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History
It was founded in 1865 as a society for the promotion of microscopy
When it was evicted from 20 Hanover Square in 1919, its collection of books was moved to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington
It continues to be a Society for amateur and professional microscopy, and is a registered charity
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What was reforming about it?
It was only the second organisation of its kind in the world (after the Royal Microscopy Society, founded in 1839), and was considerably more informal
Where in Bloomsbury
Its early meetings were held at University College London, until the Society moved to its own premises at 20 Hanover Square (by 1895)
Website of current institution
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Books about it
The Third Annual Quekett Dinner ... With an Account of the Origin and Progress of the Quekett Microscopical Club (1878)
B. M. Davidson, ‘50 Years of Club Life, 1940–1990,’ Quekett Journal of Microscopy, vol. 37 (1994)
It has published its journal, The Quekett Journal of Microscopy, since 1868; digital copies are available for purchase from the Society
Archives
A copy of its printed Prospectus and By-laws (undated) is held at the Royal Society, ref. RS2/Volume 14/106-107; details are available online via Access to Archives (opens in new window)
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