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Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Secretary's Policy and General Files

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1697 A.IALS 8

Held at: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Title: Secretary's Policy and General Files

Date(s): 1946-1988

Level of description: Series of Institute Of Advanced Legal Studies Archives

Extent: 2 boxes

Name of creator(s): Institute of Advanced Legal Studies | Secretary

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The files listed below comprise primarily the files of J A Boxhall, Secretary from 1971-1986, when he retired due to ill-health. He was replaced temporarily by H F Patterson. In 1987 a new Administrative Secretary, D E Phillips, was appointed.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) Secretary's policy and general files, 1946-1988, comprising: Secretaries' file on establishment, terms of reference and membership of the Committee of Management, which carried out the administration of the Institute, 1946-1988; J A Boxhall's annotated copies of papers of the Committee of Management, including minutes of its two sub-committees, the General Purposes sub-committee and the Library sub-committee, 1971-1973; agendas, minutes and papers of the Committee of Management, and minutes of the two sub-committees, 1973-1979, 1984-1986; agenda, minutes and papers of the Services sub-committee, 1984-1986; J A Boxhall's correspondence and papers relating to meetings of Institute secretaries, 1977-1982; J A Boxhall's correspondence and papers concerning Court and Senate grants, 1977-1987; J A Boxhall's file relating to the BIICL (British Institute of International and Comparative Law) lease, 1977-1978; J A Boxhall's file relating to meetings of the Government Legal Advisers Course Advisory Board, with annotated agenda, minutes and papers, 1982-1986; J A Boxhall's policy file relating to an IALS fund raising working party, 1985-1986.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The arrangement comprises two major subject groups and is chronological within each group. This arrangement was imposed by the Archivist and does not necessarily reflect the original file order.

Conditions governing access:

Printed and published material open. Remaining records open 20 years after last date on file unless otherwise specified.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright declaration form to be completed.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue available at the IALS.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Appraised and listed by the Archivist in 1999. The original order of many of the files was impossible to reinstate as most file covers had been removed and the files rearranged prior to transfer to the Archives.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in the Archives in 1997/1998.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

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Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Annabel Dodds for RSLP AIM25 Project.