Kingston Polytechnic: Items relating to Rams Rugby Football Club

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 2108 KUAS85
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 Polytechnic: Items relating to Rams Rugby Football Club
Date(s)	: 1979-1982
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 2 jerseys and 6 documents
Name of creator(s)	: Kingston Polytechnic Kingston Polytechnic | Rams Rugby Football Club Shepherd | John | fl. 1979- | former Kingston Polytechnic student
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Kingston Polytechnic was formed in 1970 from the merger of Kingston College of Technology and Kingston College of Art. Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College then became part of the Polytechnic in 1975. In 1992 the Polytechnic was given university status to form Kingston University.

Rams Rugby Football Club was the student rugby club of Kingston Polytechnic.

John Shepherd was a student at Kingston Polytechnic and a member of the Rams Rugby Football Club from 1979-1982.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Items relating to Kingston Polytechnic's Rams Rugby Football Club. Includes 2 rugby jerseys (one touring, one standard), three copies of Jersey tour 1981 booklet, and 3 membership cards with year fixtures for the clubs for years 1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1981-1982. Items collected by John Shepherd, former Kingston Polytechnic student and Rams team member.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Original order

Conditions governing access:

Items available to view by appointment in the Archives and Special Collections. Please email at least 24 hours in advance of your visit at archives@kingston.ac.uk

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copying may be restricted due to physical condition or due to copyright law. Please send any requests for copying to the Archive.

Finding aids:

Basic catalogue listing available on our online catalogue at http://adlib.kingston.ac.uk

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Presented to the Archives and Special Collections by John Shepherd.

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Date(s) of descriptions:
30 Jun 2015