Collection LMA/4229 - WANDSWORTH TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Identity area

Reference code

LMA/4229

Title

WANDSWORTH TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Date(s)

  • 1885-1943 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3.08 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

In 1890 the Local Taxation (Customs and Excise) Act placed a duty on beer and spirits, the proceeds of which were given to county borough councils for technical education. In 1893 the London County Council set up a Technical Education Board which helped to create eighteen new technical institutes by 1904.

The Wandsworth Technical Institute was founded in 1895. It was constructed on Wandsworth High Street on the site of an ice rink. In 1926 new buildings were completed at the High Street site, these are now Grade II listed. During the Second World War the students were evacuated to Stoke Park in Guildford and the college buildings used to train radar operators. In 1974 the Institute merged with the Putney College of Further Education and was renamed South Thames College.

Archival history

LMA/4229 1885-1943 Collection 3.08 linear metres Wandsworth Technical Institute x Wandsworth Technical College x South Thames College

In 1890 the Local Taxation (Customs and Excise) Act placed a duty on beer and spirits, the proceeds of which were given to county borough councils for technical education. In 1893 the London County Council set up a Technical Education Board which helped to create eighteen new technical institutes by 1904.

The Wandsworth Technical Institute was founded in 1895. It was constructed on Wandsworth High Street on the site of an ice rink. In 1926 new buildings were completed at the High Street site, these are now Grade II listed. During the Second World War the students were evacuated to Stoke Park in Guildford and the college buildings used to train radar operators. In 1974 the Institute merged with the Putney College of Further Education and was renamed South Thames College.

Deposited in 1984 and 1999 (ACC/2646 and B99/115).

Governor's Meeting minute books, 1885-1937; Education Committee minute books, 1896-1935; Finance Committee minute books, 1915-1936; Works Committee minute books, 1896-1930; minute book of the Association of Principals of London County Council Technical Institutes and Schools of Art, 1919-1926; correspondence, 1931-1932; financial records including ledgers, salary books, cash books and contributions books, 1894-1934; pupil reports and successes, 1897-1908; register for homework marks, 1936-1937; library book registers, 1927-1934; prospectuses, 1896-1940; student guide book, 1932-1933 and cuttings books, 1897-1943.

LMA/4229/A: Administration; LMA/4229/B: Finance; LMA/4229/C: Pupil Records; LMA/4229/D: Library Records and LMA/4229/E: Printed Material.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright: Depositor
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See also LCC/EO/DIV09/WAN2 and WAN5 for admissions registers, and LCC/EO/HFE/4 for papers.

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. April to June 2009 Universities Technological institutes Information sciences Communications media Books Publications Guides Guidebooks Information sources Documents Education records Pupils reports Information/library administration Library collections People People by roles School governors Higher education institutions Colleges (UK) Educational institutions Educational management Wandsworth Technical Institute x Wandsworth Technical College x South Thames College Wandsworth (district) Wandsworth London England UK Western Europe Europe Collections Cultural resources Further education institutions

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in 1984 and 1999 (ACC/2646 and B99/115).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Governor's Meeting minute books, 1885-1937; Education Committee minute books, 1896-1935; Finance Committee minute books, 1915-1936; Works Committee minute books, 1896-1930; minute book of the Association of Principals of London County Council Technical Institutes and Schools of Art, 1919-1926; correspondence, 1931-1932; financial records including ledgers, salary books, cash books and contributions books, 1894-1934; pupil reports and successes, 1897-1908; register for homework marks, 1936-1937; library book registers, 1927-1934; prospectuses, 1896-1940; student guide book, 1932-1933 and cuttings books, 1897-1943.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

LMA/4229/A: Administration; LMA/4229/B: Finance; LMA/4229/C: Pupil Records; LMA/4229/D: Library Records and LMA/4229/E: Printed Material.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: Depositor

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also LCC/EO/DIV09/WAN2 and WAN5 for admissions registers, and LCC/EO/HFE/4 for papers.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description identifier

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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