GB 2108 KUAS2 - Kingston School of Art Records

Identity area

Reference code

GB 2108 KUAS2

Title

Kingston School of Art Records

Date(s)

  • [1930s-1979] (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

4 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Kingston School of Art Kingston College of Art Kingston Polytechnic Kingston University

Biographical history

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 it's 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.

Repository

Kingston University

Archival history

GB 2108 KUAS2 [1930s-1979] Collection (fonds) 4 boxes Kingston School of Art

Kingston College of Art

Kingston Polytechnic

Kingston University

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 it's 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.

Transfer from Kingston University library.

Documents relating to Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art, which merged with Kingston Technical College to form Kingston Polytechnic in 1970). The Collection includes minute books; scrap books containing press cuttings, exhibition invitations and leaflets; prospectuses; and items relating to exhibitions and fashion shows.

Original order. The collection is roughly divided into files by format.

The collection is available to view by appointment in the Archives and Special Collections. Please contact us at least 24 hours in advance on your appointment at archives@kingston.ac.uk

Some items may not be copied due to physical condition or copyright law. Please contact the Archive with any copying requests.

English

Some items in the collection are fragile, particularly the scrap books. Careful handling required.

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

Some items have been duplicated for the ArchivesKSA website at http://www.archiveksa.org/

Other material on Kingston College of Art is held in the Archives (ref number KUAS44). Information on the Architecture Department can be found in the Dennis Berry Records (ref numbers KUAS45, KUAS46 and KUAS113).

30 Jun 2015 Art theory Artistic creation Educational institutions Higher education institutions Vocational schools Art colleges Albums (documents) Scrapbooks Information sciences Communications media Publications Books Conference papers Organisation and management Administration Visual materials Photographs Communication process Publicity Press coverage Press Newspaper press Press cuttings Vocational education Architecture education Information sources Documents Cards Invitation cards Cultural heritage Customs and traditions Fashion Arts Design education Art education Cultural education Conferences Group communication Advertising Art Artists Architecture Exhibitions Design (arts) Kingston College of Art Kingston Polytechnic Kingston School of Art Kingston University

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transfer from Kingston University library.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Documents relating to Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art, which merged with Kingston Technical College to form Kingston Polytechnic in 1970). The Collection includes minute books; scrap books containing press cuttings, exhibition invitations and leaflets; prospectuses; and items relating to exhibitions and fashion shows.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Original order. The collection is roughly divided into files by format.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

The collection is available to view by appointment in the Archives and Special Collections. Please contact us at least 24 hours in advance on your appointment at archives@kingston.ac.uk

Conditions governing reproduction

Some items may not be copied due to physical condition or copyright law. Please contact the Archive with any copying requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Other material on Kingston College of Art is held in the Archives (ref number KUAS44). Information on the Architecture Department can be found in the Dennis Berry Records (ref numbers KUAS45, KUAS46 and KUAS113).

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Some items have been duplicated for the ArchivesKSA website at http://www.archiveksa.org/

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Kingston University

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Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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