GB 0505 BC PH1-11 - Photographs relating to Bedford College

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0505 BC PH1-11

Title

Photographs relating to Bedford College

Date(s)

  • [1849-1985] (Creation)

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Extent and medium

c15 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Photographs collected throughout the history of Bedford College.

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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Institution identifier

Royal Holloway, University of London

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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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