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- 1949-1993 (Creation)
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3 boxes
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Biographical history
South West London College was founded in 1966 from the amalgamation of other educational institutions. The College specialised in degrees and diplomas in accountancy, business and management studies, with the first full time course offered in 1967. The College was designated a Higher Education Centre under the Education Reform Act 1988 but was dissolved by the Secretary of State for Education in 1991. The College's Students were dispersed to a number of colleges: South Bank Polytechnic, Thames Polytechnic, City of London Polytechnic, Kingston Polytechnic, Polytechnic of Central London and the Polytechnic of North London. Staff were combined with those at South Bank Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic.
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GB 2110 SWLC 1949-1993 Fonds level 3 boxes South West London College
South West London College was founded in 1966 from the amalgamation of other educational institutions. The College specialised in degrees and diplomas in accountancy, business and management studies, with the first full time course offered in 1967. The College was designated a Higher Education Centre under the Education Reform Act 1988 but was dissolved by the Secretary of State for Education in 1991. The College's Students were dispersed to a number of colleges: South Bank Polytechnic, Thames Polytechnic, City of London Polytechnic, Kingston Polytechnic, Polytechnic of Central London and the Polytechnic of North London. Staff were combined with those at South Bank Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic.
The records passed to South Bank Polytechnic and its successor South Bank University.
Contains the records of the South West London College, comprising:
SWLC/1, Press Cuttings: regarding the College's merger with South Bank Polytechnic, 1990-1991;
SWLC/2, Publications for SWLC students: produced by South Bank Polytechnic for South West London College students affected by its merger with the Polytechnic, 1991;
SWLC/3, Minutes of the Governing Body, 1949-1969, 1988-1991;
SWLC/4, Correspondence: detailing the merger between South West London College and South Bank Polytechnic, 1989-1993.
All files in this collection have been appraised as 'retain permanently' according to the University's Record Retention Schedules.
The collection is catalogued.
The collection is available to the public. If you have any enquiries please contact the University Archives Officer.
Reprodcution is at the discretion of University Archives Centre staff.
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The University of Greenwich holds the following records:
Minutes and papers of the Governing Body, 1989-1991;
Papers relating to the Department of Accountancy, 1989-1990;
Staff meetings and staff circulars, 1989-1990;
Academic Board papers, 1988;
Budget papers, [1988];
Papers relating to policy and procedures for staff and students, [1988];
Education Assets Board, 1989;
Report and papers relating to proposed mergers with Thames Polytechnic and South Bank Polytechnic, 1990;
Strategic plan, 1989;
Marketing plan for 1990-1993;
Prospectuses and course leaflets, 1991-1992.
The London Metropolitan Archives holds plans of South West London College from the Department of Building and Property Services of ILEA (Catalogue Reference: ILEA/DBPS/AR/02/006 and ILEA/DBPS/AR/02/074).
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. December 2009. Commercial education Economics education Educational supervision England Europe Governing bodies Higher education institutions London Management education South West London College Students Tooting Broadway UK Vocational education Wandsworth Western Europe Organizations Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records passed to South Bank Polytechnic and its successor South Bank University.
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Scope and content
Contains the records of the South West London College, comprising:
SWLC/1, Press Cuttings: regarding the College's merger with South Bank Polytechnic, 1990-1991;
SWLC/2, Publications for SWLC students: produced by South Bank Polytechnic for South West London College students affected by its merger with the Polytechnic, 1991;
SWLC/3, Minutes of the Governing Body, 1949-1969, 1988-1991;
SWLC/4, Correspondence: detailing the merger between South West London College and South Bank Polytechnic, 1989-1993.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All files in this collection have been appraised as 'retain permanently' according to the University's Record Retention Schedules.
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The collection is catalogued.
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Conditions governing access
The collection is available to the public. If you have any enquiries please contact the University Archives Officer.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reprodcution is at the discretion of University Archives Centre staff.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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The University of Greenwich holds the following records:
Minutes and papers of the Governing Body, 1989-1991;
Papers relating to the Department of Accountancy, 1989-1990;
Staff meetings and staff circulars, 1989-1990;
Academic Board papers, 1988;
Budget papers, [1988];
Papers relating to policy and procedures for staff and students, [1988];
Education Assets Board, 1989;
Report and papers relating to proposed mergers with Thames Polytechnic and South Bank Polytechnic, 1990;
Strategic plan, 1989;
Marketing plan for 1990-1993;
Prospectuses and course leaflets, 1991-1992.
The London Metropolitan Archives holds plans of South West London College from the Department of Building and Property Services of ILEA (Catalogue Reference: ILEA/DBPS/AR/02/006 and ILEA/DBPS/AR/02/074).
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- Vocational education » Commercial education
- Vocational education » Economics education
- Educational supervision
- Higher education institutions
- Vocational education » Management education
- Students
- Vocational education
- Organizations
- Educational institutions
- Educational personnel » Teachers » Academic teaching personnel
- Vocational education » Commercial education
- Vocational education » Economics education
- Educational management
- Educational personnel
- Educational supervision
- Higher education institutions
- Vocational education » Management education
- Students
- Educational personnel » Teachers
- Visual materials
- Vocational education
- Personnel
- Organizations
- 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