Trustees of Royal Holloway College

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0505 RHC GB132-146
Held at	: Royal Holloway, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/archives ›
Full title	: Trustees of Royal Holloway College
Date(s)	: 1874-1969
Level of description	: Subfonds of Royal Holloway College View parent record
Extent	: 9 boxes, 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Royal Holloway College | Trustees
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Trustees were three men who were given control of the College estate, property and picture collection. The first Trustees were appointed by Thomas Holloway in 1876 and were thereafter appointed by the Board of Governors as and when a new vacancy arose. The Trustees themselves also served as Governors.

In 1949, the Royal Holloway College Act altered the way in which the College was governed and as a result, responsibility for the estate and College property was transferred to the Council. The role of Trustee was thereafter terminated.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Legal papers and correspondence, notably a copy Declaration of Trust, 5 Aug 1881, between Thomas Holloway and Henry Driver, George Martin and David Chadwick, for the pictures and furniture of Royal Holloway College; a copy Declaration of Trust, 25 Aug 1883, between Thomas Holloway and George Martin and Henry Driver for the endowment of Royal Holloway College; correspondence, 1883-1946, relating to the Declaration of Trust; a copy of the Conveyance of the Mount Lee Estate, 1876. Minute books of Trustees' Meetings, 1885-1949. Trustee's accounts, including printed annual accounts, 1887-1949; Trustee's accounts, 1883-1948, and statements of account for the Marie Péchinet Fund, 1912-1967; Holloway College accounts, 1883-1887, including expenses for the opening ceremony; Building and General Account cash books, 1882-1911; Endowment Fund journals and cash books, 1883-1969. Material relating to the opening of the College, including printed brochures of Royal Holloway College prepared for the Trustees for the opening ceremony, orders of service, guest lists, tickets and notices, 1886.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in files and volumes according to subject.

Conditions governing access:

Open to all registered users of the Royal Holloway, University of London Archives.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original. Requests to publish original material should be directed to the College Archivist.

Finding aids:

'A guide to Royal Holloway College Archives' by Derryan Paul, Jun 1973.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

The Royal Holloway, University of London Archives hold the papers of George Martin-Holloway (RHC GB131).

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

The history of Royal Holloway College, 1886-1986 (Constable, London, 1987), by Caroline Bingham.

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in accordance 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:
Apr 2000