ARCHIVE OF THE SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION

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1 ARCHIVE OF THE SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION Current address at time of writing Address at time of writing: c/o Professor Rosemary Hunter FAcSS, Chair,, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS World wide web: Extent and form: 11 boxes Access: open Administrative history: according to a statement of ethical practice in the Socio-Legal Studies Association's 1995 Directory of Members, socio-legal studies may be defined as embracing "disciplines and subjects concerned with the social effects of the law, legal processes, institutions and services". was established to promote and support the work of socio-legal scholars, to facilitate the regular exchange of ideas and information and to represent the socio-legal research interest in discussions with other bodies. grew out of an informal group of academics who met at annual conferences to discuss matters of interest. In 1988 it was decided that the group needed a higher profile, and a conference was arranged in Oxford which was attended by over 100 people. The success of the conference permitted another to be held in Edinburgh in 1989, at which the proposal was made to create a formal Association. A Steering Committee was set up to formally establish the at the 1990 conference in Bristol, using some funds from various law faculties and from the Nuffield Foundation. A newsletter was first published in March 1989; in 1990 an editor was appointed to produce a regular newsletter. Archival history: in 1997 an agreement was made between the Records of Legal Education Archivist and the Chairman of the to make regular deposits of archive material. Immediate source of acquisition or transfer: the first tranche of material was the correspondence and papers of founder member and Chairman ( ), Professor Martin Partington: these were deposited by him with the Records of Legal Education Archives in Printed papers relating to the 1997 Conference, plus some copies of the Newsletter and Directory of Members, were passed to the Archives in 1997 by the current editor of the Newsletter. Material was subsequently deposited by Nick Wikeley, Mary Seneviratne, treasurer ( ) and Rosemary Hunter (Chair, 2011-present). Scope and content: collection comprises minutes and management papers, conference literature and publications. Accruals: further accruals are expected. Arrangement: the records were not kept in any formal order, and the series of papers frequently overlap in content and subject matter. Minutes of AGMs and conference papers

2 have sometimes been integrated with one or other of the above groups of records and sometimes filed separately. Copyright: Records of Legal Education Archives, other than printed/published material. Related Material: publications are available in the IALS Library and in other law libraries.

3 ARCHIVES: SERIES LIST Series list /1: Minutes, Agenda and Papers of Executive Committee and Predecessor bodies, /2: Minutes, Agendas and Papers of the Annual General Meetings, ; 2001; /3: Correspondence of Professor Martin Partington (Chairman ), /4: Papers Relating to the Response of to the ESRC Review of Socio-Legal Studies, /5: Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Conferences and Postgraduate Conferences, /6: Socio-Legal Newsletter, /7: Directory, /8: Socio-Legal Research Directory, /9 Publications, /10 Financial Records, /10/1 Income and Expenditure, /10/2 Annual Financial Records, /10/3 Loose financial records, /10/4 Research Grant papers, /10/5 Papers distributed to the Executive Committee and collated by Mary Seneviratne, 21 st century /11 Conference planning papers, /12 Papers relating to the 2014 REF, /13 Philip Thomas s papers as a member of, /14 Executive Committee minutes, /15 Papers of Nick Wikeley as a member of the Executive Committee, /16 Executive Committee Meeting papers,

4 /1: Minutes, Agenda and Papers of Executive Committee and Predecessor bodies, Extent and form: 10 items Immediate Source of Acquisition: transferred by Professor Martin Partington. Related Material: Executive Committee Minutes are also found at /14, /15 and /16. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent /1/1 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Steering Group of folder the proposed, later the Executive Committee /1/2 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee folder /1/3 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 12 Jan folder /1/4 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 19 May folder /1/5 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 20 Oct folder /1/6 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 3 Feb folder /1/7 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 18 May folder /1/8 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 7 July folder /1/9 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 10 Oct folder /1/10 Minutes, agenda and papers of the Executive Committee 25 Jan folder

