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Title
Date(s)
- [1849-1985] (Creation)
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c15 boxes
Context area
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Biographical history
Photographs collected throughout the history of Bedford College.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0505 BC PH1-11 [1849-1985] Subfonds of Bedford College c15 boxes Bedford College
Photographs collected throughout the history of Bedford College.
The papers were transferred from the Bedford College Archives when the College merged with Royal Holloway in 1985.
Photographs of the staff and students of Bedford College, [1849-1985], including academic and domestic staff, members of the governing body, and union committees. Photographs of the buildings of Bedford College, 1849-[1975]. Photographs of special events, 1913-1985, including royal visits, opening ceremonies, garden parties and the final reunion. Photographs concerning academic departments, 1922-1985, and resident students, 1946-1963. Photographs of student activities, 1887-[1970], including sports and drama. Correspondence relating to the photographic material, [1913-1985]. Photographic negatives and lantern slides, [1890-1940].
Arranged according to subject.
Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archives.
Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.
English
`A catalogue of the Archives of Bedford College (University of London), 1849-1985', by Claire Gobbi Daunton and Elizabeth Bennett, 1987.
Educating women: a pictorial history of Bedford College, University of London, 1949-1985 (Alma Publishers, Surrey, 1991) by Dr Linna Bentley; A history of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937 (Oxford University Press, London, 1939), by Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke.
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 project. 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. Apr 2000 Academic buildings Academic teaching personnel Bedford College x Bedford College for Women Educational buildings Educational personnel Higher education institutions Leisure Leisure time activities Monarchy Personnel Photographic slides Photographs Political systems Sport Students Teachers Theatre Universities University campuses University students Visual materials Women students Workers People by occupation People Performing arts Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were transferred from the Bedford College Archives when the College merged with Royal Holloway in 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photographs of the staff and students of Bedford College, [1849-1985], including academic and domestic staff, members of the governing body, and union committees. Photographs of the buildings of Bedford College, 1849-[1975]. Photographs of special events, 1913-1985, including royal visits, opening ceremonies, garden parties and the final reunion. Photographs concerning academic departments, 1922-1985, and resident students, 1946-1963. Photographs of student activities, 1887-[1970], including sports and drama. Correspondence relating to the photographic material, [1913-1985]. Photographic negatives and lantern slides, [1890-1940].
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to subject.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archives.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
`A catalogue of the Archives of Bedford College (University of London), 1849-1985', by Claire Gobbi Daunton and Elizabeth Bennett, 1987.
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- Educational buildings » Academic buildings
- Educational personnel » Teachers » Academic teaching personnel
- Educational buildings
- Educational personnel
- Higher education institutions
- Leisure
- Leisure time activities
- Political systems » Monarchy
- Personnel
- Visual materials » Photographs » Photographic slides
- Visual materials » Photographs
- Political systems
- Leisure time activities » Sport
- Students
- Educational personnel » Teachers
- Theatre
- Higher education institutions » Universities
- Educational buildings » University campuses
- Students » University students
- Visual materials
- Students » Women students
- Personnel » Workers
- Performing arts
- Educational institutions
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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.
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Language(s)
- English