Discover the history of the Royal Society of Arts
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By Daisy Goddard | September 6, 2024
There are over 72,000 records and three newspaper titles to explore this week.
We've made over 72,000 records from the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) available to explore online for the first time this week. These offer insight into key historical moments, including the society's founding in a Covent Garden coffee house in 1754.
We've also added British 'In Memoriam' notice records spanning 212 years, as well as a duo of scholastic newspaper titles to celebrate the new school year. We updated 53 of our existing publications, with new pages from Belfast to Bolton.
Royal Society of Arts Membership Lists and Minute Books
There are 72,873 fascinating images and transcriptions to discover within this new set, recounting a key period in the RSA's history between 1754 and 1856.
You'll recognise a few famous names within these records, including Charles Darwin, American statesman Benjamin Franklin and more...
Britain, In Memoriam notices
We also added 1,258 British In Memoriam notices this week. These new additions span 1783 to 1995.
Back to school...
To welcome the new academic year, we've added the Educational Times and the Woman Teacher to our newspaper archive, amongst a total of 258,481 new pages.
There's also a brand new Scottish local title for you to explore - we've added pages from the Argyllshire Advertiser from 1974 and 1975.
Here's everything we added to our newspaper archive this week.
New titles:
- Argyllshire Advertiser, 1974-1975
- Educational Times, 1847-1851, 1853-1881, 1883-1894, 1897-1923
- Woman Teacher, 1919-1961
Updated titles:
- Ballymena Observer, 1992
- Banbridge Chronicle, 1879, 1882-1885, 1887, 1903-1908, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1943-1944, 1962-1963, 1966-1967
- Banbury Guardian, 2001
- Barnoldswick & Earby Times, 1984
- Batley News, 1997
- Belfast News-Letter, 2003
- Beverley Guardian, 1910, 2001-2002
- Bolton Evening News, 1917
- Boston Independent and Lincolnshire Advertiser, 1892-1897
- Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News, 2001
- Bucks Herald, 2003
- Chichester Observer, 1902, 1906-1908, 1929, 1950
- Crawley and District Observer, 2000-2001, 2003
- Derry Journal, 2003
- Dunstable Gazette, 1992
- Durham Chronicle, 1832-1833, 1864-1865
- Eastbourne Gazette, 1888, 1996, 1998, 2000-2001, 2003
- Eastbourne Herald, 1966
- Fraserburgh Herald and Northern Counties’ Advertiser, 1960-1963
- Halifax Guardian, 1832, 1834, 1838-1841
- Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors, 1994
- Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser, 2000, 2002
- Horncastle News, 2003
- Hucknall Dispatch, 2002
- Lancaster Guardian, 1864, 1968
- Lancaster Observer and Morecambe Chronicle, 1863, 1871-1872, 1874, 1877-1880, 1897
- Larne Times, 2003
- Leamington Spa Courier, 2000, 2003
- Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 1989
- Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, 1956
- Littlehampton Gazette, 2001
- Londonderry Sentinel, 2003
- Louth Standard, 1996, 2000
- Lurgan Mail, 2003
- Market Rasen Weekly Mail, 1876-1877, 1996, 2001-2002
- Midland Counties Express, 1887, 1910
- Milton Keynes Citizen, 2000
- Nelson Leader, 1994
- Newton and Earlestown Guardian, 1947-1948
- Peterborough Advertiser, 1875, 1878-1879, 1881, 1883
- Portadown Times, 2003
- Pudsey & Stanningley News, 1878, 1880, 1898
- Rugby Advertiser, 2003
- Sheffield Weekly Telegraph, 1890-1891
- Shoreham Herald, 1990-1991
- Skegness Standard, 2001
- Sussex Express, 1980, 1999
- Thame Gazette, 1998
- Todmorden & District News, 2002-2003
- West Sussex County Times, 1900, 1980
- Whitby Gazette, 1893-1894, 1991
- Wigan Observer and District Advertiser, 1994
Last week we added Scottish records spanning 200 years. Explore the full release now.
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