Series 7: Membership, 1880-2006

This series encompasses materials relating to keeping records of members and potential members, including council books and membership address records. Also present are special files on members, containing information such as curriculum vitae or special honors conferred.

Up to 1927, there exists a set of records for Minutes of Council, which record the process of choosing new members, who were referred to as "Fellows" until 1957. It is presumed that this process was coupled with the minutes of yearly meetings in later years. Since these pre-1928 books consist mostly of listed names and notes on the character and career of candidates, they are placed with the Membership series. Post-1927 Council Minutes are filed among the Minutes series by year.