The WS Society Heritage Portal

History, Conservation and Research

The history of the WS Society and Signet Library

The history of the WS Society and Signet Library was first officially recorded in the 1890 History of the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet. Extracts from this and later editions, along with a select bibliography of other published accounts can be found at this link.

Conservation and research

The WS Society/Signet Library has an ongoing programme of materials conservation and research. Completed projects include:

The WS Society Almanacs Collection
Bringing Patrick Geddes’s Evergreen Back to Life