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- 1825-2001 (Creation)
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21 boxes and 9 books of press cuttings.
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GB 0100 KCLCA K/OB, K/PC, K/PR 1825-2001 Sub-fonds of King's College London Archives 21 boxes and 9 books of press cuttings. King's College London
External Relations and other departments.
King's College London Obituaries, Press Cuttings and Press Releases, 1825-2001. This collection of ephemera contains notices and information on King's staff, students and events, both academic and non-academic, from around the inception of the College to the present day, and notably includes obituaries of King's staff and alumni in the form of press cuttings, memorial texts and letters, 1903-2000 (Ref: K/OB); press cuttings in bound volumes and loose folders describing the foundation of University College and King's, staff publications and honours, dinners and public engagements, examination results, and the work of individual researchers or departments, particularly in the scientific field, 1925-2001; cuttings by or about King's staff, including Times Higher articles on university restructuring, 1904-1998; circulated cuttings on a very wide range of King's and Higher Education news such as financial affairs, student numbers, university assessments and grants, 1991-2001; cuttings specifically relating to Higher Education including The Times' Good University Guide and league tables published by other newspapers, 1955-2001 (Ref: K/PC); press releases published by King's External or Public Relations Department for the information of the media and public, 1989-2001 (Ref: K/PR).
Weekly accrual of Press Releases and regular accrual of press cuttings.
The collection is arranged in chronological order and alphabetical order for obituaries.
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 theDirector of Archive Services, King's College London.
English
A catalogue in hard copy is located in the King's College Archive Reading Room and soon to be published on-line.
Other King's College London ephemera, notably Lectures, Programmes and Events Literature, and Serial Publications, contains biographical information about King's staff and alumni and news about the College.
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. December 2001 Academic teaching personnel Biographies Educational evaluation Educational levels Educational personnel Examination marks Higher education Higher education institutions King's College London Literary forms and genres Literature Newspaper press Press Press cuttings Prose Student evaluation Students Teachers Universities University students Personnel People by occupation People Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
External Relations and other departments.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
King's College London Obituaries, Press Cuttings and Press Releases, 1825-2001. This collection of ephemera contains notices and information on King's staff, students and events, both academic and non-academic, from around the inception of the College to the present day, and notably includes obituaries of King's staff and alumni in the form of press cuttings, memorial texts and letters, 1903-2000 (Ref: K/OB); press cuttings in bound volumes and loose folders describing the foundation of University College and King's, staff publications and honours, dinners and public engagements, examination results, and the work of individual researchers or departments, particularly in the scientific field, 1925-2001; cuttings by or about King's staff, including Times Higher articles on university restructuring, 1904-1998; circulated cuttings on a very wide range of King's and Higher Education news such as financial affairs, student numbers, university assessments and grants, 1991-2001; cuttings specifically relating to Higher Education including The Times' Good University Guide and league tables published by other newspapers, 1955-2001 (Ref: K/PC); press releases published by King's External or Public Relations Department for the information of the media and public, 1989-2001 (Ref: K/PR).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Weekly accrual of Press Releases and regular accrual of press cuttings.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order and alphabetical order for obituaries.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to theDirector 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
Other King's College London ephemera, notably Lectures, Programmes and Events Literature, and Serial Publications, contains biographical information about King's staff and alumni and news about the College.
Finding aids
A catalogue in hard copy is located in the King's College Archive Reading Room and soon to be published on-line.
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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