Minutes of meetings of the Council, including the following selected entries: the decision to offer £375 to
Gilbert Spencer in settlement of his claim over the alleged loss of his picture entitled ‘Mrs Christopher Gardner’, 14 January 1969, confirmation of payment plus costs, 11 March 1969 and further, 20 May - 10 June 1969; and consideration of the memorandum of the Secretary,
Sidney Hutchison, on the Royal Academy’s finances as at 31 August 1969, proposing various means of increasing annual income, which was insufficient to cover traditional commitments, 14 October 1969.