GB 2110 SWLC - South West London College

Identity area

Reference code

GB 2110 SWLC

Title

South West London College

Date(s)

  • 1949-1993 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

3 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

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.

Archival history

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.
English
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/archivescatalogue

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.

Content and structure area

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.

Accruals

System of arrangement

The collection is catalogued.

Conditions of access and use area

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

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

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).

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London South Bank University

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area