Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1895-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
28 boxes
Scope and content
South-Western Polytechnic, Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology, and Chelsea College Syllabuses & Prospectuses contains sets of general undergraduate prospectuses for Chelsea courses, 1895-1985, and of general postgraduate syllabuses, 1967-1985; prospectuses for specific undergraduate and postgraduate component courses of study including physics, chemistry, electronics, pharmacy and science education, 1962-1985 (Ref: C/SYL)
System of arrangement
The collection is divided into the principal sections of publication described above in the Scope and Content section, namely prospectuses, handbooks and reports.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
The South-Western Polytechnic was opened at Manresa Road, Chelsea, in 1895, to provide scientific and technical education to Londoners. Day and evening classes for men and women comprised study in domestic economy, mathematics, engineering, natural science, art and music. It changed its name to Chelsea Polytechnic in 1922 and taught a growing number of registered students of the University of London, and this relationship was later formally recognised when the Polytechnic, now reconstituted as Chelsea College of Science and Technology, was admitted as a School of the University in 1966. The renamed Chelsea College was formally incorporated into the University of London in 1971. Chelsea merged with King's and Queen Elizabeth College in 1985.
Repository
Conditions governing access
Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of two forms of identification, to include one photographic ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only.
Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Finding aids
A descriptive list is available for consultation in the King's College London Archives reading room.
Related materials
Alternative identifier(s)
Subjects
- Communications media
- Academic libraries
- Books
- Chemistry education
- Curriculum
- Curriculum guides
- Economics of education
- Educational administrative structure
- Educational associations
- Educational evaluation
- Educational finance
- Educational levels
- Educational management
- Educational organizations
- Educational personnel
- Educational planning
- Educational publications
- Educational statistics
- Electronic engineering
- Examinations
- Guidebooks
- Guides
- Higher education
- Higher education institutions
- Higher science education
- Libraries
- Organization of research
- Personnel management
- Pharmacology
- Physics education
- Publications
- Research programmes
- Research projects
- Science education
- Student evaluation
- Student organizations
- Students
- Universities
- University curriculum
- University students
- Information sciences
- Personnel
- Organization and administration
- Health services administration
- People by occupation
- Public administration
- People
- Government
Place access points
People and Organisations
- South-Western Polytechnic, London, 1895-1922 (Subject)
- Chelsea Polytechnic, 1922-1956 (Subject)
- Chelsea College of Science and Technology, 1957-1971 (Subject)
Genre access points
Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000.
Script(s)
Archivist's note
Entry compiled by Geoff Browell.