Collection C/SYL - SYLLABUSES & PROSPECTUSES: Chelsea College printed material

Key Information

Reference code

C/SYL

Title

SYLLABUSES & PROSPECTUSES: Chelsea College printed material

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

(1972-1985)

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.

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

See also other classes of Chelsea ephemera for related publications and other material describing the work of the College, such as serial publications and press cuttings (Ref: C/SER, C/PC). King's College ephemera also contains relevant material mainly from the merger period in 1985.

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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.

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