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Title
Date(s)
- [1920s-2000] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Approximately 500 posters, 100 slides and 150 cuttings
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Biographical history
Archival history
The collection was compiled by the Camberwell College of Arts Librarian from the 1960s to the 1990s.
GB 0000 Poster Literature [1920s-2000] Collection (fonds) Approximately 500 posters, 100 slides and 150 cuttings Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts
The collection was compiled by the Camberwell College of Arts Librarian from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Poster Literature Collection of Camberwell College of Arts, [1920s-2000], comprising British and international posters, [1920s-2000], including many produced for exhibitions, including by Camberwell College, British museums such as the Tate; exhibition catalogues, articles and press cuttings, [1970s], relating to billboard and poster design of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The records are unsorted.
Access to the collection is by appointment only.
No photocopying is permitted although photographs may be taken at the discretion of the Head of Learning Resources.
English. The exhibition catalogues are in several languages.
The records are uncatalogued.
The Library also holds approximately 600 books relating to posters and billboards, which are catalogued on the Library's OPAC.
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP 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. July 2001 Art styles Camberwell Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts Commercial art England Europe Graphic arts London Posters UK Visual materials Western Europe Southwark
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Scope and content
Poster Literature Collection of Camberwell College of Arts, [1920s-2000], comprising British and international posters, [1920s-2000], including many produced for exhibitions, including by Camberwell College, British museums such as the Tate; exhibition catalogues, articles and press cuttings, [1970s], relating to billboard and poster design of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The records are unsorted.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the collection is by appointment only.
Conditions governing reproduction
No photocopying is permitted although photographs may be taken at the discretion of the Head of Learning Resources.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English. The exhibition catalogues are in several languages.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The Library also holds approximately 600 books relating to posters and billboards, which are catalogued on the Library's OPAC.
Finding aids
The records are uncatalogued.
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Existence and location of originals
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English