Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1918-1968 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
70 slip books
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Registry is responsible for the organisation and audit of academic and educational provision throughout the College, most notably in overseeing examinations and academic assessment exercises, and by way of organising ceremonies and graduations. Recently, the Registry has become a sub-section of the Office of the College Secretary and Registrar that has responsibility for servicing the Council, its main standing and special committees, and the Academic Board.
Repository
Archival history
The Registry maintained its own student file series (Ref: KAR/FP) which complements information provided in the slip books.
GB 0100 KCLCA KAR/FPS1 1918-1968 Series level descriptions of King's College London Archives 70 slip books King's College London , Registry
The Registry is responsible for the organisation and audit of academic and educational provision throughout the College, most notably in overseeing examinations and academic assessment exercises, and by way of organising ceremonies and graduations. Recently, the Registry has become a sub-section of the Office of the College Secretary and Registrar that has responsibility for servicing the Council, its main standing and special committees, and the Academic Board.
The Registry maintained its own student file series (Ref: KAR/FP) which complements information provided in the slip books.
Transferred by the Registry in 1981.
King's College London Registry slip books, 1918-1968 (Ref: KAR/FPS1). Forms typically give name, age, date of birth, schooling, degrees, scholarships, exams passed, address of student, address of parent/guardian, date of matriculation, session, courses, detailed courses, exam results. They are continued in a record card series (Ref: KAR/FPS2).
Organised in an alphabetical run by surname. Female students who married may be filed under either their married or maiden name.
Subject to an eighty-year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by appropriate College staff with permission from the Ceremonies and Events Office.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to College staff. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English
Slip books are located in a reserved area of the King's College London Archives Reading Room.
The slip book series follows on from King's College London Entrance Papers (KA/E). See also the main Registry file series (Ref: KAR/FP) and King's College London Registry Student Record Cards (KAR/FPS2).
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 Educational courses Educational evaluation Educational levels Examination marks Higher education Higher education institutions King's College London , Registry Student evaluation Students Universities University courses University students Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by the Registry in 1981.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
King's College London Registry slip books, 1918-1968 (Ref: KAR/FPS1). Forms typically give name, age, date of birth, schooling, degrees, scholarships, exams passed, address of student, address of parent/guardian, date of matriculation, session, courses, detailed courses, exam results. They are continued in a record card series (Ref: KAR/FPS2).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Organised in an alphabetical run by surname. Female students who married may be filed under either their married or maiden name.
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 appropriate College staff with permission from the Ceremonies and Events Office.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to College 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
The slip book series follows on from King's College London Entrance Papers (KA/E). See also the main Registry file series (Ref: KAR/FP) and King's College London Registry Student Record Cards (KAR/FPS2).
Finding aids
Slip books are located in a reserved area of the King's College London Archives Reading Room.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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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
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English