Wandsworth School
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0347 S4 |
Held at | : Wandsworth Heritage Service Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/homepage/215/local_history_and_heritage › |
Full title | : Wandsworth School |
Date(s) | : 1932-1985 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 2 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Please contact the Archive for further information. |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Wandsworth School was a boys school that began as an offshoot of Wandsworth Technical Institute. In 1927 the school separated from the Technical Institute and moved to new premises at Sutherland Grove, Southfields. The school later amalgamated with Spencer Park School to become John Archer School. It has now closed.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
The collection consists of records and photographs relating to Wandsworth School. The administrative records consist of punishment books, copies of the school rules, lists of prefects, and registers of staff absence. The photographs consist of images of the staff, sports teams, and school trips. There is an extensive collection of letters from old boys and their families written to the headmaster Mr King during World War Two providing information on casualties, career progressions, and involvement in the armed forces.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
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Conditions governing access:
This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
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Finding aids:
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Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
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Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Finding aid created by export from CALM v8.0.2.40 Archives Hub EAD2002. Entry amended by Barbara Ball
Rules or conventions:
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:
April 2011
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