GB 0505 BC RF110-176 - Records kept for reference, Bedford College

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GB 0505 BC RF110-176

Title

Records kept for reference, Bedford College

Date(s)

  • [1780]-1987 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

15 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Various unofficial records collated by members of Bedford College on an ad-hoc basis.

Archival history

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

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

Language and script notes

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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Royal Holloway, University of London

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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  • English

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