Collection GB 0074 A/PCS - PENTONVILLE CHARITY SCHOOL

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 A/PCS

Title

PENTONVILLE CHARITY SCHOOL

Date(s)

  • 1836-1900 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.12 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Pentonville Charity School was established in 1788, first as a Sunday School, then as a day school, providing clothing for about half the number of boys and girls educated. The school drew its income mainly from subscriptions and collections at sermons. The National System of education was adopted, reading writing and arithmetic being taught, with needlework for the girls.

Archival history

GB 0074 A/PCS 1836-1900 Collection 0.12 linear metres Pentonville Charity School

The Pentonville Charity School was established in 1788, first as a Sunday School, then as a day school, providing clothing for about half the number of boys and girls educated. The school drew its income mainly from subscriptions and collections at sermons. The National System of education was adopted, reading writing and arithmetic being taught, with needlework for the girls.

Records deposited 27 July 1971.

Records of the Pentonville Charity School, comprising minute book of Committee meetings; report and notes on the school and ticket for coal.

A/PCS-1: Minutes; A/PCS-2: Reports and notes; A/PCS-3: Ephemera.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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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.

June to August 2010. Charity schools Organizations Associations Charitable organisations Charities Educational charities Information sources Documents Charity records Schools Educational institutions Pentonville Charity School Pentonville Islington London England UK Western Europe Europe Nonprofit organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited 27 July 1971.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Pentonville Charity School, comprising minute book of Committee meetings; report and notes on the school and ticket for coal.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A/PCS-1: Minutes; A/PCS-2: Reports and notes; A/PCS-3: Ephemera.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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