Kingston University London

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Identifier

GB 2108

Authorized form of name

Kingston University London

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    Other form(s) of name

    • Kingston University

    Type

    • University

    Contact area

    Dayna Miller Primary contact

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    Address

    Street address

    Penrhyn Road

    Locality

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    Kingston upon Thames

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    KT1 2EE

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    Description area

    History

    Kingston University was established in 1992. Prior to this the University can trace its history back to 1899 with the founding of Kingston Technical Institute. In 1930 the Institute divided to form Kingston College of Technology and Kingston School of Art. These institutions reunited in 1970 to become Kingston Polytechnic which was joined in 1975 by Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College. The Polytechnic remained as such until gaining University status.

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    Records management and collecting policies

    Kingston University Archives and Special Collections (KUASC) supports the learning, teaching and research activities of the University and will consider donations of material that meets the following criteria:
    It relates directly to a current strategic, research, or teaching priority of Kingston University and will retain that or other significant research value in the longer term.
    It documents the history of Kingston University or its predecessor institutions.
    It is a noteworthy addition to an existing collection within KUASC.

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    Holdings

    KUASC was established in 2004 with the donation of the Vane Ivanovic Library and Archive. Since then it has acquired collections covering a wide range of subjects but with particular strengths in the history of the University, literature and theatre. These include:
    Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College Archive.
    Iris Murdoch Collections.
    Wendy Perriam Archive.
    Sheridan Morley Theatre Collection.
    Stephen Sondheim Society Archive.
    The majority of our holdings comprise of documents, manuscripts, theatre programmes and photographs with accompanying objects and artworks. Extensive libraries are also included as part of some of our collections.

    Finding aids, guides and publications

    The following finding aids are available online:
    Archive catalogue - https://adlib.kingston.ac.uk - for the majority of our holdings.
    Library catalogue - https://icat.kingston.ac.uk - for books and audio-visual materials within our collections.
    Digital Collections - https://cdm16680.contentdm.oclc.org/ - for photographs and other digital content.

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    Status

    Draft

    Level of detail

    Partial

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    Language(s)

    • English

    Script(s)

    • Latin

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