5 /2: Minutes, Agendas and Papers of the Annual General Meetings, ; 2001; Extent and form: 7 folders Scope and content: This series of minutes has been artificially assembled from the papers of various members of. Immediate Source of Acquisition: /2/1 were originally deposited with the Records of Legal Education Archives in 1997 by Martin Partington, /2/2 was initially transferred to Rosemary Hunter by Caroline Black of Cardiff Law School. The remaining minutes were collected by Rosemary Hunter. Related Material: Between 1994 and 1996 records of AGMs are filed with Executive Committee minutes. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent /2/1 Minutes, Agenda and Papers of Annual General folder Meetings /2/ AGM: Agenda, supporting documents and folder minutes of AGM 27/4/2000 /2/ AGM: Agenda, supporting documents and folder minutes of AGM 19/3/2008 /2/ AGM: Agenda and supporting documents folder /2/ AGM: Agenda, supporting documents and folder minutes of AGM 31/3/2010 /2/ AGM: Agenda, supporting documents and folder minutes of AGM 13/4/2011 /2/ AGM: Agenda and supporting documents folder

6 /3: Correspondence of Professor Martin Partington (Chairman ), Extent and form: 5 items. Item list: Reference Description Dates Extent /3/1 General correspondence, including papers on the folder establishment of, the newsletter, arrangements for the 1990 Bristol conference, requests for funding and outline articles of association /3/2 General correspondence, including papers relating to folder the 1991 Sheffield conference, recruitment of members and seminars /3/3 General correspondence, including papers on editorship folder of the newsletter, discussions on proposed activities, responses to consultation papers and participation in conferences, seminars etc /3/4 General correspondence, including papers relating to folder research, publications including the newsletter and the directory of members and the ESRC review of sociolegal studies /3/5 General correspondence, including papers relating to HEFC's Research Assessment Exercise, sponsorship of prizes for socio-legal research, finance, publications and membership folder

7 /4: Papers Relating to the Response of to the ESRC Review of Socio-Legal Studies, 1993 Extent and form: 1 folder Administrative background: in 1993 the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) undertook a review of the current state of and future prospects for socio-legal studies in Britain. As part of this review, a seminar was held in April 1993 to discuss socio-legal studies. A paper was presented at the review on behalf of, written by Hazel Genn and Martin Partington, the then past and present Chairs of respectively. Scope and content: this file contains drafts of the paper, the final version, supporting documentation and correspondence. Related material: some related correspondence will also be found in /3/2.

8 /5: Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Conferences and Postgraduate Conferences, Extent and form: 15 folders Administrative background: the first annual conference of the was held in Bristol in Scope and content: Between 1993 and 1997 a separate conference file was created for each conference. It is unclear if this practice was continued. The remainder of this series has been assembled from conference material deposited by various Executive Committee members. Immediate Source of Acquisition: /5/1-/5/4 were transferred by Martin Partington. The remaining items have been deposited by various Executive Committee members and have been collated into a single series to provide a run of Related material: papers relating to the 1990 conference, and to those held in Sheffield in 1991 and at Keele University in 1992, will be found in the general correspondence files at /3/1-2. A small amount of correspondence relating to conferences from 1993 will also be found in the general correspondence files at /3/3-5. See also /11 for conference planning papers. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /5/1 Annual Conference, Exeter: folder correspondence, papers and conference programme /5/2 Annual Conference, Nottingham: folder programme /5/3 Annual Conference, Leeds: folder programme /5/4 Annual Conference, Cardiff: papers folder and conference programme /5/5 Annual Conference Loughborough item and 1 enclosure Conference brochure and delegate list /5/6 Annual Conference and Postgraduate Conference Belfast item Delegate list; poster and timetable 2000 /5/7 Annual Conference Bristol folder Conference pack and delegate list; pro forma letters to publishers and /5/8 /5/9 Annual Conference Aberystwyth 2002, Conference brochure Annual Conference Nottingham 2003 exhibitors item Information for delegates and suppliers; conference brochure folder Conference brochure and poster; booking forms and pro forma

9 /5/10 /5/11 /5/12 /5/13 /5/14 /5/15 /5/16 /5/17 /5/18 /5/19 /5/20 /5/21 /5/22 Annual Conference Nottingham 2004 Annual Conference Liverpool 2005 Annual Conference, Stirling 2006 Annual Conference, Kent 2007 Annual Conference, Manchester 2008 Postgraduate Conference, Birkbeck, 2009: Equality Monitoring Form Annual Conference, De Montfort, 2009 Annual Conference, University of the West of England, 2010 Annual Conference, University of Sussex, 2011 Postgraduate Conference, Belfast, 2012 Annual Conference, De Montfort University, 2012 Annual Conference, York Law School, 2013 Postgraduate Conference, Liverpool, 2014 letters to publishers and exhibitors item and Conference brochure 1 enclosure and delegate list item Conference brochure item Conference brochure item and 2 enclosures item and 1 enclosure item Conference brochures and overviews of streams and panels Abstract book and addendum item Annual Conference Abstract Book item Conference Brochure volumes Conference brochure and conference speaker abstracts conference pack item Conference brochure item Conference brochure folder Programme and papers re Research Ethics sessions

