LONDON COLLEGE OF PRINTING ARCHIVE - AIM25

Identity area

Reference code

GB 1574 LCP Archive

Title

LONDON COLLEGE OF PRINTING ARCHIVE

Date(s)

1893-1996 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

11 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Bolt Court Technical School London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography St Bride's Foundation School North Western Polytechnic College for the Distributive Trades London School of Printing and Kindred Trades, 1922-1949 London School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1949-1962 London College of Printing, 1962-1990 London College of Printing and Distributive Trades, 1990-2001

Biographical history

The roots of the London College of Printing (LCP) lie in the City of London Parochial Charities Act of 1883, which aimed to provide better management of these charitable funds, and inter alia, benefit the inhabitants of these parishes by improvement of education and employment prospects. The need for improved technical education of workforce was clearly felt against a background of changing technologies and foreign competition, and particularly so in the field of printing. The Act established the St Bride Foundation Institute Printing School, which opened in Nov 1894. In the same year the Guild and Technical School opened in Clerkenwell Road to improve the craft skills of apprentice and journeymen engravers and lithographers, and then moved the following year to Boult Court, where it became known as the Bolt Court Technical School. The School was subsequently renamed the London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography.

In 1921, the Westminster Day Continuation School (the forerunner of the College for the Distributive Trades) opened. In 1922 St Bride's School moved to larger premises at 61 Stamford Street and now under LCC control was renamed the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades (LSPKT). In 1949 the Bolt Court School of Photoengraving and Lithography merged with the LSPKT to form the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts (LSPGA). The LSPGA was renamed the London College of Printing in 1960. New premises at the Elephant and Castle were opened in 1964, and the North Western Polytechnic Department of Printing merged with LCP in 1969. On 1 Jan 1986, the LCP joined Camberwell School of Arts and crafts, the Central School of Art and Design, Chelsea School of Art, the College for the Distributive Trades (CDT), the London College of Fashion and St Martin's School of Art to form the London Institute.

The LCP and CDT subsequently merged in 1990, and the LCP was renamed the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades.

Repository

University of the Arts London: London College of Communication

Archival history

GB 1574 LCP Archive 1893-1996 Collection (fonds) 11 linear metres Bolt Court Technical School
London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography
St Bride's Foundation School
North Western Polytechnic
College for the Distributive Trades
London School of Printing and Kindred Trades, 1922-1949
London School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1949-1962
London College of Printing, 1962-1990
London College of Printing and Distributive Trades, 1990-2001
The roots of the London College of Printing (LCP) lie in the City of London Parochial Charities Act of 1883, which aimed to provide better management of these charitable funds, and inter alia, benefit the inhabitants of these parishes by improvement of education and employment prospects. The need for improved technical education of workforce was clearly felt against a background of changing technologies and foreign competition, and particularly so in the field of printing. The Act established the St Bride Foundation Institute Printing School, which opened in Nov 1894. In the same year the Guild and Technical School opened in Clerkenwell Road to improve the craft skills of apprentice and journeymen engravers and lithographers, and then moved the following year to Boult Court, where it became known as the Bolt Court Technical School. The School was subsequently renamed the London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography.

In 1921, the Westminster Day Continuation School (the forerunner of the College for the Distributive Trades) opened. In 1922 St Bride's School moved to larger premises at 61 Stamford Street and now under LCC control was renamed the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades (LSPKT). In 1949 the Bolt Court School of Photoengraving and Lithography merged with the LSPKT to form the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts (LSPGA). The LSPGA was renamed the London College of Printing in 1960. New premises at the Elephant and Castle were opened in 1964, and the North Western Polytechnic Department of Printing merged with LCP in 1969. On 1 Jan 1986, the LCP joined Camberwell School of Arts and crafts, the Central School of Art and Design, Chelsea School of Art, the College for the Distributive Trades (CDT), the London College of Fashion and St Martin's School of Art to form the London Institute.

The LCP and CDT subsequently merged in 1990, and the LCP was renamed the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades.

Acquired by the London College of Printing during the course of business and as a result of mergers.

Records of the London College of Printing, 1893-1996, comprising:

Papers relating to the Bolt Court Technical School and London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography, 1893-1985.

Papers relating to St Bride's Foundation School, 1894-1921.

Papers relating to North Western Polytechnic, 1930-1969.

Papers relating to the College for the Distributive Trades (CDT), 1933-1988. Papers relating to the London School of Printing and London College of Printing, 1922-1996.

By sections as follows: London School of Printing and London College of Printing; Boult Court School; North Western Polytechnic; St Bride's School.

Access to the collection is by appointment only.

At the discretion of the Media Librarian and subject to the provisions of the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.
English.

Refer to separate descriptions for Boult Court, St Bride's, North Western Polytechnic, CDT and LSP/LCP. A detailed catalogue is available in hard copy at the London College of Printing. Approximately half of the LSP/LCP material is uncatalogued.

London Metropolitan Archives holds records of London County Council relating to the Bolt Court Technical School and London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography; the Public Record Office holds papers relating to Boult Court, St Bride's and the LSP (see individual descriptions for details).

Compiled by Robert Baxter as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Sources: London Institute A centenary celebration of printing education in London (1995). Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. May 2001 Bolt Court Technical School Book production training College for the Distributive Trades Communication personnel training Educational supervision England Europe Governing bodies Graphic arts Higher education institutions Illustration printing Industrial facilities London London College of Printing London College of Printing and Distributive Trades London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography London School of Printing and Graphic Arts London School of Printing and Kindred Trades North Western Polytechnic Offset printing Photocomposition Printing Printing equipment Printing methods Printing workshops St Bride's Foundation School Technical education Typesetting UK Vocational schools Vocational training subjects Western Europe Publishing Publishing industry Vocational training Training Facilities Organizations Educational institutions

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Acquired by the London College of Printing during the course of business and as a result of mergers.

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Scope and content

Records of the London College of Printing, 1893-1996, comprising:

Papers relating to the Bolt Court Technical School and London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography, 1893-1985.

Papers relating to St Bride's Foundation School, 1894-1921.

Papers relating to North Western Polytechnic, 1930-1969.

Papers relating to the College for the Distributive Trades (CDT), 1933-1988. Papers relating to the London School of Printing and London College of Printing, 1922-1996.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

By sections as follows: London School of Printing and London College of Printing; Boult Court School; North Western Polytechnic; St Bride's School.

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Conditions governing access

Access to the collection is by appointment only.

Conditions governing reproduction

At the discretion of the Media Librarian and subject to the provisions of the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.

Language of material

English

Script of material

Latin

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English.

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Finding aids

Refer to separate descriptions for Boult Court, St Bride's, North Western Polytechnic, CDT and LSP/LCP. A detailed catalogue is available in hard copy at the London College of Printing. Approximately half of the LSP/LCP material is uncatalogued.

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London Metropolitan Archives holds records of London County Council relating to the Bolt Court Technical School and London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography; the Public Record Office holds papers relating to Boult Court, St Bride's and the LSP (see individual descriptions for details).

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