GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP 150 - POTTER, William (fl 1936-1997)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP 150

Title

POTTER, William (fl 1936-1997)

Date(s)

  • 1937-1939 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 scrapbook

Context area

Name of creator

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.

Archival history

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.

Content and structure area

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Single album in chronological order as above in Scope and Content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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

Language and script notes

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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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

King's College London College 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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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