GB 0100 KCLCA 1996 CDE, 1997 CDE - Chelsea College Department of Electrical Engineering Records

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Reference code

GB 0100 KCLCA 1996 CDE, 1997 CDE

Title

Chelsea College Department of Electrical Engineering Records

Date(s)

  • 1968-1996 (Creation)

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39 boxes

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Biographical history

Classes in Physics and Electrical Engineering were made available at the South-Western Polytechnic from 1895. The two disciplines were separated in 1906 and in 1918 the Departments of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering were transferred to Battersea Polytechnic. An Engineering Science course in Electronics was reintroduced in 1967 at the successor to the South-Western/Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology. This Department of Electronics then merged with King's College London Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering in 1985. It is now known as the Department of Electronic Engineering, and is part of the Division of Engineering within the School of Physical Sciences and Engineering at King's College London.

Archival history

GB 0100 KCLCA 1996 CDE, 1997 CDE 1968-1996 Sub-fonds of King's College London Archives 39 boxes Chelsea Polytechnic , Department of Electrical Engineering
Chelsea College of Science and Technology , Department of Electrical Engineering
Chelsea College , Department of Electrical Engineering
Classes in Physics and Electrical Engineering were made available at the South-Western Polytechnic from 1895. The two disciplines were separated in 1906 and in 1918 the Departments of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering were transferred to Battersea Polytechnic. An Engineering Science course in Electronics was reintroduced in 1967 at the successor to the South-Western/Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology. This Department of Electronics then merged with King's College London Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering in 1985. It is now known as the Department of Electronic Engineering, and is part of the Division of Engineering within the School of Physical Sciences and Engineering at King's College London.

John E Pearson, student and lecturer at Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College and King's College, 1954-1996, transferred the records to King's College Archives in 1996.

Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology and Chelsea College Department of Electrical Engineering Records, 1968-1996. This series comprises correspondence with overseas research workers, 1990-1996; rough and fair copy teaching notes and handouts for students on courses taught by John Pearson and others on electronic devices, electromagnetism, circuits and control systems, microwave engineering and communications theory, 1972-1995; tape recordings of lectures on electronic devices, [1975]; Departmental research reports, 1989-1995; papers concerning a reunion of Chelsea Electronics graduates, 1985; incomplete set of examination question papers in Electronics and related disciplines, 1968-1993; group photographs of graduates, 1970-1980, 1985-1986, 1989, 1995; histories of the Electronics Department and other memorabilia, 1977-1978.

Boxed in the order in which the collection was received.

Administrative records are generally subject to a thirty year closure period from the date of leaving.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to appropriate College staff. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English

A descriptive list of the contents of the records is available for consultation in the King's College London Archive reading room.

King's College London Archives: Papers of John Pearson (Ref: C/PP3); Chelsea College Department of Electronic Engineering Student Records (Ref: KCLCA 1996 CDE CDE/FP, CDE/FP(W), CDE/FPPG, CDE/FPPG(W)); King's College London School of Physical Sciences and Engineering Student files (Ref: KCLCA SPSE/FP).

Entry compiled by Geoff Browell. National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000. February 2002 Chelsea College , Department of Electrical Engineering Chelsea College of Science and Technology , Department of Electrical Engineering Chelsea Polytechnic , Department of Electrical Engineering Communication technology Educational evaluation Electrical engineering Electromagnetism Examinations Exceptional students Foreign students Information technology Lectures (teaching method) Magnetism Pearson , John Edward , b 1930 , electrical engineer Recordings Sound recordings Student evaluation Students Teaching materials Teaching methods Technical education University students Written examinations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

John E Pearson, student and lecturer at Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College and King's College, 1954-1996, transferred the records to King's College Archives in 1996.

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Scope and content

Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology and Chelsea College Department of Electrical Engineering Records, 1968-1996. This series comprises correspondence with overseas research workers, 1990-1996; rough and fair copy teaching notes and handouts for students on courses taught by John Pearson and others on electronic devices, electromagnetism, circuits and control systems, microwave engineering and communications theory, 1972-1995; tape recordings of lectures on electronic devices, [1975]; Departmental research reports, 1989-1995; papers concerning a reunion of Chelsea Electronics graduates, 1985; incomplete set of examination question papers in Electronics and related disciplines, 1968-1993; group photographs of graduates, 1970-1980, 1985-1986, 1989, 1995; histories of the Electronics Department and other memorabilia, 1977-1978.

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Boxed in the order in which the collection was received.

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Conditions governing access

Administrative records are generally subject to a thirty year closure period from the date of leaving.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to appropriate College staff. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

King's College London Archives: Papers of John Pearson (Ref: C/PP3); Chelsea College Department of Electronic Engineering Student Records (Ref: KCLCA 1996 CDE CDE/FP, CDE/FP(W), CDE/FPPG, CDE/FPPG(W)); King's College London School of Physical Sciences and Engineering Student files (Ref: KCLCA SPSE/FP).

Finding aids

A descriptive list of the contents of the records is available for consultation in the King's College London Archive reading room.

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King's College London College Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000.

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  • English

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