society's records, on the other hand, are both detailed and fairly complete. They include, for example, minutes, reports on proceedings of Council and Committees, lists of members and correspondence, accounts, legal papers, social and personal ephemera.
Date: 1793 - 1960
Held by: Museum of English Rural Life, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Royal Agricultural Society of England
Physical description: 53 series
Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in August 1973. The material is held by the University of Reading on permanent loan.
Subjects:
  • Agriculture
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