Minute book, December 1948-June 1960

The book carries on with newspaper clippings of interest and minutes of meetings of the Society. The creation of a Glasgow branch of the Society is abandoned due to little interest. The publication of Volume II of the Campbell MSS was initiated in April 1949 but by 1950 had progressed no further due to lack of funds. The Carnegie Trust suggested that they might provide support but there are no further discussions. Prof Jackson joined the Campbell MSS Committee in place of Prof Rose. After reviewing the second volume Prof Jackson noted that it needed substantial work and suggested that it was given to the School or Scottish Studies to undertake the editing and publication. The second volume was published in 1960 through funding from the McCaig Trust and Carnegie Trust. The Society's Study Circles were discontinued at the end of 1949 and replaced with discussions on a variety of anthropological and folklore subjects. In 1950 the Society issued letters regarding its publication fund which had too little money to produce the publication of the Society's "Proceedings". After donations from members and a grant from the Carnegie Trust the publication carries on. However, membership continued to dwindle and in 1959 the Carnegie Trust stopped its grant and the Society could not afford to produce their publication, therefore ending the Society. The winding up of the Society took place after the completion of the publication of Volume II of More West Highland Tales. A letter from Alexander Fenton as Acting Hon Secretary noted that the remaining assets of the Society (with some exceptions) were to be given to the School of Scottish Studies on the understanding that they continued to hold an Im Thurn Memorial Lecture as long as the funds permitted. The oil portrait of Sir Everard im Thurn was to be offered to the Royal Geographical Society and if declined, the National Portrait Gallery. Im Thurn papers were to be given to the Royal Anthropological Institute, London.