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Royal Holloway, University of London

Records kept for reference, Bedford College


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0505 BC RF110-176

Held at: Royal Holloway, University of London

Title: Records kept for reference, Bedford College

Date(s): [1780]-1987

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 15 boxes

Name of creator(s): Bedford College

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Various unofficial records collated by members of Bedford College on an ad-hoc basis.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Reminiscences, 1899-1984, of Bedford College and its staff, including correspondence, proofs and notes created by Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke during the writing of A history of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937 (Oxford University Press, London, 1939); reminiscences by Norah McNaulty of Bedford College from 1912-1962; copy of Many a good crusade (Macmillan, New York, 1954) by Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve. Press cuttings concerning Bedford College, 1849-1987, mainly relating to Bedford College history and buildings, including a centenary issue of The Unicorn, a dissertation on the Teacher Training Department from 1892-1919, and cuttings relating to the merger. Drawings and sketches, 1861-1951, of buildings and staff of Bedford College. Ephemera, [1780]-1956, including copies of inscriptions and tablets throughout the College, examples of different stationery used by the College administration, various items of Bedford College uniform, and manuscript notes by Florence Nightingale on India.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Arranged chronologically in sections as stated in the Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archives.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

`A catalogue of the Archives of Bedford College (University of London), 1849-1985', by Claire Gobbi Daunton and Elizabeth Bennett, 1987.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were transferred from the Bedford College Archives when the College merged with Royal Holloway in 1985.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Papers of Mrs Reid (BC RF100-109) are listed separately.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 project.

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: Apr 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Academic buildings | Educational buildings
Academic teaching personnel | Teachers | Educational personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Clothing | Textiles
Drawings | Visual materials
Educational history | Educational sciences
Press cuttings | Newspaper press | Press
Universities | Higher education institutions | Educational institutions
Womens education | Educational systems
Illustrations

Personal names
Nightingale | Florence | 1820-1910 | reformer of hospital nursing
Tuke | Dame | Margaret Janson | 1862-1947 | Principal of Bedford College

Corporate names
Bedford College x Bedford College for Women
Bedford College | Training Department

Places
India | South Asia