10 /6: Socio-Legal Newsletter, Extent and form: 60 newsletters Administrative background: the first two newsletters were the result of a joint initiative by the Socio-Legal Group (later ) and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford University. The main purpose was to link people teaching and carrying out research in socio-legal studies throughout Britain and abroad. In 1990 the newly formed took over financing and editorship. Related Material: Correspondence relating to the newsletter is at /3. Scope and content: Reference Title Dates Extent /6/1 Socio-Legal Newsletter 1 Spring item /6/2 Socio-Legal Newsletter 2 Autumn item /6/3 Socio-Legal Newsletter 3 Spring item /6/4 Socio-Legal Newsletter 4 Autumn item /6/5 Socio-Legal Newsletter 5 Spring item /6/6 Socio-Legal Newsletter 6 Autumn item /6/7 Socio-Legal Newsletter 7 Summer item /6/8 Socio-Legal Newsletter 8 Winter item /6/9 Socio-Legal Newsletter 9 Summer item /6/10 Socio-Legal Newsletter 10 Autumn item /6/11 Socio-Legal Newsletter 11 Spring item /6/12 Socio-Legal Newsletter 12 Summer item /6/13 Socio-Legal Newsletter 13 August item /6/14 Socio-Legal Newsletter 14 Autumn item /6/15 Socio-Legal Newsletter 15 Spring item /6/16 Socio-Legal Newsletter 16 Summer item /6/17 Socio-Legal Newsletter 17 Autumn item /6/18 Socio-Legal Newsletter 18 Spring item /6/19 Socio-Legal Newsletter 19 Summer item /6/20 Socio-Legal Newsletter 20 Autumn item /6/21 Socio-Legal Newsletter 21 Spring item /6/22 Socio-Legal Newsletter 22 Summer item /6/23 Socio-Legal Newsletter 23 Autumn item /6/24 Socio-Legal Newsletter 24 Spring item /6/25 Socio-Legal Newsletter 25 Summer item /6/26 Socio-Legal Newsletter 26 Dec item /6/27 Socio-Legal Newsletter 27 Mar item /6/28 Socio-Legal Newsletter 28 Jul item /6/29 Socio-Legal Newsletter 29 Nov item /6/30 Socio-Legal Newsletter 30 Apr item /6/31 Socio-Legal Newsletter 31 Aug item /6/32 Socio-Legal Newsletter 32 Nov item /6/33 Socio-Legal Newsletter 33 Mar item /6/34 Socio-Legal Newsletter 34 Jul item /6/35 Socio-Legal Newsletter 35 Nov item

11 /6/36 Socio-Legal Newsletter 36 Mar item /6/37 Socio-Legal Newsletter 37 Summer item /6/38 Socio-Legal Newsletter 38 Winter item /6/39 Socio-Legal Newsletter 39 Spring item /6/40 Socio-Legal Newsletter 40 Summer item /6/41 Socio-Legal Newsletter 41 Winter item /6/42 Socio-Legal Newsletter 42 Spring item /6/43 Socio-Legal Newsletter 43 Summer item /6/44 Socio-Legal Newsletter 44 Winter item /6/45 Socio-Legal Newsletter 45 Spring item /6/46 Socio-Legal Newsletter 46 Summer item /6/47 Socio-Legal Newsletter 47 Winter item /6/48 Socio-Legal Newsletter 48 Spring item /6/49 Socio-Legal Newsletter 49 Summer item /6/50 Socio-Legal Newsletter 50 Autumn/Winter item /6/51 Socio-Legal Newsletter 51 Spring item /6/52 Socio-Legal Newsletter 52 Summer item /6/53 Socio-Legal Newsletter 53 Autumn/Winter item /6/54 Socio-Legal Newsletter 54 Spring item /6/55 Socio-Legal Newsletter 55 Summer item /6/56 Socio-Legal Newsletter 56 Autumn/Winter item /6/57 Socio-Legal Newsletter 57 Spring item /6/58 Socio-Legal Newsletter 58 Summer item /6/59 Socio-Legal Newsletter 59 - WANTING /6/60 Socio-Legal Newsletter 60 - WANTING /6/61 Socio-Legal Newsletter 61 Summer item /6/62 Socio-Legal Newsletter 62 Autumn/Winter item

