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- 1937-1939 (Creation)
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1 scrapbook
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Biographical history
Born 1917; physics student of King's College London, c. 1936-1940; Hon Secretary and President of the Students' Union at King's, c. 1938-39.
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Given by David Potter, son and Treasurer of King's College London, in 1997, to External Relations Department and thence to Archives.
GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP 150 1937-1939 Collection (fonds) 1 scrapbook Potter , William , fl 1936-1997
Born 1917; physics student of King's College London, c. 1936-1940; Hon Secretary and President of the Students' Union at King's, c. 1938-39.
Given by David Potter, son and Treasurer of King's College London, in 1997, to External Relations Department and thence to Archives.
Son, David Potter.
Scrap album compiled by William Potter, Hon Secretary and President of the Students' Union at KCL, c. 1938-39; including Conversazione programmes, invitation cards to student association and other dinners and events, with designs by the war artist, Kenneth Cyril Bird, (Fougasse) for The Universities' Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), Dec 1938; Commemmoration Week programmes, KCL Musical and Dramatic Society programmes, menus, newspaper cuttings on rags, sporting events and national student meetings, copy of Bring's News, journal of the King's and Bristol University Student Unions, all notably reflecting the relocation of King's faculties to Bristol and Birmingham during World War Two.
Single album in chronological order as above in Scope and Content.
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive and Corporate Record Services.
English
Hard copy of this summary guide available in the Archives Reading Room.
College ephemera collection holds similar programmes, tickets, invitations and press cuttings.
Entry compiled by Geoff Browell. 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. August 2006 Higher education institutions King's College London , Students' Union Potter , William , fl 1936-1997 Universities University of Bristol x Bristol University Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Son, David Potter.
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Scope and content
Scrap album compiled by William Potter, Hon Secretary and President of the Students' Union at KCL, c. 1938-39; including Conversazione programmes, invitation cards to student association and other dinners and events, with designs by the war artist, Kenneth Cyril Bird, (Fougasse) for The Universities' Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), Dec 1938; Commemmoration Week programmes, KCL Musical and Dramatic Society programmes, menus, newspaper cuttings on rags, sporting events and national student meetings, copy of Bring's News, journal of the King's and Bristol University Student Unions, all notably reflecting the relocation of King's faculties to Bristol and Birmingham during World War Two.
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Accruals
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Single album in chronological order as above in Scope and Content.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive and Corporate Record Services.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
College ephemera collection holds similar programmes, tickets, invitations and press cuttings.
Finding aids
Hard copy of this summary guide available in the Archives Reading Room.
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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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- English