GB 0096 UoL/EX - University of London Examinations Department

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 UoL/EX

Title

University of London Examinations Department

Date(s)

  • 1850-1994 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

75 folders, 1 o/s folder, 27 volumes, 1 envelope, 4 boxes and 1 publication

Context area

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Biographical history

No information was discovered at the time of compilation.

Archival history

GB 0096 UoL/EX 1850-1994 Sub-fonds of the University of London 75 folders, 1 o/s folder, 27 volumes, 1 envelope, 4 boxes and 1 publication University of London , Examinations Department

No information was discovered at the time of compilation.

University of London Examinations Department

The collection comprises administrative papers including payments to examiners, programmes for Presentation Day Ceremonies, statistics for B.A. and B.Sc examinations, notes on medical education in London and procedures for holding examinations during the First and Second World Wars; statistics for overseas examinations and correspondence with the Caribbean Examinations Council from the Overseas sub-Department; papers of the London Inter-Collegiate Scholarships Board; student records on index cards and microfilms; copies of examination papers and timetables and registers of examination statistics and theses. (SOME ITEMS ARE CLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT).

  1. Administrative Papers.
    1. Overseas sub-Department.
    2. London Inter-Collegiate Scholarships Board.
    3. Student Records.
    4. Examination Papers.
    5. Registers of Theses and Examinations.

Open except for records exempt under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Special Collections Reading Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English

Catalogued online. A handlist is available in the Special Collections reading room. A pdf is attached to the sub-fonds description.

Candidate and pass lists are now held by the University of London Transcripts Office.

  Updated 2006-04-07, Richard Temple, 2006-08-23 Michael Broadway, 2011-08-10 Jane Kirby Educational evaluation Examinations Higher education institutions Student evaluation University of London , Examination Department Educational institutions

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

University of London Examinations Department

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The collection comprises administrative papers including payments to examiners, programmes for Presentation Day Ceremonies, statistics for B.A. and B.Sc examinations, notes on medical education in London and procedures for holding examinations during the First and Second World Wars; statistics for overseas examinations and correspondence with the Caribbean Examinations Council from the Overseas sub-Department; papers of the London Inter-Collegiate Scholarships Board; student records on index cards and microfilms; copies of examination papers and timetables and registers of examination statistics and theses. (SOME ITEMS ARE CLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

  1. Administrative Papers.
    1. Overseas sub-Department.
    2. London Inter-Collegiate Scholarships Board.
    3. Student Records.
    4. Examination Papers.
    5. Registers of Theses and Examinations.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open except for records exempt under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Special Collections Reading Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Catalogued online. A handlist is available in the Special Collections reading room. A pdf is attached to the sub-fonds description.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Candidate and pass lists are now held by the University of London Transcripts Office.

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Institution identifier

Senate House Library, University of London

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Language(s)

  • English

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