GB 0100 KCLCA 1989/QAR, 1995/QAR - Queen Elizabeth College Registry Records

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0100 KCLCA 1989/QAR, 1995/QAR

Title

Queen Elizabeth College Registry Records

Date(s)

  • 1968-1987 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

10 boxes

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Queen Elizabeth College, which came into being with the granting of a Royal Charter in 1953, succeeded the Home Science and Economics classes of King's College Women's Department and King's College for Women, which started in 1908; the Household and Social Science Department of King's College for Women, which opened in 1915; and King's College of Household and Social Science, which operated from 1928. The amalgamation of the College with King's College London and Chelsea College was completed in 1985. The Registry dealt with student and academic affairs including applications, examinations and assessments, and its functions were combined with those of the Registry at King's following the merger.

Archival history

GB 0100 KCLCA 1989/QAR, 1995/QAR 1968-1987 Sub-fonds of King's College London Archives 10 boxes Queen Elizabeth College Registrar
Queen Elizabeth College, which came into being with the granting of a Royal Charter in 1953, succeeded the Home Science and Economics classes of King's College Women's Department and King's College for Women, which started in 1908; the Household and Social Science Department of King's College for Women, which opened in 1915; and King's College of Household and Social Science, which operated from 1928. The amalgamation of the College with King's College London and Chelsea College was completed in 1985. The Registry dealt with student and academic affairs including applications, examinations and assessments, and its functions were combined with those of the Registry at King's following the merger.

Transferred from the QEC Registrar to the King's College London Archives, November 1989.

The records of the Registry at Queen Elizabeth College, 1968-1987, are comprised of committee files and working papers on the academic work of the College, notably including various notes and papers of the Academic Board and committees including the Biological Services Committee and Publicity Committee, working parties and reports on numerous issues such as first year teaching, regulations, fees, statutes, examinations, accommodation and intercollegiate courses, and on aspects of strategic development, notably the Swinnerton-Dyer Report on Higher Education and on the merger with King's College London in 1985 (Ref: 1989/QAR); notes on student numbers, teaching loads and statistics on constituent courses, 1971-1985 (Ref: 1995/QAR).

The records are boxed in the order received at the time of accession.

Administrative records are generally closed for thirty years from the last date on file.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English

A descriptive list for 1989/QAR only is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

See also Queen Elizabeth College Minutes, Principal's files and Secretarial papers for detail on the academic and non-academic development of QEC (Refs: QA/M, QAP, QAS). See especially the series of board of Principal Teachers/Academic Board minutes (Ref: QA/AB/M). King's College Registry records, minute books, Secretarial papers and other sources should also be consulted from the merger period around 1985. The series 1999/QAR comprises examination results and is listed under Q/ER.

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. March 2002 Economics of education Educational administration Educational courses Educational evaluation Educational fees Educational finance Educational levels Educational planning Educational policy Examinations Higher education Higher education institutions King's College London Queen Elizabeth College , Registry Student evaluation Students Student welfare Universities University students Educational institutions

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from the QEC Registrar to the King's College London Archives, November 1989.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The records of the Registry at Queen Elizabeth College, 1968-1987, are comprised of committee files and working papers on the academic work of the College, notably including various notes and papers of the Academic Board and committees including the Biological Services Committee and Publicity Committee, working parties and reports on numerous issues such as first year teaching, regulations, fees, statutes, examinations, accommodation and intercollegiate courses, and on aspects of strategic development, notably the Swinnerton-Dyer Report on Higher Education and on the merger with King's College London in 1985 (Ref: 1989/QAR); notes on student numbers, teaching loads and statistics on constituent courses, 1971-1985 (Ref: 1995/QAR).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records are boxed in the order received at the time of accession.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Administrative records are generally closed for thirty years from the last date on file.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also Queen Elizabeth College Minutes, Principal's files and Secretarial papers for detail on the academic and non-academic development of QEC (Refs: QA/M, QAP, QAS). See especially the series of board of Principal Teachers/Academic Board minutes (Ref: QA/AB/M). King's College Registry records, minute books, Secretarial papers and other sources should also be consulted from the merger period around 1985. The series 1999/QAR comprises examination results and is listed under Q/ER.

Finding aids

A descriptive list for 1989/QAR only is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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