| Description | Minutes of meetings of the University College Bristol Council, signed by the Chairman. Include minutes of the Annual General Meetings of the Governors, (usually taking place in November or early December), incorporating the Annual Report by Council to the Governors. These minutes chronicle the establishment and administration of the College including advertisement for the post of Principal (p49, 26 July 1877); building work (p111, 20 November 1878); appointment of the Registrar (p147, 30 June 1880); draft prospectus of courses 1881-1882 (p174). Also includes later minutes of the Finance Committee; request from Silvanus P Thompson for Physics equipment, October 1882 (p224); and conditions for incorporation of the Bristol Medical School into University College, Bristol, May 1884 (p287). Reports of Council include information on student numbers, and results of examinations |