Lists of Members (Fellows) of the Ethnological Society, Anthropological Society, and the RAI, includes the Honorary Fellows, Corresponding members, Local secretaries, etc. 1869- 1955 (printed); 1995 to date (computer print-out)
1/ Ethnological Society
1 List of Fellows, [1869] including Officers and Council, 1869-70, Honorary Fellows and Corresponding Members. 12 pp., autograph corrections, pp.10-11
2/ Anthropological Society
1 Fourteenth list of the Foundation Fellows (corrected to 6 Mar. 1865), including Officers and Council, 1864, Honorary Fellows, Corresponding members, Local Secretaries (Great Britain), and Local Secretaries (Abroad). 23 pp., autograph corrections, passim
2 List of Fellows (corrected to 20 Aug. 1866), ibid., and Societies subscribing to the publications of the Society, p. 27. 32 pp., ibid.
3 Ibid. (corrected to 15 July 1867) 32 pp., ibid. 2 copies
4 Ibid. (corrected to 1 Aug. 1869) 29 pp. ibid., and autogr. insert
3/ Anthropological Institute later (1907) Royal Anthropological Institute
1 List of the Members (corrected to Mar. 1872), ibid., including societies exchanging publications, and UK and foreign societies and public bodies subscribing to AI publications. 24 pp.
2 Ibid. (corrected to July 1875), ibid. 22 pp.
3 Ibid. (corrected to Oct. 1878), ibid. 22 pp.
4 Ibid. (corrected to Apr. 1881), ibid. 20 pp.
5 Ibid. (corrected to Nov. 1883), ibid., but no local secretaries listed. 18 pp.
6 Ibid. (corrected to Nov. 1885), ibid. 20 pp.
7 Ibid. (corrected to June 1888), ibid. 18 pp.
8 Ibid. (corrected to Jan. 1894), ibid., includes additional information on exchanges and subscribers. 16 pp.
9 Ibid. (corrected to May 1897), ibid. 16 pp.
10 List of the Members (corrected to Feb. 1908), ibid., further details added. 21 pp.
11 Ibid. (corrected to Mar. 1924), ibid., further details added. 27 pp.
12 Ibid. (corrected to Feb. 1932), ibid., with list of periodicals in the RAI Library to Feb. 1931, and `Index to towns where the … periodicals are or were published’. 45 pp.
13 Ibid. (corrected to Apr. 1936), ibid., no periodicals listed, list of affiliated societies
14 Ibid. (corrected to Mar. 1938), ibid. 24 pp. 3 copies
.1 Autograph corrections up to 1938
.2 Autograph corrections for 1938-40
.3 Autograph corrections for 1938-42 (secretary’s copy)
.4 List of Fellows corrected to 31 Mar. 1950
15 List of Fellows and Associate Members (corrected to 1 June 1955), no Officers listed, list of publications and offprints. 26 pp.
4/ Register of Members as at 1879
1 Name, address, and date of election including those joining from the Ethnological Society and the Anthropological Society in two alphabetical sequences:
A-Y, 1844-76, ff. 1-103
A-W, 1877-9, ff. 105-98
2 Inserts 1-29 from /4/1 above:
.1 George Bertin’s visiting card, f. 108
.2 Elie Reclus’ change of address, f. 176
Inside upper cover:
.3 Printed leaflet on Special Meeting
.4 J. Park Harrison on change of address, nd
.5 J.H. Miller Franklyn ibid., 24 Dec. 1876
.6 Harrison & Sons’ advice note, 7 July, 1878
.7 General J.G.R. Forlong encloses his subscription, 15 July 1878
.8 H. Rivett-Carnac, Ghazipur, India on his failure to receive the Institute’s publications, 30 July 1878
.9 Joseph Mayer encloses his subscription and resigns owing to ill health, 14 Nov. 1878
.10 W.W. La Barte’s change of address, 14 Dec. 1878
.11 J.E. Price on Professor G. Rolleston’s failure to receive publications, 1 July 1879
.12 C. Staniland Wake acknowledges receipt of publication, 1 July 1879
.13 Crochley Clapham’s change of address, 5 July 1879
.14 Grindley & Co. requests Surgeon-Major Bustead’s journals should be sent care of them, 8 July 1879
.15 J.W.W. Smart on issues of the Anthropological Review, 8 July 1879
.16 Ibid., 10 July
.17 Ibid., 12 July
.18 Richard Biddulph Martin’s change of address, 23 July 1879
Election forms:
.19 Edmund Knowles Binns, recommended by Thos Collinson, J. Drucker Neale, 29 Apr. 1879
.20 George H. Birch, ibid. E.W. Brabrook, John E. Price, 30 July 1879
.21 W.S. Duncan, ibid. W.N. Flower, W.L. Distant, 29 Apr.1879
.22 E. Farnfield, ibid. E. Reclus, E.W. Brabrook, 7 July 1879
.23 M.J. Gabriel, ibid. W.L. Distant, J.J. Lyons, 12 Nov. 1878
.24 F. Du Cane Godman, ibid. W.L. Distant, H. Godwin Austen, 24 June 1879
.25 A.H. Keane, ibid. W.L. Distant, F.G. Hilton Price, W.N. Flower, 28 Jan. 1879
.26 Sir Henry Sumner Maine, FRS, ibid. Edward B. Tylor, J. Evans, 28 Jan. 1879
.27 George H. Radford, ibid. James Bonwick, W.L. Distant, 12 Nov. 1878
.28 W. Coutts Trotter, ibid. Walter Elliot, M.J. Walhouse, 8 Apr. 1879
.29 William Wavell, ibid. James Wise, E.W. Brabrook, 10 June 1879
5/ List of Fellows, etc. on cards, including names of first three lady members elected 13 Apr. 1875. 4 boxes:
box 1. List of Fellows (white cards, Nos. 1-977)
box 2. List of Fellows (white cards, Nos. 978-2037)
box 3. Fellows elected c. 1950-60, with a few 1930’s and 40’s (blue cards, Nos. 2038-3174)
box 4. Overseas Local Correspondents (yellow cards, Nos. 3175-3389); Secretaries and Treasurers 1871-1956 (yellow cards Nos. 3390-3427); Presidents 1871-1959 with Addresses and Awards (pink cards, Nos. 3428-3471); Anthropological Society and Institute Councils 1863¬1960 (blue cards, Nos. 3472-3567); Ethnological Society Councils 1863-71 (white cards, Nos. 3568¬3575); Honorary Fellows (orange cards, Nos. 3576¬3805); donations, covenants, gifts (white cards, Nos. 3806-4099)
6/ List of resignations and lapsed members in the 1950’s. Slips
1 Lapsed, A-Z
2 Resigned, A-J
3 Resigned, K-Z
7/ Deaths noted between 1955 and 1961. Slips
8/ List of Fellows, 1984 to date. Computer print-out