12 /7: Directory, Extent and form: 9 volumes Scope and content: The Directories were compiled from forms returned by members and listed members alphabetically under institutional affiliation. Information included research interests, teaching interests, job titles and previous posts. In addition, they contain a list of the Executive Committee members, a list of past and present officers of the Association, the Constitution and the Statement of Ethical Practice. The Directories were produced from 1995 to 2006 and were replaced by the online Directory in Related material: information relating to earlier membership lists will be found in the general correspondence files at /3, as will material relating to the compilation and publishing of the directory. The Socio-Legal Research Directory (/8), records socio-legal research and interests within the UK. Reference Title Dates Extent /7/1 Directory of Members item /7/2 Directory of Members item /7/3 Directory of Members item /7/4 Directory of Members item /7/5 Directory item /7/6 Directory item /7/7 Directory item /7/8 Directory item /7/9 Directory item /7/10 Directory item

13 /8: Socio-Legal Research Directory, 1993 Extent and form: 1 volume Scope and content: the 1993 Directory was compiled by questionnaires issued to members and to all heads of department of law, criminology, sociology, social policy and administration in the UK. Its purpose was to identify socio-legal research and interests within the UK. The Directory was organised alphabetically according to surname and listed both research projects and research interests. Related material: Members research interests are record in the Directory of Members, later the Directory: see /7 Reference Title Dates Extent Notes /8/1 Socio-Legal Research Directory WANTING 1991 Copy available in Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library /8/2 Socio-Legal Research Directory item

14 /9 Publications, 1996 Extent and form: 1 item Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /9/1 Publication: Survey of postgraduate opportunities in the field of socio-legal studies, , Fully Revised 2nd Edition item Inc covering letter from Martin Partington to Nick Wikeley.

15 /10 Financial Records, Extent and form: 1 box Immediate Source of Acquisition: Records accumulated and transferred by Mary Seneviratne in her role of Treasurer, /10/1 Income and Expenditure, Extent and form: 10 items Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent 10/1/1 Income and Expenditure 1993/ item 10/1/2 Income and Expenditure 1994/ item 10/1/3 Income and Expenditure 1995/ item 10/1/4 Income and Expenditure 1996/ item 10/1/5 Income and Expenditure 1997/ item 10/1/6 Income and Expenditure 1998/1999 and Treasurer's item Report 10/1/7 signed Income and Expenditure 1999/2000 and item Treasurer's Report 10/1/8 signed Income and Expenditure 2000/2001 and item Treasurer's Report 10/1/9 signed Income and Expenditure 2001/2002 and Treasurer's Report item 10/1/10 signed Income and Expenditure 2002/2003 and Treasurer's Report item /10/2 Annual Financial Records, Extent and form: 4 folders System of arrangement: Items were grouped in bundles and folders according to financial year. Appraisal: bank statements, cheque books, and invoices were deaccessioned as having little informational value. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /10/2/1 Account information bundle /10/2/1/1 Handwritten accounts for bundle 1/3/2001 to /10/2/1/2 Oxford University Press sheets Summary of sales and

