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Date(s)
- 1911-1985 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.5 boxes and 1 volume
Context area
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.
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Archival history
GB 0100 KCLCA QA/T, Q/EPH/CSA 1911-1985 Sub-fonds of Queen Elizabeth College 0.5 boxes and 1 volume King's College London Women's Department
King's College for Women Household and Social Science Department 1915-1928
King's College of Household and Social Science 1928-1953
Queen Elizabeth College 1953-1985
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.
QEC College Secretary
Queen Elizabeth College title deeds and other legal documents, 1911-1985, comprise endowment trust deeds, 1911-1960; licences for building work, building contracts and leases relating to College property, 1913-1946; copy of the 1953 Royal Charter and subsequent amendments and incorporating the College Statutes, 1953-1981; Queen Elizabeth College By-Laws, 1956-1976; official documents relating to the negotiations leading to the 1985 merger of Queen Elizabeth with King's College, 1983; register of the sealing of documents, 1953-1985.
Arranged into two series: Title Deeds (Ref: QA/T), and Charters, Statutes and Acts (Ref: Q/EPH/CSA).
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 brief list is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.
King's College London Charters, Statutes, Title Deeds and Other Legal Documents (Ref: K/CSA, KA/T).
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. February 2002 Civil and political rights Deeds Documents Educational administration Educational buildings Educational levels Educational systems Higher education Higher education institutions Human rights Information sources King's College for Women , Household and Social Science Department , 1915-1928 King's College London King's College London , Women's Department King's College of Household and Social Science , 1928-1953 Law Legal documents Legal systems Queen Elizabeth College , 1953-1985 Right to property Universities Womens education Educational institutions
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QEC College Secretary
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Queen Elizabeth College title deeds and other legal documents, 1911-1985, comprise endowment trust deeds, 1911-1960; licences for building work, building contracts and leases relating to College property, 1913-1946; copy of the 1953 Royal Charter and subsequent amendments and incorporating the College Statutes, 1953-1981; Queen Elizabeth College By-Laws, 1956-1976; official documents relating to the negotiations leading to the 1985 merger of Queen Elizabeth with King's College, 1983; register of the sealing of documents, 1953-1985.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into two series: Title Deeds (Ref: QA/T), and Charters, Statutes and Acts (Ref: Q/EPH/CSA).
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
King's College London Charters, Statutes, Title Deeds and Other Legal Documents (Ref: K/CSA, KA/T).
Finding aids
A brief list is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.
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- Civil and political rights
- Documents
- Educational administration
- Educational buildings
- Educational levels
- Educational systems
- Educational levels » Higher education
- Higher education institutions
- Human rights
- Information sources
- Law
- Law » Legal systems
- Civil and political rights » Right to property
- Higher education institutions » Universities
- Educational systems » Womens education
- Educational institutions
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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