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WEST, Sidney George (1909-1987)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP109

Held at: King's College London College Archives

Title: WEST, Sidney George (1909-1987)

Date(s): [1934-1937]

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 boxes, 0.1 cubic metres

Name of creator(s): West | George | 1909-1987 | lecturer

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Sidney George West was born 28th March 1909; educated at Norbury College; took matriculation examination for King's College London, 1923; educated at King's College London, 1926-1932, notably studied Intermediate BA, Latin, Greek, English and Ancient History 1926-1927; second and third year English and Latin 1928-1929; MA in English, 1930-1932; achieved George Smith Studentship 1929, First Class Honours English and University Postgraduate Travelling Studentship 1930.

West worked as a part time assistant lecturer in the Department of English, King's College London, 1932-1933; lectured in English at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, 1934; lectured and became Head of Department of Portuguese, King's College London, 1936-1941; Director of the British Institute of Studies, Lisbon, 1941; Director, Students' Department, British Council, 1952. Awarded an OBE (Civil Division) in 1937. Died 1987.

Publications: The new corporative state of Portugal: an inaugural lecture delivered at King's College, London, the 15th February, 1937 (Lisbon, S P N Books, 1937); The new corporative state of Portugal: an inaugural lecture delivered at King's College, London, the 15th February, 1937 (London, New Temple Press, 1937); A projecçào de 'Os Lusíadas' através das traduçòes inglesas / (confer. Tr. de C. Estorninho. Separata da revista Bracara Augusta) (Braga, 1973).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Sidney George West slide collection, [1934-1937] comprises glass lantern slides depicting images of Portugal. Each slide has been numbered and labelled. They include scenes of Lisbon, Estoril, Cintra, Mafra, Evora, Santarem, Thomar, Coimbra, Luso-Bussaco, Vizeu, Oporto, Braga, Bom Jesus, Viana Do Castelo, Aveiro, Leiria, Batalha and Alcobaça and images of rivers, valleys, religious buildings and traditional scenes including a festival and bullfight. An inventory prepared by West, dated 13 September 1934 - 6 December 1937, is enclosed and gives details of each slide.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English and Portuguese.

System of arrangement:

Arranged in its original wooden slide box.

Conditions governing access:

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Due to the fragility of these items, it is not possible to make copies of the slides.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

No additional finding aids exist.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Given to King's College London College Archives in 1992.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.

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: January 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Customs and traditions | Cultural heritage
Landscape | Open spaces
Photographic slides | Photographs | Visual materials
Religious buildings | Buildings | Architecture
Traditional cultures | Cultural systems

Personal names
West | George | 1909-1987 | lecturer

Corporate names
King's College London

Places
Alcobaça | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Aveiro | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Batalha | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Bom Jesus | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Braga | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Cintra | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Coimbra | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Estoril | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Evora | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Leiria | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Lisbon | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Luso-Bussaco | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Mafra | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Oporto | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Santarem | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Thomar | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Viana Do Castelo | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe
Vizeu | Portugal | Western Europe | Europe