| Description | The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne was founded in 1813. The history of the society and its collections has been given elsewhere in varying amounts of detail (see separate files). The following materials outline the history of the various committees that have been, and in some cases continue, to undertake portions of the society's varied activities and attentions. Publication references are given for these committees where applicable - though in some little can be stated without recourse to further research.
The history of The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne is not traced here - suffice to say the first volumes of correspondence (SANT/ADMIN/1 and SANT/ADMIN/2) carry much of the general details of the first offices and the general council arrangements. Jobey, in a general survey of the membership from 1813, notes the varying attendance of members in the early meetings, and the need for the changing of the statutes where numbers were specified (1990: 199-201). The officers of patrons, presidents, vice-presidents, librarian, secretaries and treasurer, with council are enshrined within statutes - holders of some of the offices are recorded by Crawford Hodgson (1913). Over almost 200 years there have been various committees formed associated with a variety of ventures - it is these specialist committees that are presented.
References
Crawford Hodgson, J. (1913). Patrons, Presidents and Officers. Archaeologia Aeliana 3rd series 10, pp. 40-41.
Jobey, G. (1990). The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. Archaeologia Aeliana 5th series 18, pp. 197-216.
Name of Committee Dates
Activities Committee 1950s-to date
Ancient Melodies Committee, 1855-1869?
Ancient Monuments Committee, 1930-1960?
Black Gate Committee, (includes Black Gate Costs Committee and Black Gate Furnishing Committee), 1882-1885?
Buildings Committee, 1997-to date
Centenary Committee, 1913
Coin Committee, 1932-1937
Council, 1813-to date
Development Committee, 1989
Editorial Committee, 1995-1997
Excavation Committee*, 1924
Executive Committee, 1974-to date
Joint Museum of Antiquities Liaison Committee, 1947-to date
Library Committee, 1997-to date
Library and Collections Committee,?- 1997
Library Working Party , 1995-1997
Manuscripts Committee/Standing Committee for Documentary Collections, 1963-1972
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum Liaison Committee, 1997-to date
Membership Committee, 1995-to date
Museums Committee 1997-to date
Newcastle upon Tyne Records Committee*,1920-after 1931?
North of England Excavation Committee*
(includes Devil's Causeway sub-committee), 1924-1957
Northumberland County History Committee*
(includes Prehistoric, Roman and Illustrations sub-committees), 1890-1939
Old Newcastle Committee, 1882
Outdoor Meetings Committee. 1973-1974
Pilgrimage Committee, 1886?, 1896?, 1906?, 1920?, 1930?, 1949?, 1959?, 1969?, 1979?, 1989?, 1996
Publications Committee, 1997- date
Reception Committee for the visit of Professor Fabricius, 1928
Records Publication Committee, 1960s-1972
Research Committee 19581970 & 1995 to date
Royal Archaeological Institute Reception Committee,1883-1884
Saxon Sculptured Stones Committee, 1883 ?
Small Publications Committee, 1986-1997
Standing Committee for Junior Members Group, 1972-1974
Wallsend Roman Station Committee, 1883
Ways and Means Committee, 1958-1966
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