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- 1866-1898 (Creation)
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2 volumes
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The Department of General Literature and Science came into being in 1839 in response to the need for a greater differentiation of the syllabus for students of the Senior Department at King's College London. As its name suggests, it constituted a broad faculty or grouping of subjects and classes that provided a core liberal syllabus in the arts and sciences available to all students of King's, including Medical students. Principal subjects included English Literature, Theology, Modern History, Classics, Modern Languages and Mathematics, but later instruction covered subjects as diverse as Geology, Law, Political Economy and Oriental Languages. The division between General Literature and Science Departments, that took place in 1888, foreshadowed the replacement of General Literature by the new Faculty of Arts in 1893.
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GB 0100 KCLCA KDGS/M 1866-1898 Sub-fonds of King's College London Archives 2 volumes King's College London Department of General Literature and Science
The Department of General Literature and Science came into being in 1839 in response to the need for a greater differentiation of the syllabus for students of the Senior Department at King's College London. As its name suggests, it constituted a broad faculty or grouping of subjects and classes that provided a core liberal syllabus in the arts and sciences available to all students of King's, including Medical students. Principal subjects included English Literature, Theology, Modern History, Classics, Modern Languages and Mathematics, but later instruction covered subjects as diverse as Geology, Law, Political Economy and Oriental Languages. The division between General Literature and Science Departments, that took place in 1888, foreshadowed the replacement of General Literature by the new Faculty of Arts in 1893.
College Secretary's Office, 1981.
The collection consists of the minutes of meetings of the staff of the King's College Department of General Literature and Science and the Faculty of Arts, 1866-1898.
Minute books are arranged chronologically.
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services.
English
King's College London Archives: Entrance papers (Ref: KCLCA KA/E/A).
Sources: King's College Calendars. Entry compiled by Geoff Browell. 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. July 2001 Academic teaching personnel Educational administration Educational levels Educational personnel Higher education Higher education institutions King's College London , Department of General Literature and Science Teachers Universities Personnel People by occupation People Educational institutions
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College Secretary's Office, 1981.
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The collection consists of the minutes of meetings of the staff of the King's College Department of General Literature and Science and the Faculty of Arts, 1866-1898.
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Minute books are arranged chronologically.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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King's College London Archives: Entrance papers (Ref: KCLCA KA/E/A).
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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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- English