Minutes. 23 July 1945 - 4 Mar. 1953.
The Committee was appointed to assist the Hon. Treasurer; see his 'Report for the year 1944', JRAI, vol. 75, 1945, p. 107. The following meetings took place: 23 July, 4 Sep., 27 Nov. 1945; 25 Feb., 18 and 28 Nov. 1947; 13 Feb., 2 Nov. 1948; 8 Nov. 1949; 16 Mar. 1950; 22 May 1951; 26 Mar. 1952; 4 Mar. 1953. No meetings took place in 1946 though appointments were made to the Committee; see Council minutes, 17 Sep. 1946, CM/76/1, Item 5(c). The last meeting was on 4 Mar. 1953, its report being accepted by Council on 12 Mar.; see CM/82/6, Item 4(b). Council decided on 8 Oct. 1953 that the Committee set up 'at the request of the Hon. Treasurer to advise him yearly over the Balance Sheet and Accounts of the Institute, its functions could now more usefully be fulfilled by the Committee for Liaison with the Friends of the RAI'; see CM/83/1, Item 6(b). The formation of the Friends of the RAI is reported in 'Report of the Council for the session July 1951 to June 1952', JRAI, vol. 82, 1952, pp. 91, 93. The Committee for Liaison with the Friends was superseded by the Committee on Anthropology in Industry which is recorded in 'Report of the Council for the session July 1954 to June 1955', JRAI, vol. 85, 1955, p. 215. The 'Report of the Council ... July 1958-June 1959', p. 4, JRAI, vol. 89, 1959 records the reappointment of the Committee pending a review. Council accepted the Committee pro tem on 6 Oct. 1960; see CM/90/1, Item 6. Its future was referred to the Standing Committee on 2 Nov. 1961; see CM/91/2, Item 5. On the recommendation of the latter Committee it was wound up by Council on 2 Nov. 1961; see CM/91/3, Item 4(a)(iv).
Original minutes copied on acid-free paper covering WMC/[1/2/45]-WM/82/1.
