The Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, generally known as the Thoroton Society, is
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...
’s principal historical and archaeological society. It was established in 1897, and takes its name from Dr
Robert Thoroton
Dr Robert Thoroton (4 October 1623 – c. 21 November 1678) was an English antiquary, mainly remembered for his county history, ''The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire'' (1677).
Life
Thoroton belonged to an old Nottinghamshire family, which took it ...
who published the first
county history
English county histories, in other words historical and topographical (or "Chorography, chorographical") works concerned with individual ancient counties of England, were produced by antiquarians from the late 16th century onwards. The content was ...
of Nottinghamshire in 1677. It is a registered charity.
Aims
To promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history, archaeology and antiquities of Nottinghamshire, and to support local research and conservation.
Governance
The society is governed by the Officers and Council of the Thoroton Society elected at the Annual General Meeting. The current president is Adrian Henstock BA DAA FRHistS.
Publications
The society has two main series of publications:
*The ''Transactions of the Thoroton Society'' – published annually since 1897. The ''Transactions'' contain articles and reports describing the results of research into aspects of local history and archaeology.
*Thoroton Society Record Series – a
monographic series
Monographic series (alternatively, monographs in series) are scholarly and scientific books released in successive volumes, each of which is structured like a separate book or scholarly monograph.
Semantics
In general books that are released se ...
published occasionally since 1903. 47 volumes had been published by 2014. The Society functions as the
record society
A text publication society is a learned society which publishes (either as its sole function, or as a principal function) scholarly editions of old works of historical or literary interest, or archival documents. In addition to full texts, a text p ...
for Nottinghamshire, and in this series publishes historical documents of significance for the county's history.
References
Further reading
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History of Nottinghamshire
Regional and local learned societies of the United Kingdom
1897 establishments in England
History organisations based in the United Kingdom
Archaeology of England
Charities based in Nottinghamshire
Organizations established in 1897
Text publication societies
Archaeological organizations