| Description | Hand-written index to and abstracts from minutes of University College Bristol Council and Local Executive Committee meetings. These are organised by department as well as topics and concerns. Each entry contains abstracts of related matters discussed, with an index to which meeting minutes (meeting number and year) the abstract appears in.
Topics and concerns include 'Special Gifts', 'Paid Officials' and 'Advertisements'. Also includes 28 departments including: Chemical Department, French Department, Botanical Department, Law Department, Geological Department, and Medical School. Minutes summaries briefly cover administrative functions covered in meetings: appointment and resignation of staff and their salaries, purchasing of equipment and premises, setting courses and fees, and other day-to-day running of the departments and university.
Includes mention of Chairman F.N. Budd appointing Lewis Fry as Vice-Chairman, Sept 4 1878 as well as a list of council members 1876-1883. |