IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0505 RHC PH100-285
Held at: Royal Holloway, University of London
Title: Photographs relating to Royal Holloway College
Date(s): 1886-[1969]
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: Approximately 38 boxes, 2 volumes
Name of creator(s): Royal Holloway College
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Photographs collected throughout the history of Royal Holloway College.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Photographs, 1886-[1969], of the buildings of Royal Holloway College, including Founder's Building and its statues, various science laboratories, and the grounds. Photographs, 1937-1964, of jubilees and special occasions, including royal visits and farewell dinners. Formal group photographs of the members of Royal Holloway College, 1891-1965; the academic staff, 1894-1899; the staff of academic departments, [1898]-1912; and students of the College, 1890-1943. Photographs of student activities, 1893-[1967], including sports, drama, music and everyday life at Royal Holloway College. Individual photographs, 1896-[1962], of old students, members of the Board of Governors and Council, members of staff, and students. Portraits of Principals and Vice-Principals of Royal Holloway College, 1897-[1935].
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Arranged according to subject.
Conditions governing access:
Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archive.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
'A guide to Royal Holloway College Archives' by Derryan Paul, Jun 1973.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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ALLIED MATERIALS
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Publication note:
The history of Royal Holloway College, 1886-1986 (Constable, London, 1987), by Caroline Bingham.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions: 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.
Date(s) of descriptions: Apr 2000