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Kingston University

Kingston University: Photographs from Kingston University and its Predecessor Bodies


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 2108 KUAS43

Held at: Kingston University

Title: Kingston University: Photographs from Kingston University and its Predecessor Bodies

Date(s): [1900-2000]

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 20 boxes plus loose albums

Name of creator(s): Kingston University
Kingston College of Technology
Kingston College of Art
Kingston Polytechnic
Kingston School of Art
Kingston Technical College

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Kingston University is a university in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. Formerly a polytechnic, it was granted university status in 1992. Kingston University's earliest predecessor body is Kingston Technical Institute (later known as Kingston Technical College and Kingston College of Technology), which was founded in 1899. In 1930 the Art school separated away to become Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art). The two colleges remained separate institutions until they later re-merged in 1970 to form Kingston Polytechnic.

In 1975 Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College also became part of Kingston Polytechnic. This training college was founded in Gipsy Hill, South London, in 1917. After being evacuated to Yorkshire during the Second World War, the college moved in 1946 to a site on Kingston Hill.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Photographs from Kingston University and its predcessor bodies including Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston Technical College, Kingston Institute of Technology, and Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art. Covers a number of themes from the University's history including students and staff, buildings and campuses, sporting and social events, and special events.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Original order, arranged roughly by subject area

Conditions governing access:

Available to view by appointment, with a at least 24 hours notice given of a visit. To book an appointment please email archives@kingston.ac.uk

Conditions governing reproduction:

Many of the images have already been scanned in, please contact the Archive to request copies and for details of costs

Physical characteristics:

Some of the photographs have faded with time. Please leave photographs in protective sleeves or wear gloves when handling.

Finding aids:

Item list available on request from the Archives and Special Collections

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Photographs were transferred to the Archive from Kingston University libraries.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of copies:

Many of the images can be viewed online at our Kingston University Archives Digital Collections site

Related material:

There are also many photographs in the Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College archive (reference number KUAS1)

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Date(s) of descriptions: 29 Jun 2015


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Academic buildings | Educational buildings
Academic libraries | Libraries
Academic teaching personnel | Teachers | Educational personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Adult students | Students
Aerial photographs | Photographs | Visual materials
Alumni | Students
Graduates | Students
Photograph albums | Albums (documents) | Books | Publications | Communications media | Information sciences
Photographic collections | Collections | Cultural resources
Photographic negatives | Photographs | Visual materials
Photographic record | Documentation | Information sciences
Photographic slides | Photographs | Visual materials
Student activities | Leisure time activities | Leisure
Student housing | Student welfare
Student participation | Student behaviour | Educational environment
Student projects | Practical work (learning method) | Learning methods
Student sociology | Educational sociology | Educational sciences
Student unions | Student organizations | Educational associations | Educational administrative structure | Educational organizations
Technological institutes | Universities | Higher education institutions | Educational institutions
University campuses | Educational buildings
University students | Students
Women students | Students
Teaching

Personal names

Corporate names
Kingston College of Art
Kingston College of Technology
Kingston Polytechnic
Kingston School of Art
Kingston Technical College
Kingston University

Places