Box 152

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Minutes and associated documents from meetings of both the board of directors and the general membership. Minutes of the bi-weekly meetings of the Board of Directors reflected a high degree of control over the day-to-day affairs of the Society, with risks, investments, and settlements frequently being considered on a case-by-case basis. Maintenance of a formal record was not regularized until 1842, and while the supplementary records (designated “draft,” “copy,” or “summary”) bridge many...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Minutes and associated documents from meetings of both the board of directors and the general membership. Minutes of the bi-weekly meetings of the Board of Directors reflected a high degree of control over the day-to-day affairs of the Society, with risks, investments, and settlements frequently being considered on a case-by-case basis. Maintenance of a formal record was not regularized until 1842, and while the supplementary records (designated “draft,” “copy,” or “summary”) bridge many...