GB 2108 KUAS113 - Kingston School of Art Architecture Department Additional Material from Dennis Berry

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GB 2108 KUAS113

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Kingston School of Art Architecture Department Additional Material from Dennis Berry

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  • 1959-[1989] (Creation)

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5 boxes

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Biographical history

Dennis Berry was an architect and scholar who was head of the department of Architecture at Kingston School of Art/ Kingston Polytechnic from 1966-1987. During this period the Architecture course grew in reputation.

Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art) was originally part of Kingston Technical Institute, but formed as a separate institution in 1930. The College moved into its own campus in the Knight's Park area of Kingston in 1939. The School continued to grow in the subsequent years, teaching a number of design related subjects including Fashion and architecture. In 1970 the Kingston College of Art merged with Kingston College of Technology to form Kingston Polytechnic. The former College's site is now the University's Knights Park Campus.

Archival history

GB 2108 KUAS113 1959-[1989] Collection (fonds) 5 boxes Berry , Dennis , d.2005 , architect and scholar

Kingston School of Art

Kingston College of Art

Kingston Polytechnic

Kingston University

Dennis Berry was an architect and scholar who was head of the department of Architecture at Kingston School of Art/ Kingston Polytechnic from 1966-1987. During this period the Architecture course grew in reputation.

Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art) was originally part of Kingston Technical Institute, but formed as a separate institution in 1930. The College moved into its own campus in the Knight's Park area of Kingston in 1939. The School continued to grow in the subsequent years, teaching a number of design related subjects including Fashion and architecture. In 1970 the Kingston College of Art merged with Kingston College of Technology to form Kingston Polytechnic. The former College's site is now the University's Knights Park Campus.

Presented by Sandra Berry

Records created or held by Dennis Berry while he was the Head of the Architecture department at Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art/ Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University). Includes photographs, scrap books, notes on town plan exhibitions and projects, notes on curriculum and examinations, meeting minutes, diaries, leaflets and publications from the Architecture department, and posters for an Architecture talk 1959.

Original order.

Collection is available to view by appointment in the Archives and Special Collections. Please email at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment at archives@kingston.ac.uk

Some items in the Collection can not be copied due to physical condition or copyright law. Please send all copying requests to the Archive.

English

Some of the items in the Collection have become warped with age or previously suffered water damage. Careful handling required.

Box listing available from the Archive on request. Once fully catalogued the listings for the Collection will be available on our online catalogue at http://adlib.kingston.ac.uk

Other items from Dennis Berry can be found in the Archives and Special Collections (ref numbers KUAS45 and KUAS46). There are also holdings of general records on Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art (ref numbers KUAS2 and KUAS44).

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Presented by Sandra Berry

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Scope and content

Records created or held by Dennis Berry while he was the Head of the Architecture department at Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art/ Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University). Includes photographs, scrap books, notes on town plan exhibitions and projects, notes on curriculum and examinations, meeting minutes, diaries, leaflets and publications from the Architecture department, and posters for an Architecture talk 1959.

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Accruals

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Original order.

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Conditions governing access

Collection is available to view by appointment in the Archives and Special Collections. Please email at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment at archives@kingston.ac.uk

Conditions governing reproduction

Some items in the Collection can not be copied due to physical condition or copyright law. Please send all copying requests to the Archive.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Other items from Dennis Berry can be found in the Archives and Special Collections (ref numbers KUAS45 and KUAS46). There are also holdings of general records on Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art (ref numbers KUAS2 and KUAS44).

Finding aids

Box listing available from the Archive on request. Once fully catalogued the listings for the Collection will be available on our online catalogue at http://adlib.kingston.ac.uk

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Kingston University

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  • English

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