Minutes and proceedings of the Menai Society

This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 222 BMSS/239
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1879-1903

Scope and Content

with a copy of the first annual report and extracts from newspaper reports about meetings of the society

Administrative / Biographical History

The Menai Society of Natural Science and Literature was established at Bangor, north Wales, in January 1879 with the aim of encouraging the study of science and literature. By 1880 membership had grown to 205. Between 1897 and 1903 the Society was very active in holding courses of lectures and readings on a variety of topics. It also published articles and set up a library for members' use.

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Another catalogue description can be found here https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb222-bmssmen