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Here Too, a Connecting Honorary Secretary ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2016 02 RHS NEWSLETTER • NOV 2016 PRESIDENTIAL LETTER PETER MANDLER It must be conventional to offer in my valedictory Presidential letter a survey of the ‘achievements’ of the Society during my four-year term, closing with some predictions (or warnings?) of what is to face my successor But, whether out of voluntary labour – civic- I was elected a Fellow of cowardice or modesty minded, unremunerated, the Society in February or some other unknown idealistic, pragmatic and 1992, shortly after the psychological factor, I’ve (appropriate to an historical publication of my first chosen a different course. society) both backward- and book in 1990 (a standard This month marks not only forward-looking – which is qualifying criterion), and the end of my term but also necessary for it to maintain just a few months after the end of a longer period its representative function I had returned to live in of office-holding in the and its ability to gauge and the UK after an absence Society. Over the course respond to the needs of the of 13 years, taking up a of more than 20 years, community of historians. permanent position at what I’ve seen many changes, Fortunately we also have a was then the City of London crises, improvements, skeleton crew of paid staff, Polytechnic. My sponsors modest achievements, a loyal and meticulous and (you needed two then) were few triumphs – but what hardworking, who maintain Alice Prochaska, Secretary will remain longest in the the core administrative of the Institute of Historical memory is none of these, functions of the Society Research, and Roland but rather the people and sustain the institutional Quinault, whom some years alongside whom I’ve worked. memory, and they will figure later I would succeed as In the end, the lifeblood here too, a connecting Honorary Secretary. My first of this learned society sinew for everything else. proper job for the Society is the continuing flow of began in 1995 when I was 03 appointed to the editorial personalities, as well as frying pan only by jumping board of the Studies in those immaculate agendas, into the fire. Peter History monograph series, for years to come. The Marshall rang me up now coming to the end of board was then small – six early in 1998 to ask me its successful run of over 40 people – and three of its if I would consider taking years. Though at that point members, Martin Daunton up the post of Honorary I had already served on the (the convenor) and Colin Secretary in succession to Anglo-American Historical Jones, plus me, would be Roland Quinault. I must Committee (which organized future Presidents of the have shown some aptitude the Institute of Historical Society. Rees Davies, the for admin on the Studies Research’s great annual then President, sent me a board; plus I knew I conclave of historians from nice but very formal letter had the then politically both sides of the Atlantic, of appointment with stirring valuable trait of working for also recently come to the injunctions to hard work a post-1992 university. I end of an even longer run, and scholarly standards. accepted readily because I of 90 years or so), the Anyone who thinks the was finding academic life Studies board was my first internet has necessarily in London rather anomic taste of formal committee added to our burdens and wanted a more regular responsibility, with proper should see the enormous file point of contact with fellow agendas and minutes, I have of formal paperwork historians; also because Parliamentary procedure, generated by the Studies no-one could say no to and a regular roster of board in the three years I sat Peter Marshall, one of the tasks to be monitored and on it. One of the pieces of kindest and most persuasive performed. It was also my paper which I have enjoyed humans to walk this planet. first exposure to the great revisiting was the report – I It turned out to be my best administrative talents of don’t think I am revealing professional decision. As I Joy McCarthy, the Society’s confidences – by the much wrote to a friend after my Executive Secretary, who missed Tim Reuter on a MS first set of meetings (the day then ran the Society’s by Sarah Hamilton (now of the Anniversary Meeting affairs pretty much single- my colleague as Honorary in November 1998), ‘I handedly, and was at the time Treasurer), ‘of a clarity and found the whole thing in the process of wrenching originality which give it an surprisingly uplifting - first the Society from the quill- unusually high quality’. because there are a lot of and-ink into the computer But it’s not the paper that smart and reasonably well age (see her memories I treasure – it was the good socialized people about, of her own predecessor, company and generous including lots whom I would Jean Chapman, in the judgements of Martin and never see or know otherwise October 2015 newsletter: Colin and the other board (medievalists, etc.); second http://royalhistsoc.org/ members who came and because they are all so publications/newsletter/). went, and especially the responsible, and concerned Joy would be the source of cheerily astringent views to do well by the profession.’ much gossip, tips on the of Christine Linehan, then Honest! A direct quote best theatre, good sense as now the series editor. from an email (like a good on matters of procedure historian I’ve been archiving and even better sense on I escaped that particular my emails since 1996). 04 It would be invidious to stewarding and spending essentially the dogsbody who single out individuals from money in equal measure), worked with Joy to implement amongst that lot of smart Ludmilla Jordanova, Peter the decisions of President and and responsible people, but Hennessy, Sarah Tyacke, Council – had a four year term I’m going to do it anyway, David Eastwood, David at the midpoint of which the Presidency changed hands. I with sincere apologies to Cannadine. Colin Matthew was unbelievably fortunate in those I have by chance was another, and Peter exchanging in 2000 one great omitted. Peter Marshall was Marshall’s characteristically President for another – Jinty surreptitiously turning the imaginative response to his Nelson – until now (but just Society outwards, steering sudden loss was to start up now no longer) the Society’s it towards a bolder role a lecture in conjunction with only woman President. She in respect of government Gresham College in Colin’s maintained the outward- policies and relations with name, to promote the public looking direction that Peter other academic bodies, understanding of history, had set and brought her own along with a team of which dovetailed nicely with distinctive contributions of quite exceptional human and likeminded folk (something his initiative to co-sponsor intellectual intensity to the job. noted in another early email a prize for undergraduate to me from another future dissertations with History I will always remember President of the Society, Today. Both these initiatives her succinct, learned and Margot Finn) – to name a remain fixtures in our work. insightful introductions to few, Pat Thane (an unusually speakers at our public lectures sensible Treasurer, who liked At that time the Honorary Secretary – who was 05 – even for those well outside and the first year of Colin had inherited and upgraded her own fields of expertise, Jones’s, Joy’s departure Joy’s administrative you sensed at the end of and her replacement by machine; Nicola Miller her introduction that you Sue Carr, but I was getting and Mary Vincent, who had already grasped the more interested in policy took charge successively essence of the lecture to issues – stemming in part of research policy and of come – and I feel every from service on the AHRB one of our most popular time I have had to give my (pre-AHRC) Research Panel, and successful policy own introductions how far the RAE panel for the 2008 initiatives, the enquiry into short of that standard I exercise, and some IHR, gender in the historical fall. By then I was settling National Archives and British profession. Mike Hughes into my responsibilities, Library initiatives – and was made everything possible and working as part of a thus genuinely happy when with his steady, generous well-oiled machine with Colin asked me to return to hand on the fiscal tiller. Jo other officers. For some harness as Vice President, Fox professionalized our reason publications seemed with responsibility for communications – how we then to loom particularly education policy, in 2009. looked, how we spoke, to large. John Morrill and Ian whom we spoke and what Archer – two of the great Since then I have been in we said. Above all, Adam workhorses of the Society service continuously as Vice Smith was always there – were getting the RHS President and President. through thick and thin to Bibliography online. David Some old friendships solve tricky and technical Eastwood, Aled Jones and were renewed. Andrew problems, as a sounding- Andrew Pettegree were Pettegree had returned board, a planner, and, most good strategic thinkers as as Vice President for importantly, as a returning well as excellent Literary publications. Ian Archer, officer for STV elections. Directors. Ella Harris (now it seems, had never left! Colvin) was the linchpin Two further Vice Presidents, As President I had the of our relationship with Jo Innes and Margot Finn, opportunity to reach out far Cambridge University Press. combined mastery of policy beyond the Society’s own detail with immense good ranks in ways that I had not Midway through Jinty’s term sense.
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