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- [1780]-1987 (Creation)
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15 boxes
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Biographical history
Various unofficial records collated by members of Bedford College on an ad-hoc basis.
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GB 0505 BC RF110-176 [1780]-1987 Subfonds of Bedford College 15 boxes Bedford College
Various unofficial records collated by members of Bedford College on an ad-hoc basis.
The papers were transferred from the Bedford College Archives when the College merged with Royal Holloway in 1985.
Reminiscences, 1899-1984, of Bedford College and its staff, including correspondence, proofs and notes created by Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke during the writing of A history of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937 (Oxford University Press, London, 1939); reminiscences by Norah McNaulty of Bedford College from 1912-1962; copy of Many a good crusade (Macmillan, New York, 1954) by Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve. Press cuttings concerning Bedford College, 1849-1987, mainly relating to Bedford College history and buildings, including a centenary issue of The Unicorn, a dissertation on the Teacher Training Department from 1892-1919, and cuttings relating to the merger. Drawings and sketches, 1861-1951, of buildings and staff of Bedford College. Ephemera, [1780]-1956, including copies of inscriptions and tablets throughout the College, examples of different stationery used by the College administration, various items of Bedford College uniform, and manuscript notes by Florence Nightingale on India.
Arranged chronologically in sections as stated in the Scope and Content.
Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archives.
Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.
English
`A catalogue of the Archives of Bedford College (University of London), 1849-1985', by Claire Gobbi Daunton and Elizabeth Bennett, 1987.
Papers of Mrs Reid (BC RF100-109) are listed separately.
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the 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. Apr 2000 Academic buildings Academic teaching personnel Bedford College , Training Department Bedford College x Bedford College for Women Clothing Drawings Educational buildings Educational history Educational personnel Educational sciences Educational systems Higher education institutions India Newspaper press Nightingale , Florence , 1820-1910 , reformer of hospital nursing Press Press cuttings South Asia Teachers Textiles Tuke , Dame , Margaret Janson , 1862-1947 , Principal of Bedford College Universities Visual materials Womens education Personnel People by occupation People Illustrations Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were transferred from the Bedford College Archives when the College merged with Royal Holloway in 1985.
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Scope and content
Reminiscences, 1899-1984, of Bedford College and its staff, including correspondence, proofs and notes created by Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke during the writing of A history of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937 (Oxford University Press, London, 1939); reminiscences by Norah McNaulty of Bedford College from 1912-1962; copy of Many a good crusade (Macmillan, New York, 1954) by Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve. Press cuttings concerning Bedford College, 1849-1987, mainly relating to Bedford College history and buildings, including a centenary issue of The Unicorn, a dissertation on the Teacher Training Department from 1892-1919, and cuttings relating to the merger. Drawings and sketches, 1861-1951, of buildings and staff of Bedford College. Ephemera, [1780]-1956, including copies of inscriptions and tablets throughout the College, examples of different stationery used by the College administration, various items of Bedford College uniform, and manuscript notes by Florence Nightingale on India.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically in sections as stated in the Scope and Content.
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Conditions governing access
Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archives.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Papers of Mrs Reid (BC RF100-109) are listed separately.
Finding aids
`A catalogue of the Archives of Bedford College (University of London), 1849-1985', by Claire Gobbi Daunton and Elizabeth Bennett, 1987.
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- Educational buildings » Academic buildings
- Educational personnel » Teachers » Academic teaching personnel
- Textiles » Clothing
- Visual materials » Drawings
- Educational buildings
- Educational sciences » Educational history
- Educational personnel
- Educational sciences
- Educational systems
- Higher education institutions
- Press » Newspaper press
- Press
- Press » Newspaper press » Press cuttings
- Educational personnel » Teachers
- Textiles
- Higher education institutions » Universities
- Visual materials
- Educational systems » Womens education
- Personnel
- Visual materials » Illustrations
- 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