Chelsea Polytechnic/College Chemical Department 'locker forms', 1943-1968 (Ref: CDC/FP), Department of Chemistry student record cards, [1940-1980] (Ref: CDC/FPC). Locker forms for early years contain a greater quantity of biographical data. Information typically includes name, date of entry, examination date, course proposed, subjects, occupation, employer's name, address and business, exams passed, number of years in Chemistry, proposed career and country of origin. Occasionally they include a timetable of subjects taken, giving day and time, whether in the evening or part-time during the day. Information contained on record cards typically includes name, country of origin, session dates, field of study, course units and values, address, details on previous education, and some also include a photograph.

Letters received relating to Box's academic and administrative work, 1902-1928, including letters from Charles James Ball, Chaplain of King's College, 1902, relating to Box's German tour and the distribution of a publication Church and Chapel, George Buchanan Gray, Professor of Hebrew, Mansfield College, Oxford, 1922, relating to a memorandum from himself and Box to Cambridge University Press, Sir Ernest Barker, Principal of King's College, 1923, referring to an unidentified document and Adelard's life of St Dunstan, and Adam Cleghorn Welch, Professor of Hebrew, New College, Edinburgh, 1925, accepting an invitation to lecture and discussing the Old Testament.

Minutes of the Academic Board, 1909-1984; Committee papers and notices of the Academic Board, 1906-1929; Standing Orders of the Academic Board, 1915, 1916 and 1929; Minutes of the Board of Studies of the University, 1934-1939.

Student records, 1849-1985, including student register books, 1849-[1985]; the Lady Resident's private Memoranda Book, 1867-1871; student files containing personal details on each student, 1890-[1985]; student register book, with courses attended, 1893-1900; alphabetical list of students (1938-1939 missing), 1936-1938, 1940-1984; printed pamphlets containing lists of students from 1849-[1985]; register of student courses, 1856-1872; lists of classes attended by students, 1872-1875 and 1895-1905; lists of students arranged by course, 1936-1968; student entrance forms, 1892-1905, and annual lists of students accepted for admission, 1947-1965; student reports, with notes on scholarships and grades, 1892-1969; lists of degree results and further training of students, 1947-1968; Students' Marriage Book, 1922-1967, 1970; list of female graduates of the University of London, 1879-1899; lists of students living in College residences, 1967-1985; correspondence relating to the award of the Associateship of Bedford College, 1896-1906. Examination Records, 1877-1985, including a register of University of London Graduates, 1879-1899; bound lists of examination results, 1898-1967; register book of Certificate Examinations taken by Bedford College students, 1892-1915; register book of Hygiene Certificate students, 1895-1915; University Gazette pass lists, 1919-1985; examination papers for various subjects, 1877-1878 and 1936-1982; papers relating to Entrance Examinations for Bedford College, 1936-1973. Papers relating to Scholarships and Prizes, 1886-1985, notably material relating to the Bedford College Entrance Scholarship, 1886, and 1908; papers relating to the award of College prizes, 1968-1985; papers relating to the award of bursaries to attend the Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1968-1984; papers relating to the award of scholarships, 1968-1985; papers relating to the College Board of Examiners, 1966-1983. College publications, notably prospectus leaflets, 1902-1908 and booklets, 1920-1984; printed timetables, 1893, 1947-1948 and 1953-1957; incomplete set of printed College Calendars, 1888-1968. Material relating to Visitation records and student statistics, namely Registrar's papers concerning University Grants Committee Visitations, 1969 and 1978; Registrar's papers relating to Quinquennial planning, 1977-1982; Universities Central Council on Admission Financial Statements, 1976-1982. Correspondence and committee papers, including material relating to Bedford College Union Society and student activities, 1969-1980, notably student representation on the Academic Board; Bedford College Council, 1955-1984; Bedford College Governors' Meetings, 1967-1984; Bedford College Secretary's Meetings, 1976-1982; the Academic Board, 1971-1973 and 1980-1981, including papers on its structure; Bedford College Faculties, 1956-1984; College Departments, 1968-1978; Council Standing Committees, notably the Library Committee, 1971-1982, the Finance Committee, 1972-1984, the House Committee, 1969-1972, the Premises Committee, 1969-1972, the Staff-Student Joint Committee, 1971-1983, and the Space Utilisation Committee, 1967-1983; Sub-Committees on Occasional Students, 1968-1971, Vacation Grants, 1970-1982, Student Counselling, Welfare and discipline, 1965-1985, General Services, 1979-1981, and Halls of Residence, 1968-1981; working parties, especially on the Development Appeal, 1977-1981, and teaching loads, 1969 and 1978; relations with the University of London, notably relating to the Academic Council, 1969-1982, and Committees, 1968-1975, and the University of London Joint Working Party on Decentralisation, 1982; relations with other University of London Colleges, and the merger with Royal Holloway College, 1972-1985, including Committees on academic co-ordination, administrative structure and joint planning.