16 Author Statement, April to September 2001 /10/2/1/3 Ashgate Publishing remittance advice re Legal Frontiers /10/2/2 File: Accounts Financial Year /10/2/2/1 Handwritten accounts for 1/3/2002 to 28/2/2003 /10/2/2/2 Correspondence re finances for Housing Law Reform Conference /10/2/2/3 Conference 2002 Expenditure and breakdown of figures /10/2/2/4 Oxford University Press Author Statement, October 2001-March 2002 /10/2/2/5 Oxford University Press Author Statement, April September item bundle bundle item item royalties for Reader on Law of Business Enterprise; Reader on Punishment; Criminal Justice; Reader on Family Law; Reader on Administrative Law; Resourcing Civil Justice; and Reader on Environmental Law item Summary of sales and royalties for Reader on Law of Business Enterprise; Reader on Punishment; Criminal Justice; Reader on Family Law; Reader on Administrative Law; Resourcing Civil Justice; and Reader on Environmental Law item Summary of sales and royalties for Reader on Law of Business Enterprise; Reader on Punishment; Criminal Justice; Reader on Family Law; Reader on Administrative Law; Resourcing Civil Justice; and Reader on Environmental Law bundle /10/2/3 Account information /10/2/3/1 Handwritten accounts for bundle 1-3/2003 to /10/2/3/2 Oxford University Press sheets Summary of sales and

17 Author Statement, April to September2003 /10/2/3/3 Oxford University Press Author Statement, October Mar 2003 /10/2/3/ Conference accounts bundle royalties for Reader on Law of Business Enterprise; Reader on Punishment and Reader on Environmental Law sheets Summary of sales and royalties for Reader on Law of Business Enterprise; Reader on Punishment; Reader on Criminal Justice; Reader on Family Law; Reader on Administrative Law; Resourcing Civil Justice; and Reader on Environmental Law /10/3 Loose financial records, Extent and form: 8 items Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /10/3/1 Payments register exercise book /10/3/2 Payments to [bank account] item /10/3/3 Oxford University Press Author Statement, October 1998-March sheets Summary of sales and royalties for Reader on Law of Business Enterprise; Reader on Punishment; Criminal Justice; Reader on Family Law; Reader on Administrative Law; Resourcing Civil Justice; and Reader on Environmental

18 Law /10/3/4 General administrative correspondence re finance /10/3/5 Handwritten accounts for 1/3/2000 to 28/2/2001 /10/3/6 Conference Expenditure /10/3/7 Papers re FEMLAW (Feminist Legal Network Website) /10/3/8 Financial Overview 1993/ bundle item item folder item Broken down according to income and expenditure, conferences, membership and newsletter 1993/ /2000/ Handwritten figures for newsletter 2000/ /2003. /10/4 Research Grant papers, Extent and form: 3 folders Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent /10/4/1 Research Grants Scheme application forms, /10/4/2 Research Grants Scheme application forms, folder folder /10/4/3 Research Grants Report item

19 /10/5 Papers distributed to the Executive Committee and collated by Mary Seneviratne, 21 st century Extent and form: 3 items Scope and contents: items gathered together by Mary Seneviratne in her capacity as Treasurer and marked up as Miscellaneous Information. Research Grants Report also found with this material has been catalogued as /10/4/3, Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent /10/5/1 Report: Distribution of Directories [21st century] 1 item /10/5/2 Proposal to Host 2005 Summer Institute [c2004?]] 1 item /10/5/3 Correspondence and Response to Consultation on Research Training issued by the National Centre for Research Methods, stablished by the ESRC on Research Training folder

20 /11 Conference planning papers, Extent and form: 5 items Scope and contents: Papers relating to conference planning. System of arrangement: Material transferred by various members of the Executive Committee and assembled during cataloguing. Related Material: See /5 for conference literature. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /11/1 Annual Conference 2002: [2001?] 1 item Conference bid on behalf of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth /11/2 Annual Conference item Conference bid on behalf of the Nottingham Trent University; booking and sponsorship forms; circular letter to potential exhibitors and publishers. /11/3 Conference proposal [2003?] 1 item 2004: Socio-legal Studies Association Annual Conference 6th - 8th April 2004 /11/4 File: 2007 Kent file Conference /11/5 File: proposals and associated correspondence for hosting 2015, 2016 and 2017 conferences; correspondence and agendas for conferences file

21 /12 Papers relating to the 2014 REF, Extent and form: 1 file Immediate Source of Acquisition: transferred by Rosemary Hunter in Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent /12/1 File: REF file

