GB 0100 KCLCA KDGG/FP, KDGG/FP(W), KDGG/FPPG - King's College London Department of Geography Student Files

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Reference code

GB 0100 KCLCA KDGG/FP, KDGG/FP(W), KDGG/FPPG

Title

King's College London Department of Geography Student Files

Date(s)

  • 1931-1988 (Creation)

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26 archive boxes

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Biographical history

Physical geography, imperial geography, and history and geography, were subjects taught in the Department of General Literature and Science and the Evening Studies Department at King's from the 1850s. A chair in geography was established in 1863. The department became part of the Faculty of Arts in 1893, and the subject taught under an intercollegiate arrangement with the London School of Economics from 1922, becoming known as the Joint School of Geography from 1949. The department was part of the School of Humanities from 1989 and in 2001 merged with the Geography Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and became part of the new School of Social Science and Public Policy.

Archival history

GB 0100 KCLCA KDGG/FP, KDGG/FP(W), KDGG/FPPG 1931-1988 Series level descriptions of King's College London Archives 26 archive boxes King's College London , Department of Geography
Physical geography, imperial geography, and history and geography, were subjects taught in the Department of General Literature and Science and the Evening Studies Department at King's from the 1850s. A chair in geography was established in 1863. The department became part of the Faculty of Arts in 1893, and the subject taught under an intercollegiate arrangement with the London School of Economics from 1922, becoming known as the Joint School of Geography from 1949. The department was part of the School of Humanities from 1989 and in 2001 merged with the Geography Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and became part of the new School of Social Science and Public Policy.

Department of Geography

Undergraduate files for BA and BSc degrees, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1953-1987 (Ref: KDGG/FP), undergraduate withdrawals, 1963, 1966-1985, 1987-1988 (Ref: KDGG/FP(W)), postgraduate files for MSc and MPhil/PhD degrees, [1964-1979] (Ref: KDGG/FPPG). Information contained in undergraduate files typically includes entrance form, school education, date of birth, addresses, photograph, correspondence, degree result, references, tutors' comments and essay marks. Postgraduate files generally include correspondence, references and grant applications that include information on the students' research project.

Periodic deposits by the Department

Undergraduate and withdrawal files are arranged by year of entry, then alphabetically within each year. Those for whom the date is undetermined are listed at the beginning of the series. Postgraduate students are listed in an alphabetical run, along with approximate dates.

Subject to an eighty year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by Departmental staff and other College members 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 of students are available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

King's College London Department of Geography Records (Ref: KCLCA 1997 KDGG; 1998 KDGG; 1999 KDGG); Faculty of Arts Student Files/School of Humanities Student Files (Ref: KFA/KSH); examination question papers (Ref: KCLCA K/EX); Secretarial series (Ref: KCLCA KAS/AC2).

Sources: King's College London catalogues and Calendars. National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000. January 2002 Educational evaluation Educational levels Educational statistics Enrolment Geography education Higher education Higher education institutions King's College London , Department of Geography Science education Student evaluation Students Universities University students Educational institutions

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Department of Geography

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Scope and content

Undergraduate files for BA and BSc degrees, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1953-1987 (Ref: KDGG/FP), undergraduate withdrawals, 1963, 1966-1985, 1987-1988 (Ref: KDGG/FP(W)), postgraduate files for MSc and MPhil/PhD degrees, [1964-1979] (Ref: KDGG/FPPG). Information contained in undergraduate files typically includes entrance form, school education, date of birth, addresses, photograph, correspondence, degree result, references, tutors' comments and essay marks. Postgraduate files generally include correspondence, references and grant applications that include information on the students' research project.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

Periodic deposits by the Department

System of arrangement

Undergraduate and withdrawal files are arranged by year of entry, then alphabetically within each year. Those for whom the date is undetermined are listed at the beginning of the series. Postgraduate students are listed in an alphabetical run, along with approximate dates.

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 staff and other College members 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 Geography Records (Ref: KCLCA 1997 KDGG; 1998 KDGG; 1999 KDGG); Faculty of Arts Student Files/School of Humanities Student Files (Ref: KFA/KSH); examination question papers (Ref: KCLCA K/EX); Secretarial series (Ref: KCLCA KAS/AC2).

Finding aids

Lists of students are available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

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King's College London College Archives

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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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