GB 0505 RHC RF100-186 - Records kept for reference, Royal Holloway College

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GB 0505 RHC RF100-186

Title

Records kept for reference, Royal Holloway College

Date(s)

  • 1863-1971 (Creation)

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31.5 boxes, 1 volume, 13 rolls

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Biographical history

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

Archival history

GB 0505 RHC RF100-186 1863-1971 Subfonds of Royal Holloway College 31.5 boxes, 1 volume, 13 rolls Royal Holloway College

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

Material relating to Thomas Holloway and his family, 1863-1965, including a press cuttings book kept by Holloway, 1863, pamphlets printed by the Governors of Royal Holloway College relating to the life and works of Thomas Holloway, trade literature for Holloway's pills and ointments, reports and addresses on the Holloway Sanatorium, and a catalogue of title deeds relating to Thomas Holloway deposited in Surrey Record Office. Reminiscences, memoirs, verses and novels relating to Royal Holloway College, 1911-1969, notably manuscripts and taped reminiscences by former students of the College, a printed copy of Dolores ( Blackwood and Sons, London and Edinburgh, 1911) by Ivy Compton-Burnett, speeches given at various special College dinners, and manuscripts of College songs and verses about members of staff and students. Press cuttings, articles and obituaries, 1876-1970, extracted from newspapers and journals, on Royal Holloway College, including articles on the College buildings, members of staff, the Council, the College Departments and women's' education in general. Drawings, prints and watercolours, [1879]-1908, of staff, grounds and buildings, mainly sketches of the College buildings used for a promotional brochure, 1895. Ephemera relating to Royal Holloway, [1880]-1965.

Arranged mainly according to type of material.

Administrative and Committee papers are closed for 30 years from the last date on file. Papers relating to individuals are usually closed for 100 years from the subject's birth. Users are advised to consult the College Archivist for specific details.

Copies of closed material may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.
English

'A guide to Royal Holloway College Archives' by Derryan Paul, Jun 1973.

The history of Royal Holloway College, 1886-1986 (Constable, London, 1987), by Caroline Bingham.

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 Documents Drawings Drugs Educational buildings Educational personnel Educational systems Egham England Europe Higher education institutions Holloway , family Holloway Sanatorium Holloway , Thomas , 1800-1883 , patent medicine vendor, benefactor and art collector Information sources Medical sciences Medical treatment Memoirs Newspaper press Pharmacology Press Press cuttings Royal Holloway College Surgery Surrey Teachers Therapy UK Universities Visual materials Western Europe Womens education London Personnel People by occupation People Illustrations Primary documents Educational institutions

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Material relating to Thomas Holloway and his family, 1863-1965, including a press cuttings book kept by Holloway, 1863, pamphlets printed by the Governors of Royal Holloway College relating to the life and works of Thomas Holloway, trade literature for Holloway's pills and ointments, reports and addresses on the Holloway Sanatorium, and a catalogue of title deeds relating to Thomas Holloway deposited in Surrey Record Office. Reminiscences, memoirs, verses and novels relating to Royal Holloway College, 1911-1969, notably manuscripts and taped reminiscences by former students of the College, a printed copy of Dolores ( Blackwood and Sons, London and Edinburgh, 1911) by Ivy Compton-Burnett, speeches given at various special College dinners, and manuscripts of College songs and verses about members of staff and students. Press cuttings, articles and obituaries, 1876-1970, extracted from newspapers and journals, on Royal Holloway College, including articles on the College buildings, members of staff, the Council, the College Departments and women's' education in general. Drawings, prints and watercolours, [1879]-1908, of staff, grounds and buildings, mainly sketches of the College buildings used for a promotional brochure, 1895. Ephemera relating to Royal Holloway, [1880]-1965.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged mainly according to type of material.

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Conditions governing access

Administrative and Committee papers are closed for 30 years from the last date on file. Papers relating to individuals are usually closed for 100 years from the subject's birth. Users are advised to consult the College Archivist for specific details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies of closed material 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

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Finding aids

'A guide to Royal Holloway College Archives' by Derryan Paul, Jun 1973.

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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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