22 /13 Philip Thomas s papers as a member of, Extent and form: 9 items System of arrangement: original order retained. Immediate Source of Acquisition: Transferred by Caroline Black,Law School, Cardiff University to Rosemary Hunter in 2014 and marked up as More material for from JLS files. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /13/1 Papers from the bundle Socio-Legal Group /13/2 Agenda and papers bundle for Meeting 9 February 1990 /13/3 Correspondence between, Economic and Social Research Council and Philip Thomas, Cardiff School of Law bundle Inc correspondence re forthcoming ESRC review of Socio-Legal Studies and research project looking at crime, insecurity and order in contemporary Britain. /13/4 Summary of Socio item Legal Postgraduate Conference 1991 /13/5 Membership report item 1992 /13/6 Circulars from items to Philip Thomas /13/7 Correspondence between, Economic and Social Research Council and Philip Thomas, Cardiff School of Law bundle /13/8 /13/9 Papers re founding of the Socio-Legal Studies Association Quotation for producing newsletter bundle Inc minutes of the steering group, July [1989] and 3 October [1989]; letters to Philip Thomas re newsletter; and discussions re funding item

23 /14 Executive Committee minutes, [collated by Philip Thomas?], Extent and form: 9 folders Scope and Content: Committee Meeting papers, probably collated by Philip Thomas. Immediate Source of Acquisition: Transferred by Caroline Black,Law School, Cardiff University to Rosemary Hunter in 2014 and marked up as Material for from JLS files. Possibly collated by Philip Thomas. Related Material: Executive Committee Minutes are also found at /1, /15 and /16. Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /14/1 Committee Meeting papers, folder Meeting held 16/5/1990 Agenda, supporting documents and correspondence. Inc Minutes for meeting held 9/2/1990 and Association Objectives Meeting held 28/6/1990 Agenda and minutes for meeting held 16/5/1990. Meeting held 24/9/1990 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 28/ /14/2 /14/3 Committee Meeting papers, 1991 Committee Meeting papers, folder Meeting held 11/1/1991 Agenda, and minutes for meeting held 24/9/1990. Meeting held 25/3/1991 supporting documents and minutes for meeting held 11/1/1991 Meeting held 14/6/1991 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 25/3/1991. Meeting held 27/9/ supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 14/6/ folder Meeting held 6/1/1992 Agenda, and minutes for meeting held 27/9/1991. Meeting held 13/4/1992 Agenda, supporting documents and minutes for meeting held 6/1/1992; inc draft

24 /14/4 /14/5 /14/6 /14/7 Committee Meeting papers, 1993 Committee Meeting papers, 1994 Committee Meeting papers, 1995 Executive Committee Meeting papers, 1996 Statement of Ethical Practice. Meeting held 15/7/1992 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 13/4/1992. Meeting held 5/11/1992- Agenda supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 15/7/ folder Meeting held 12/1/1993 Agenda, and supporting papers. Meeting held 30/3/1993 Agenda, supporting documents and minutes for meeting held 12/1/1993. Meeting held 8/6/1993 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 30/3/1993. Minutes of meeting held 8 June folder Meeting held 27/1/1994 Agenda, supporting documents, minutes and minutes for meeting held 12/1/1993. Meeting held 19/5/1994 Agenda, supporting documents and minutes for AGM held on 28/3/1994 Meeting held 20/10/1994 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes for meeting held 19/5/ folder Meeting held 25/1/1995 Agenda, supporting documents, minutes and minutes for meeting held 20/10/1994. Meeting held 18/5/1995 Agenda, supporting documents and minutes for meeting held on 3/1/1995; and draft AGM minutes held on 28/3/1995 Meeting held 7/7/1995 Agenda, and minutes for meeting held 18/5/1995 Meeting held 7/7/1995 minutes Meeting held 19/10/1995 agenda, supporting papers and minutes folder Minutes of meeting 25/1/1996

25 /14/8 /14/9 Executive Committee Meeting papers, 1997 Executive Committee Meeting papers, 1998 Minutes of meeting 16/5/1996 Agenda of meeting 19/9/1996 Agenda for meeting 18/9/ folder Meeting held 16/1/1997 Agenda and supporting papers Meeting held 15/5/1997 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes of meeting held 16/1/1997 Meeting held 25/9/1997 Agenda, supporting papers and minutes of meeting held 15/5/ folder Meeting held 22/1/1998 Agenda, supporting documents and minutes of meeting held 25/9/1997 Meeting held 14/5/1997 Agenda and minutes of meeting held 22/1/1998 Meeting held 17/9/1998 agenda and minutes of meeting held 14/5/1998 Minutes of meeting held 17/9/1998

