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- 1989-2002 (ongoing) (Creation)
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approximately 1/2 linear metre
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Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design was formed in 1989 by the merger of the Central School of Art and Design and St Martin's School of Art. Both were constituent colleges of the London Institute which had been formed in 1986 by the Inner London Education Authority associating its art schools and specialist colleges of printing, fashion and distributive trades into a collegiate structure. In 1999 the Drama Centre London, founded in 1962, merged with Central Saint Martins, adding performing arts to the range of courses offered by the College.
Central Saint Martins comprises three Schools; Art, Fashion and Textiles and Graphic and Industrial Design, with approximately 450 to 700 students within each school. The College operates on two major sites, on Charing Cross Road, Soho and Southampton Row, Holborn.
Archival history
GB 2753 Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design 1989-2002 (ongoing) Collection (fonds) approximately 1/2 linear metre Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design was formed in 1989 by the merger of the Central School of Art and Design and St Martin's School of Art. Both were constituent colleges of the London Institute which had been formed in 1986 by the Inner London Education Authority associating its art schools and specialist colleges of printing, fashion and distributive trades into a collegiate structure. In 1999 the Drama Centre London, founded in 1962, merged with Central Saint Martins, adding performing arts to the range of courses offered by the College.
Central Saint Martins comprises three Schools; Art, Fashion and Textiles and Graphic and Industrial Design, with approximately 450 to 700 students within each school. The College operates on two major sites, on Charing Cross Road, Soho and Southampton Row, Holborn.
Created and retained by Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design.
Records of Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 1989-2002, comprising prospectuses for 1989-2004; postgraduate degree and research directory for 2002-2003; material relating to degree shows, 1989-2002.
The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
Researchers wishing to consult the archives should make written application to the Administrator, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Museum and Study Collection, Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AP.
Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Administrator.
English
The records are unlisted.
The Museum and Study Collection also holds records of the Central School of Art and Design, [1896]-1987 and St Martin's School of Art, 1884-[1987]. Plans of the Southampton Row building are held at London Metropolitan Archives.
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. October 2002 Art education Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design Cultural education Exhibitions Fine arts Handicrafts Higher education institutions Students Vocational schools Educational institutions
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Created and retained by Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design.
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Records of Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, 1989-2002, comprising prospectuses for 1989-2004; postgraduate degree and research directory for 2002-2003; material relating to degree shows, 1989-2002.
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The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
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Conditions governing access
Researchers wishing to consult the archives should make written application to the Administrator, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Museum and Study Collection, Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AP.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Administrator.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English
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The Museum and Study Collection also holds records of the Central School of Art and Design, [1896]-1987 and St Martin's School of Art, 1884-[1987]. Plans of the Southampton Row building are held at London Metropolitan Archives.
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The records are unlisted.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English