Kingston University: Photographs from Kingston University and its Predecessor Bodies

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 2108 KUAS43
Held at	: Kingston University   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kingston.ac.uk/informationservices/archives/archives_index.html ›
Full title	: Kingston University: Photographs from Kingston University and its Predecessor Bodies
Date(s)	: [1900-2000]
Level of description	: Collection (Fonds)
Extent	: 20 boxes plus loose albums
Name of creator(s)	: Kingston University Kingston College of Technology Kingston College of Art Kingston Polytechnic Kingston School of Art Kingston Technical College

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Kingston University is a university in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. Formerly a polytechnic, it was granted university status in 1992. Kingston University's earliest predecessor body is Kingston Technical Institute (later known as Kingston Technical College and Kingston College of Technology), which was founded in 1899. In 1930 the Art school separated away to become Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art). The two colleges remained separate institutions until they later re-merged in 1970 to form Kingston Polytechnic.

In 1975 Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College also became part of Kingston Polytechnic. This training college was founded in Gipsy Hill, South London, in 1917. After being evacuated to Yorkshire during the Second World War, the college moved in 1946 to a site on Kingston Hill.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Photographs from Kingston University and its predcessor bodies including Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston Technical College, Kingston Institute of Technology, and Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art. Covers a number of themes from the University's history including students and staff, buildings and campuses, sporting and social events, and special events.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Original order, arranged roughly by subject area

Conditions governing access:

Available to view by appointment, with a at least 24 hours notice given of a visit. To book an appointment please email archives@kingston.ac.uk

Conditions governing reproduction:

Many of the images have already been scanned in, please contact the Archive to request copies and for details of costs

Finding aids:

Item list available on request from the Archives and Special Collections

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Photographs were transferred to the Archive from Kingston University libraries.

Allied Materials

Related material:

There are also many photographs in the Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College archive (reference number KUAS1)

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:

Date(s) of descriptions:
29 Jun 2015