Collection ACC/3088 - GUY'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL

Identity area

Reference code

ACC/3088

Title

GUY'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL

Date(s)

  • 1958-1990 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.5 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Guy's Hospital School was established in 1949 to enable children in the hospital to continue their education, maintain their interest and encourage their recovery. After 1965 it was staffed by the Inner London Education Authority.

In 1976 the Evelina Hospital was physically amalgamated with Guy's Hospital becoming the Evelina's Children's Department in Guy's Tower. The Evelina also had regular school instruction in the wards by arrangement with London County Council.

For a detailed history of Guy's Hospital please see H09/GY and for a history of the Evelina please see H09/EV.

Archival history

ACC/3088 1958-1990 Collection 0.5 linear metres Guy's Hospital School

Guy's Hospital School was established in 1949 to enable children in the hospital to continue their education, maintain their interest and encourage their recovery. After 1965 it was staffed by the Inner London Education Authority.

In 1976 the Evelina Hospital was physically amalgamated with Guy's Hospital becoming the Evelina's Children's Department in Guy's Tower. The Evelina also had regular school instruction in the wards by arrangement with London County Council.

For a detailed history of Guy's Hospital please see H09/GY and for a history of the Evelina please see H09/EV.

Received 1992. ACC/3088

Admissions registers for the Guy's Hospital School, 1963-1990 and the Evelina Hospital School, 1958-1976.

Entries are in chronological order and for each child give date of admission or re-admission, surname, Christian names, age, address of parents (inconsistently given until 1980), date of birth, note of infirmity or illness (only until 1981), name of ward and date of last attendance at the school. Entries are cross-referenced where a patient has been re-admitted. Each volume includes an alphabetical index to names with reference to page number and number of entry on page.

In 2 sections: Guy's Evelina Hospital School and Guy's ILEA Hospital School.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright: Depositor
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For the records of Guy's Hospital please see H09/GY and for the Evelina Hospital please see H09/EV.

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. January 2009 Evelina Hospital School Evelina Children's Hospital x Evelina Hospital for Sick Children , 1869-c.1955 Education Guy's Hospital School Hospitals Educational systems Alternatives to school Medical institutions Health services Child health services History Personal history Medical history Educational institutions Schools UK England London Southwark Southwark (district) Hospital schools Guy's Hospital Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received 1992. ACC/3088

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Admissions registers for the Guy's Hospital School, 1963-1990 and the Evelina Hospital School, 1958-1976.

Entries are in chronological order and for each child give date of admission or re-admission, surname, Christian names, age, address of parents (inconsistently given until 1980), date of birth, note of infirmity or illness (only until 1981), name of ward and date of last attendance at the school. Entries are cross-referenced where a patient has been re-admitted. Each volume includes an alphabetical index to names with reference to page number and number of entry on page.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

In 2 sections: Guy's Evelina Hospital School and Guy's ILEA Hospital School.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: Depositor

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For the records of Guy's Hospital please see H09/GY and for the Evelina Hospital please see H09/EV.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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