Secretary's New Buildings Files

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1697 A.IALS 5
Held at	: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://ials.sas.ac.uk/library/archives ›
Full title	: Secretary's New Buildings Files
Date(s)	: 1959-1982
Level of description	: Series of Institute Of Advanced Legal Studies Archives View parent record
Extent	: 1 box
Name of creator(s)	: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies | Secretary

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Institute moved into the new building at Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, in December 1975; it was officially opened on 1 April 1976.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

This series of Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) Secretary's new buildings files, 1959-1982, is in part a continuation of A.IALS 4 in that it comprises building, works and maintenance files of Drake, Steiner and Boxhall. This new file series appears to have been instituted c1966 to cover papers relating to the new building at Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square. The bulk of the files comprise Boxhall's papers as IALS Secretary, following the division of the dual function of the Secretary as librarian and administrator in 1971 into two components. Papers consist of: file of press cuttings concerning proposed creation of a University of London precinct, 1959; 'New building' files, covering premises, 1961-1964, general notes, 1963-1972, services, 1965-1976, development policy, 1968-1977, television, 1968-1972, furniture and fittings lists, 1970-1971, notes on furniture grants, 1970-1979, shelving, 1972-1976, telephones, 1972-1976, kitchen electrical services, 1972-1974, maintenance, 1973-1977, opening ceremony, 1973-1976, the Howard Drake Room, 1974, the Council Room, 1974, the move to the new building, 1974-1976, Sir Douglas Logan's Room, 1975, and insurance for the premises, 1975-1982.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Chronologically as in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Printed and published material open. Remaining records open 20 years after last date on file unless otherwise specified.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright declaration form to be completed.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue available at the IALS.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in the Archives in 1997/1998.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Premises - insurance: earlier file is at Ref: A.IALS 4/13; Directors' correspondence and papers (Ref: A.IALS 2) are frequently filed together with the Secretaries' papers.

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Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Annabel Dodds for RSLP 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:
Aug 2000