Records kept for reference, Bedford College
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0505 BC RF110-176 |
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 | : Records kept for reference, Bedford College |
Date(s) | : [1780]-1987 |
Level of description | : Subfonds of Bedford College
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Extent | : 15 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Bedford College |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Various unofficial records collated by members of Bedford College on an ad-hoc basis.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Reminiscences, 1899-1984, of Bedford College and its staff, including correspondence, proofs and notes created by Dame Margaret Jansen Tuke during the writing of A history of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937 (Oxford University Press, London, 1939); reminiscences by Norah McNaulty of Bedford College from 1912-1962; copy of Many a good crusade (Macmillan, New York, 1954) by Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve. Press cuttings concerning Bedford College, 1849-1987, mainly relating to Bedford College history and buildings, including a centenary issue of The Unicorn, a dissertation on the Teacher Training Department from 1892-1919, and cuttings relating to the merger. Drawings and sketches, 1861-1951, of buildings and staff of Bedford College. Ephemera, [1780]-1956, including copies of inscriptions and tablets throughout the College, examples of different stationery used by the College administration, various items of Bedford College uniform, and manuscript notes by Florence Nightingale on India.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Arranged chronologically in sections as stated in the Scope and Content.
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 catalogue of the Archives of Bedford College (University of London), 1849-1985', by Claire Gobbi Daunton and Elizabeth Bennett, 1987.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were transferred from the Bedford College Archives when the College merged with Royal Holloway in 1985.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Papers of Mrs Reid (BC RF100-109) are listed separately.
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance 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
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