Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1943-1997 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
53 archive boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Courses in English Literature and History were provided in the Senior Department at King's College from 1831 and shortly afterwards became part of the Department of General Literature and Science. English and History were separated in 1855, when classes in English Language and Literature became available. A Department of English was formed in 1922/23, remaining part of the Faculty of Arts until the School of Humanities was created in 1989.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0100 KCLCA KDEN/FP, KDEN/FP MISC, KDEN/FP(W), KDEN(NA)/FP, KDEN/FPPG, KDEN/FPPG MISC, KDEN(SUB)/FP, KDEN(SPECIAL)/FP, KDEN(JYA), KDEN(PENN), KDEN/FPPGC 1943-1997 Series level descriptions of King's College London Archives 53 archive boxes King's College London , Department of English
Courses in English Literature and History were provided in the Senior Department at King's College from 1831 and shortly afterwards became part of the Department of General Literature and Science. English and History were separated in 1855, when classes in English Language and Literature became available. A Department of English was formed in 1922/23, remaining part of the Faculty of Arts until the School of Humanities was created in 1989.
King's College London Department of English
King's College London Department of English undergraduate record cards, 1943-1997, undergraduate miscellaneous students, undated (Ref: KDEN/FP MISC), undergraduate withdrawals, 1990-1992, (Ref: KDEN/FP(W)), non-award student files, 1984-1996 (Ref: KDEN(NA)/FP), postgraduate student record cards, 1944, 1960, 1962-1964, 1966-1997 (Ref: KDEN/FPPG, KDEN/FPPGC), postgraduate miscellaneous student files, undated (Ref: KDEN/FPPG MISC), subsidiary non-award student record cards, 1978-1984 (Ref: KDEN(SUB)/FP), special course student files, 1991-1995 (Ref: KDEN(SPECIAL)/FP), Junior Year Abroad student files, 1979-1996 (Ref: KDEN(JYA)), Penn students, 1981-1997 (Ref: KDEN(PENN)). Information typically contained in undergraduate record cards includes name, year of entry, date of birth, year of graduation, permanent address, term time address, schools, courses, exam results, alternative courses, special subjects, activities and interests, postgraduate work and subsequent career. From 1967 onwards they also include tutor reports for all three terms for the duration of the degree. Information typically contained on postgraduate record cards includes name, date of birth, year of entry, degree and date of award, term and permanent address, name of supervisor, full-time or part-time, source of finance, activities and interests, title of thesis and remarks. Information on subsidiary student record cards includes date of birth, photo, addresses, tutors' reports and grades. Information on Special Course student record cards includes name of English course and name of main department/college. This series also includes withdrawals. The non-award series comprises EEC, Nursing and Occasional students. The information contained on these record cards includes date of birth, addresses, home university, dates of attendance, photo, subjects taken, tutors' term reports.
Periodic deposits by Department
Undergraduates are organised by year of entry from 1943-1977, then alphabetically within each year. From 1981 onwards they are organised by year of graduation, then alphabetically within each year. Postgraduates are organised by year of entry, from 1966-73, then sorted alphabetically. Thereafter they are organised by year of leaving. Subsidiary, Junior Year Abroad and Penn students are organised by year of entry, then listed alphabetically. Later additions to the series are organised temporarily according to the year in which they were deposited in the Archives.
Subject to an eighty year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by Departmental and other College staff with permission from the Head of Department.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to Departmental staff. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English
Lists are available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.
King's College London Department of English Records (Ref: KCLCA 1996 KDEN/F, 1997 KDEN/F, 1999 KDEN/F); King's College London Attendance Registers (KA/RAT/KDE); examination question papers (Ref: K/EX).
Sources: King's College London catalogues. Compiled by Beverley Ager as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000. January 2002 Curriculum Educational evaluation Educational levels Educational policy Educational statistics Enrolment Higher education Higher education institutions Humanities education King's College London , Department of English Literature education Photographs Social science education Student evaluation Students Study abroad Universities University curriculum University students Visual materials Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
King's College London Department of English
Content and structure area
Scope and content
King's College London Department of English undergraduate record cards, 1943-1997, undergraduate miscellaneous students, undated (Ref: KDEN/FP MISC), undergraduate withdrawals, 1990-1992, (Ref: KDEN/FP(W)), non-award student files, 1984-1996 (Ref: KDEN(NA)/FP), postgraduate student record cards, 1944, 1960, 1962-1964, 1966-1997 (Ref: KDEN/FPPG, KDEN/FPPGC), postgraduate miscellaneous student files, undated (Ref: KDEN/FPPG MISC), subsidiary non-award student record cards, 1978-1984 (Ref: KDEN(SUB)/FP), special course student files, 1991-1995 (Ref: KDEN(SPECIAL)/FP), Junior Year Abroad student files, 1979-1996 (Ref: KDEN(JYA)), Penn students, 1981-1997 (Ref: KDEN(PENN)). Information typically contained in undergraduate record cards includes name, year of entry, date of birth, year of graduation, permanent address, term time address, schools, courses, exam results, alternative courses, special subjects, activities and interests, postgraduate work and subsequent career. From 1967 onwards they also include tutor reports for all three terms for the duration of the degree. Information typically contained on postgraduate record cards includes name, date of birth, year of entry, degree and date of award, term and permanent address, name of supervisor, full-time or part-time, source of finance, activities and interests, title of thesis and remarks. Information on subsidiary student record cards includes date of birth, photo, addresses, tutors' reports and grades. Information on Special Course student record cards includes name of English course and name of main department/college. This series also includes withdrawals. The non-award series comprises EEC, Nursing and Occasional students. The information contained on these record cards includes date of birth, addresses, home university, dates of attendance, photo, subjects taken, tutors' term reports.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Periodic deposits by Department
System of arrangement
Undergraduates are organised by year of entry from 1943-1977, then alphabetically within each year. From 1981 onwards they are organised by year of graduation, then alphabetically within each year. Postgraduates are organised by year of entry, from 1966-73, then sorted alphabetically. Thereafter they are organised by year of leaving. Subsidiary, Junior Year Abroad and Penn students are organised by year of entry, then listed alphabetically. Later additions to the series are organised temporarily according to the year in which they were deposited in the Archives.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Subject to an eighty year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by Departmental and other College staff with permission from the Head of Department.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to Departmental 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 Department of English Records (Ref: KCLCA 1996 KDEN/F, 1997 KDEN/F, 1999 KDEN/F); King's College London Attendance Registers (KA/RAT/KDE); examination question papers (Ref: K/EX).
Finding aids
Lists are available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Notes area
Note
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English