Minute book, June 1932 - November 1935

Begins with the establishment of the Society in June 1932. Agreed to set up committees to deal with a) anthropological survey of Scotland b) folk-lore c) dialect d) comparative religion e) general ethnology f) propaganda. The society looked to integrate with kindred learned and scientific societies and any societies where an alliance was formed would become honorary members of the Society. The Society co-operated with the Ethnic Research Society, the Folk Lore Society, The Royal Celtic Society and it set up various committees to deal with particular areas such as establishment of a Scottish Folk Museum, the Northern European Archive.

The Society were gifted pamphlets, papers and some books from the library of Sir Everard im Thurn. Lady im Thurn also gifted some articles of furniture and water-colour drawings. An annual memorial lecture for Sir Everard im Thurn was instituted. The Society set up an Im Thurn Fund to fund publications and an Annual Memorial Lecture.

The establishment of a Department of Anthropology in the joint control of the Free Church College and the Society was approved in 1934 and a Committee was set up to deal with it. The remit of the remit of the Standing Committee in Anthropological Teaching is noted.

In August 1934 the Society received a letter from the Irish Folklore Society regarding John Francis Campbell's unpublished manuscripts and requesting the Society's help in publishing three volumes of the translated manuscripts. At the time, the manuscripts had already been translated by Mr J G Mckay and two of the three volumes were ready for publication. The Society sent out letters to various organisations to promote the need for the publication of the manuscripts called The Campbell of Islay MSS Committee was set up to deal with it. Prof MacLean, Walton and Rose and Mr Gair were given the task of editing the manuscripts.