Kingston University London

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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.

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.

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.

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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