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The correspondence largely contains letters sent to the Secretary of King’s College London concerning all aspects of the business of the College and its related bodies including King’s College School, 1831- 1908; the Ladies Department of King’s College, subsequently King’s College for Women, from 1885; and some aspects of the business of King’s College Hospital, 1839-1909, relating to new appointments and resignations as well as letters from the Secretaries of the Hospital - mainly regarding decisions of the Committee of Management.

The series contains letters from subscribers to the College regarding their donations, shareholdings or the nomination of prospective students; letters from staff include applications for posts, the content of syllabuses, appeals to College Council for funds for improved facilities, the names of prize and scholarship winners, requests to take in boarders, hold posts at other organisations, and resignations; letters from students and parents include general enquiries about the College, applications for enrolment, requests to remove pupils from King’s College School, applications from prize-winners for their prizes, applications for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College) the College’s own academic award, requests for the refunding of fees; letters from the College Architect regarding the building and later redevelopments of the Strand site; letters from businesses connected to the College including those who supplied equipment and groceries to the College and estimates from contractors for building work; letters from external bodies and individuals regarding the use of rooms in the College, donations and gifts to the College museums and Departments; correspondence relating to schools in union with the College; and papers regarding College Commemoration Days and the Gilbart Lectures on Banking.

The series is remarkably complete until the late 1890s. With the appointment of Walter Smith in 1895 came the introduction of a modern filing system (see KAS/GC, AC and AD) although bundles continued to be used on occasion until 1919. A few letters in the collection post date 1919, but these are largely related to loans of letters for historical research.

This sub-series also contains files containing applications for the Associateship of King’s College London (AKC), the College’s own academic award, 1834-1895, and correspondence regarding student accommodation.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary from anonymous authors including a proposal for a site for the new College in Nun Road (between Edgware Road and Oxford Street); a suggestion that students should become missionaries.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including James Moncrieff Arnott (1794-1885), thanking College Council for his appointment to the Chair of Surgery; Robert Upton, Clerk of the Apothecaries Society, regarding the Society’s desire to donate specimens to the College for the Materia Medica Museum. Also includes a statement regarding the conduct of James Field, a carpenter in the employ of Messer Peto & Grisell, architects.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London comprising of letters regarding the successful application of William Francis Adams for the Worsley scholarship, founded by Major General Sir Henry Worsley (1768-1841), to fund the education of missionaries to India.

Applications from students for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College London), the College’s own academic award.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Grylls Adams (1836-1915), Professor of Natural Philosophy, requesting permission to use room No. 20 in the school for electrical testing and housing the dynamo machine. Also includes a circular from the Society of Apothecaries regarding the Medical Act of 1886.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Mrs Adolphus regarding the death of her husband, Otto Adolphus ([1820]-1887), former Assistant Master at King’s College School.

Applications from students for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College London), the College’s own academic award. Manuscript and typescript.

Applications from students for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College London), the College’s own academic award.

Applications from students for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College London), the College’s own academic award.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.

Applications from students for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College London), the College’s own academic award.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London comprising of applications for the post of Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Allsup, Assistant Arithmetic and Writing Master of King’s College School, thanking College Council for appointing him the Arithmetic and Writing Master. Also includes letters regarding the resignation of Henry Appleby, Porter in the Anatomy Room, who was accused of stealing from the College.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including General Richard Draper Ardagh ([1823]-1899) thanking College Council for appointing him the Professor of Burmese.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Charles Awdry (1847-1912) accepting a seat on College Council; Evan Macgregor of the Admiralty, enquiring about the number of engineering students from the College who were considering taking exams at the Royal Naval College and enclosing regulations for applicants; the Argentine Legation enquiring why Vicente F Souza, an Argentinean student, was told he could no longer continue studying at the College.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the application of John William Adamson (1857-1949) for the post of Normal Master of King’s College School.

Applications from students for the AKC (Associateship of King’s College London), the College’s own academic award.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Florence M Acheson for the post of Superintendent of the King’s College Hospital Convalescent Home.