Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society
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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society is a Learned society in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1819, and its museum collection forms the basis of Leeds City Museum, which reopened in September 2008. The printed works and papers of the society are held by Leeds University Library.[1][2]
Among the early members of the society were John Marshall (President, 1820-26), Benjamin Gott, William Hey (President, 1831-33), and Edward Baines father and son. More recent Presidents include John Le Patourel (1966-68).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Subject guide to printed collections: Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society". Leeds University Library: Special collections. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/spprint/32500.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Papers of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society MS Deposit 1975/1". Leeds University Library: Special collections. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/handlists/030MSDep1975_1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ "History". The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. http://www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/history.html. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
[edit] Further reading
- Clark, Edwin Kitson (1924). The history of 100 years of life of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Leeds: Jowett and Sowry.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, Registered Charity no. 224084 at the Charity Commission
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