Minutes of the Committee of the Managers of the Residence, 1869-1899; financial material, including Account Book, 1860-1880, Bank Books, 1876-1927, bills and receipts, 1876-1891, and a tax forms, 1924-1926; legal documents, 1870-1894, including a Declaration of Trust, Tenancy Agreements, and lawyers' bills; letters, 1888-1892, from Elizabeth Ann Bostock and Eleanor Elizabeth Smith to Blanche Shadwell and Lucy Russell, Honorary Secretary of the Council, mostly concerning plans for building the Shaen Wing at York Place; general papers and correspondence, 1856-1905, including reports on the drainage at Bedford Square, notes on teaching and curriculum, notes concerning the winding up of the Trust, and the finances of Bedford College, letters concerning the administration of the Residence and the Reid Trust, and death certificates of Shaw and Eldebrook; Report and correspondence of the Residence Sub-Committee concerning the choice of a site for new buildings and the raising of funds, 1901-1907, including papers relating to an offer by the Trustees to give the capital of the Residence Trust to a fund being raised for the rebuilding of the College; correspondence and papers, 1873-1928, relating to the removal of Bedford College to Baker Street and Regent's Park. Plan for a tablet commemorating Sir Hildred Carlile, [1914].

Legal papers and correspondence, notably a copy Declaration of Trust, 5 Aug 1881, between Thomas Holloway and Henry Driver, George Martin and David Chadwick, for the pictures and furniture of Royal Holloway College; a copy Declaration of Trust, 25 Aug 1883, between Thomas Holloway and George Martin and Henry Driver for the endowment of Royal Holloway College; correspondence, 1883-1946, relating to the Declaration of Trust; a copy of the Conveyance of the Mount Lee Estate, 1876. Minute books of Trustees' Meetings, 1885-1949. Trustee's accounts, including printed annual accounts, 1887-1949; Trustee's accounts, 1883-1948, and statements of account for the Marie Péchinet Fund, 1912-1967; Holloway College accounts, 1883-1887, including expenses for the opening ceremony; Building and General Account cash books, 1882-1911; Endowment Fund journals and cash books, 1883-1969. Material relating to the opening of the College, including printed brochures of Royal Holloway College prepared for the Trustees for the opening ceremony, orders of service, guest lists, tickets and notices, 1886.

Papers of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), 1934-2000, consisting of historical files, 1934-1995; correspondence and papers of IALS Directors, 1946-1987; correspondence and papers of the IALS Secretary/Librarian, 1936-1984; Secretary/Librarian's building and maintenance files, 1947-1975; IALS Secretary's new buildings files, 1959-1982; IALS Secretary's estimates files, 1949-1985; accounting records, 1947-1950; IALS Secretaries' policy and general files, 1971-1988; Assistant Librarian's correspondence and papers, 1980-1988; IALS Library sample records, 1960-1995; plans of IALS buildings, 1946-1974; photographs and portraits with related correspondence, [1960-1989]; printed and published papers produced by or concerning IALS, 1989-2000.

