Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- Created 1953-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
approx 3600 files
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Chelsea College became a School of the University of London in 1966. Originally founded in 1891 as the South-Western Polytechnic, later Chelsea Polytechnic (1922), the college became a designated college of advanced technology (as Chelsea College of Science and Technology) in 1957. In 1966 the college became a School of the University of London, and in 1971 the renamed Chelsea College was formally incorporated into the University of London. Following the merger in 1985 with King's College London and Queen Elizabeth College, the personnel functions of all three colleges were integrated in a single department which took responsibility for the staff and reported to the College Secretary.
Repository
Archival history
Few of the Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files have survived before 1960, as many were destroyed prior to the merger in 1985.
GB 0100 KCLCA CA/FP, CA/RC Created 1953-1985 Sub-fonds of King's College London Archives approx 3600 files Chelsea College Personnel Department
Chelsea College became a School of the University of London in 1966. Originally founded in 1891 as the South-Western Polytechnic, later Chelsea Polytechnic (1922), the college became a designated college of advanced technology (as Chelsea College of Science and Technology) in 1957. In 1966 the college became a School of the University of London, and in 1971 the renamed Chelsea College was formally incorporated into the University of London. Following the merger in 1985 with King's College London and Queen Elizabeth College, the personnel functions of all three colleges were integrated in a single department which took responsibility for the staff and reported to the College Secretary.
Few of the Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files have survived before 1960, as many were destroyed prior to the merger in 1985.
Records from Chelsea College were transferred to King's College London in 1985.
Records comprise Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files, 1953-1985 (CA/FPC), Academic staff files, 1960-1985 (CA/FPA), Personal record cards, 1977-1985 (CA/RC). On the admission of the College as a school of the University of London in 1966, staff were retained in post and staff files transferred with them. The Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files include porters, catering and kitchen staff, laboratory and research technicians, cleaners, service engineers, clerks, hall managers, secretaries, library staff, carpenters, administrative assistants, computer programmers and operators, research students and assistants.
Records comprise three series of Chelsea College staff records: Academic staff files, Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files, and Personal record cards. The records are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the member of staff. The year given is the date when the member of staff left the College.
Subject to an eighty year closure period, but may be consulted by members of the College with the permission of the head of the Personnel Department.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English
Detailed catalogues are available in hard copy in the reading room of the College Archives.
The college archives also hold personnel records of King's College London, Academic staff files, 1900-1999 (KA/FPA), Manual and Technical staff files, 1903, 1932-1995 (KA/FPT), Clerical and Secretarial staff files, 1920-1998 (KA/FPC), Queen Elizabeth College Manual and Technical staff files, 1919-1985 (QA/FPT), Academic and related Academic staff files, 1909-1985 (QA/FPA), Clerical and Secretarial staff files, 1922-1985 (QA/FPC); King's College London Library staff files, 1957-1998 (KAL/FD).
Policy files, 1927-1955 (ref: LCC/EO/HFE/5/33-43, 190-193, 266), Education Committee: Further and Higher Education Sub-Committee papers (ILEA/CL/Min/16), are held at London Metropolitan Archives.
March 2000 Chelsea College Chelsea College of Science and Technology Chelsea College , Personnel Department Chelsea Polytechnic Conditions of employment Educational levels Educational personnel Higher education Higher education institutions Leave Personnel management Recruitment Retirement Universities Wages Organization and administration Personnel People by occupation Health services administration People Public administration Government Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records from Chelsea College were transferred to King's College London in 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records comprise Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files, 1953-1985 (CA/FPC), Academic staff files, 1960-1985 (CA/FPA), Personal record cards, 1977-1985 (CA/RC). On the admission of the College as a school of the University of London in 1966, staff were retained in post and staff files transferred with them. The Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files include porters, catering and kitchen staff, laboratory and research technicians, cleaners, service engineers, clerks, hall managers, secretaries, library staff, carpenters, administrative assistants, computer programmers and operators, research students and assistants.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records comprise three series of Chelsea College staff records: Academic staff files, Clerical, Secretarial, Manual and Technical staff files, and Personal record cards. The records are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the member of staff. The year given is the date when the member of staff left the College.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Subject to an eighty year closure period, but may be consulted by members of the College with the permission of the head of the Personnel Department.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. 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
The college archives also hold personnel records of King's College London, Academic staff files, 1900-1999 (KA/FPA), Manual and Technical staff files, 1903, 1932-1995 (KA/FPT), Clerical and Secretarial staff files, 1920-1998 (KA/FPC), Queen Elizabeth College Manual and Technical staff files, 1919-1985 (QA/FPT), Academic and related Academic staff files, 1909-1985 (QA/FPA), Clerical and Secretarial staff files, 1922-1985 (QA/FPC); King's College London Library staff files, 1957-1998 (KAL/FD).
Finding aids
Detailed catalogues are available in hard copy in the reading room of the College Archives.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Policy files, 1927-1955 (ref: LCC/EO/HFE/5/33-43, 190-193, 266), Education Committee: Further and Higher Education Sub-Committee papers (ILEA/CL/Min/16), are held at London Metropolitan Archives.
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Notes area
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Subject access points
- Personnel management » Conditions of employment
- Educational levels
- Educational personnel
- Educational levels » Higher education
- Higher education institutions
- Personnel management » Leave
- Personnel management
- Personnel management » Recruitment
- Personnel management » Retirement
- Higher education institutions » Universities
- Personnel management » Wages
- Personnel
- Government » Public administration
- Government
- Educational institutions
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Description control area
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English