King's College London Faculty of Natural Science Student Records

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0100 KCLCA KFN/FP, KFN/FPC
Held at	: King's College London College Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/archivespec/ ›
Full title	: King's College London Faculty of Natural Science Student Records
Date(s)	: [1934]-1984
Level of description	: Series level descriptions of King's College London Archives
Extent	: 8 archive boxes and 10 drawers of record cards
Name of creator(s)	: King's College London Faculty of Natural Science

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Faculty of Science was originally founded in 1893, of which the Division of Natural Science formed a part, before becoming the Faculty of Natural Science in 1921. The Faculty was eventually closed in 1985 and its constituent departments and successors now fall mainly under the School of Physical Sciences and Engineering and the School of Life and Health Sciences.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

King's College London student record cards, [1934]-1984 (KFN/FPC), student files, 1970-1984 (KFN/FP). Information contained on the record cards typically includes name, date of birth, date of entry, nationality, matriculation, higher examinations, scholars, session, subjects, examination results and notes. The file series typically includes UCCA form, photo, correspondence, transcripts, course units and mark sheets.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The records cards are arranged in an alphabetical run. The file series is grouped in blocks of years, 1970-1973, 1974-1982, 1980-1984, then arranged alphabetically within each date range.

Conditions governing access:

Subject to an eighty year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by School Office staff and other appropriate College staff with permission from the Head of School.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to School Office staff. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.

Finding aids:

Lists are available for consultation in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences Student Records (Ref: K/SLS), King's College London School of Physical Sciences and Engineering Student Records (Ref: K/SPSE). The Faculty's administrative series also contains some student correspondence [1970]-1984 (Ref: KFN/M, KFN/GPF, KFN/MP, KFN/TH, 1989/KFN), and passport photographs of students, 1957-[1983] (KFN/PH).

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Sources: King's College London catalogues. Compiled by Beverley Ager as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions:
National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000.

Date(s) of descriptions:
August 2002