Records, [1885]-1986, of the Polytechnic Secondary School, its predecessors and successors, consisting of membership records, comprising Day School registers, 1890-1892, 1905-1911, including lists of free scholarships, 1891-1894, Girls' Day School register, 1900-1906, and Polytechnic Secondary School lists, 1925-1935; administrative papers, including papers relating to a conference between the Governing Body and H M Inspectors concerning inspection of the Polytechnic Secondary School, 1929, circulars from the London County Council, Ministry of Health and Board of Education and other papers relating to the evacuation of the school, 1939-1940, Instrument dealing with the government of the Quintin School, 1951, file relating to management of the Quintin School, including Governors' minutes, 1962-1967, and miscellaneous other papers relating to the school; material relating to events, comprising Polytechnic Intermediate & Technical School for Boys programme of swimming display, 1890, programme of annual sports, 1920, Speech Day programmes, 1920-1922, 1926, 1930-1931, 1934, 1951, 1968, including Headmaster's reports, 1925-1926, 1929-1930, 1933-1924, programmes of presentation of athletic prizes, 1929-1930, 1934, including Headmaster's report, 1928-1929, programme for the opening of the new building, 1957; printed material, comprising photocopy of a prospectus of the Polytechnic Middle Class School for Boys [1885], Commercial School fifth form gazette, 1903, The Old Quintinian, 1912-1913, The Quintinian, 1920, 1927-1943, 1949-1959, The Polytechnic Secondary School [1938], L C B Seaman, The Quintin School 1886-1956: a brief history (London, 1957), and The Quintin School Hymn Book, undated; photographs of pupils, staff, activities and sports teams, c1888-[1960s], some undated; ephemera, artefacts and memorabilia, including dictionary inscribed F H Master, 1917, Christmas crackers, 1938, engraved House Fours cup, 1939, school cap and tie, and undated song sheet; papers of Lehman Robert Baars relating to his time at the school, 1931-1935, including reports, exam results and school lists; papers relating to an exhibition on the school, 1986.

This collection consists of Ginsberg's correspondence; research notes and correspondence relating to Ginsberg's books articles, reviews and papers, including 'The Material Culture and Social Institutions of the Simpler Peoples', 'Dialogues on Metaphysics', 'Sociology', and the preface to L T Hobhouses 'Morals in Evolution'; research notes and lectures on subjects including logic, religion, morals, ethics, social psychology, and the influence of environment and heredity on race and class; papers and correspondence concerning university administration and examinations, relating predominantly to the University of London; Correspondence with L T Hobhouse and papers relating to his life and works and the Hobhouse Memorial Fund; miscellaneous papers and publications on sociological subjects including mental illness and race relations; and collected articles on sociological subjects by other authors.

Records of Stoatley Rough School, 1923-2000, including Council Meeting reports, 1935-1959, dealing with the administration of the school; general administrative material, 1933-1962, notably salary books, annual accounts, memorandum and articles of association and pupil card files; school desk diaries, 1949-1955, giving details of term dates and appointments; general administrative correspondence, 1934-1960, including letters relating to the establishment of the school, pupil applications, building maintenance, former pupils and teachers, as well as correspondence with the Jewish Refugees Committee; academic papers, 1934-1960, including examination papers, certificates, syllabuses, timetables and pupils' exercise books; school reports, 1939-1950; pupil files, 1932-1960; material concerning student helpers, 1950-1951, including index cards and correspondence; general papers and publications, 1923-1960, notably attendance and ration lists, papers relating to teaching methods, and material on various refugee organisations; various memoirs and reminiscences by former students and staff, 1948-1991, notably an oral history by Eleonore Astfalck; a typescript history of Stoatley Rough School, 1990. Later deposits include the personal papers of Dr. Hilde Lion including material relating to her early life and career in Germany; papers of Gerda Mayer; papers collected by Herta Loeser and deposited by Barbara Wolfenden in 2008, including History Steering Group papers, 1990s; papers relating to the search for former pupils and arrangements for reunions, 1990s; letters to and from former staff and students, including a few items from the 1930s-1940s, but mainly dating from the 1990s.