IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0100 KCLCA K/SER
Held at: King's College London College Archives
Title: King's College London Publications: Serials and Periodicals
Date(s): 1849-2001
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 64 boxes
Name of creator(s): King's College London
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
King's College London Publications: Serials and Periodicals, 1849-2001. This class of ephemera contains 150 distinct titles of annual/termly periodical comprising newsletters and magazines about the College, its students and staff, illustrating its academic work and social life from the earliest years to the present day. Most series are incomplete and sometimes contain only single editions of predominantly recent titles. The main series of publications comprise long running College magazines such as King's College Review/Lucifer (1899-1966), of which there exist bound and duplicate sets, King's College London News (1981-1984), The King's College London Report (1993-2000), Comment (1984-2001) and the staff bulletin, Viewpoint (1973-1979) and Library staff magazine, Ex Libris (later retitled No Comment) (1996-2001). They also include departmental and faculty periodicals and newsletters such as The Kingsman (1958-1978), which was one of several journals associated with the Theology Faculty, the War Studies Review (1994-1998), War Studies Journal (1995-1999) and Department of War Studies Diary (1993-1997), The Siphon, magazine of the Faculty of Science (1946-1968), the Nurses' League Journal (1926-2000), King's College School Magazine (1890-1903), King's College London Association newsletter, later retitled In Touch (1972-1999), Computer Unit newsletters (1967-1996) and the Ladies' Department Magazine (1896-1914). They also include support services and Trades Union magazines and newsletters including of the Library and NALGO, Development Office, Chaplaincy and Staff Development and Training, Students' Union and Rag magazines, most prominently, Magus (1974-1985). The collection contains a few examples of periodicals external to King's College, mainly concerned with the Higher Education sector, such as the Newsletter of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (1995-1998) and relating to various aspects of the work of the University of London. Content is very broad and diverse, including events listings, College and departmental news, obituaries, sporting fixtures, society business and original articles, particularly in The King's Engineer (1922-1968) and Lucifer (1951-1966), whose distinctive ironical and experimental character was reflected in critical commentary on South Africa and Vietnam, pornography and censorship, examples of cutting edge poetry, alongside theatre reviews and original articles, drawings and caricatures including by Derek Jarman and the writer and broadcaster, Michael Bukht.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Arranged into a numerical sequence according to the date of accession.
Conditions governing access:
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original documents should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Catalogue available in Archives reading room at King's College and shortly to be made available on-line.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Regular accruals from various departments and Press and Publications Office.
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Various departments and Press and Publications Office/External Relations.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Existence and location of copies:
Related material:
Various other classes of ephemera at King's supplement the information provided in the serials and periodicals section, notably including press releases, College reports and syllabuses and prospectuses.
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: King's College London catalogues. Compiled by Geoff Browell.
Date(s) of descriptions: December 2001