IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0100 KCLCA 1995 KDGY, 1998 KDGY
Held at: King's College London College Archives
Title: King's College London Institute of Gerontology Records
Date(s): 1986-1999
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 17 boxes
Name of creator(s): King's College London | Age Concern Institute of Gerontology
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Institute of Gerontology was established in 1986 as a collaboration between the charity, Age Concern, and King's College London, to engage in multidisciplinary study of ageing and old age. It undertakes research and runs MSc and Diploma programmes in Gerontology. The Institute is now a department within the division of Health Sciences, and part of the School of Life and Health Sciences.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
The records of the Age Concern Institute of Gerontology at King's College London contain minutes, correspondence, examination scripts, MSc dissertation papers and printed literature on the department, 1986-1999. These include minutes of its Board of Management, 1993-1996, and of the departmental steering group, 1985-1986; correspondence especially concerning planning and strategic development, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and research proposals, and appointments, 1986-1999; MSc in Gerontology examination scripts, 1989-1993; MSc coursework and dissertation papers on a wide range of subjects including the effects of stroke on the elderly, the elderly and poverty, gender differences and the consequences of an ageing population, 1989-1993; Institute Annual Report, 1988-1998; handouts describing the work of the Institute and research interests of staff, 1990.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Boxed according to the year of accession.
Conditions governing access:
Administrative records are generally closed for 30 years except for published material and some committee and other minutes.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services.
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Immediate source of acquisition:
Age Concern Institute of Gerontology, 1995-1998.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: Institute's Annual Reports, syllabuses. Entry compiled by Geoff Browell.
Date(s) of descriptions: November 2001