26 /15 Executive Committee papers, collated by Nick Wikeley, Extent and form: 4 folders Scope and contents: papers received by Prof Nick Wikeley as a member of the Executive Committee, including minutes and agendas as well as general correspondence. Prof Wikeley stood down from the Committee at the beginning of System of arrangement: material was received as a single set of papers which were in rough chronological order according to year. For ease of use, this has been split into years during cataloguing, whilst retaining the original order. Some documents are not dated and the order in which they are presented is the primary indicator of date and context. Related Material: : Executive Committee Minutes are also found at /1, /14, and /16. Contents List: Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /15/1 Executive Committee papers, bundle Inc agenda for 7/7/1995 Executive Committee Meeting and supporting papers inc minutes of 18/5/1995 meeting, feedback from the 1995 Annual Conference, Income and Expenditure; Agenda for 18/5/1995 meeting, minutes for 3/2/1995; AGM 1995 minutes; AGM 1994 Minutes; Minutes 3/2/1995; /15/2 /15/3 Executive Committee papers, 1995 Executive Committee papers, 1996 Minutes 20/10/ bundle Inc minutes for 19/10/1995; 1995 Annual Conference accounts; agenda for 19/10/1995 meeting; agenda paper on future policy for the Newsletter; minutes for 7/7/1995; papers re revision of the constitution; various correspondence bundle Inc minutes for 18/9/1996; agenda for 19/9/1996; agenda and supporting documents for 1/4/1996; minutes and supporting documents for 1996 AGM; accounts for 1996 conference; membership

27 /15/4 Executive Committee papers, 1997 report [possibly delivered at 19/9/1996 meeting]; minutes for 16/5/1996; programme for ISA/Law and Society Conference, Strathclyde July 1996; agenda for 16/5/1996 meeting; copy of membership application form; agenda for 25/1/1995 meeting bundle Inc membership secretary report [possibly produced for meeting on 16/1/1997]; agenda for 16/1/1997.

28 /16 Executive Committee Meeting papers, collated by Rosemary Hunter, Extent and form: 5 folders Scope and contents: papers collated by Rosemary Hunter. System of Arrangement: originally received as two folders Exec Minutes and Exec Meetings , these have been repackaged according to year, retaining the original order of the documents, in order to make access and retrieval easier. Appraisal: CVs for the role of Postgraduate representative were deaccessioned as having no archival value. Immediate source of acquisition: Transferred to IALS by Rosemary Hunter in Related Material: : Executive Committee Minutes are also found at /1, /14, and /15. Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Contents /16/1 Executive Committee Meeting papers, folder Meeting held 15/05/2008: Agenda and supporting documents, inc minutes for meeting held 17/1/2008 Meeting held 25/09/2008: Agenda and supporting documents, inc minutes for meeting held 15/5/2008 /16/2 /16/3 /16/4 Executive Committee Meeting papers, 2009 Executive Committee Meeting papers, 2010 Executive Committee Meeting papers, folder Meeting held 15/01/2009: Agenda and supporting documents, inc minutes 25/9/2009 Meeting held 13/05/2009: Agenda and supporting documents, inc minutes 15/1/2009 [labelled 2008] Meeting held 23/09/2009: Agenda and supporting documents, inc minutes 14/5/ folder Meeting held 14/01/2010: Agenda and supporting documents, inc draft minutes 23/9/2009 Meeting held 13/05/2010: Minutes Agenda and supporting documents, inc Minutes for 14/1/2010 Meeting held 22/09/2010: Minutes, Agenda and supporting documents folder Meeting held 20/01/2011: Agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence, inc minutes 22/9/2010. Annotated.

29 /16/5 Executive Committee Meeting papers, 2012 Meeting held 19/05/2011: Agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence, inc minutes 20/01/2011. Annotated. Meeting held 15/09/2011: Agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence, inc minutes 19/5/2011. Heavily annotated folder Meeting held 18/01/2012: Agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence, inc minutes 15/9/2011. Heavily annotated. Papers re HEA/JISC Grant Funding 03/12 Meeting held 05/04/2012: Agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence, inc minutes 18/1/2012. Heavily annotated. Meeting held 20/09/2012: Agenda, supporting documents and related correspondence, inc Minutes 5/4/2012. Heavily annotated.