Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1933-1999 (ongoing) (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
1002 files and bound volumes
Scope and content
Examination question papers of King's College London, 1933-1998, mainly comprising papers for undergraduates sitting finals, postgraduates sitting Masters' degree examinations, as well as a number of undergraduate yearly and mid-sessional examinations and copies of examination papers set by the University of London. The papers comprise a series of individual files containing assorted examination papers from all or most faculties for the period 1933-1961. Thereafter papers are held for individual departments of the Faculty of Arts, including English, 1975-1994; Geography, 1980-1992; German, 1975-1997; History, 1975-1992; Italian, 1975-1995; Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, 1975-1997; Spanish, 1975-1996; French, 1985-1997; Linguistics and Humanities Applied Computing, 1989-1994; Classics, 1965-1998; Modern Greek, 1988-1998; Philosophy, 1985-1998; Japanese, 1992-1995; Russian, 1994-1995; War Studies, 1989-1992; Faculty of Laws, 1964-1974; Faculty of Medical Science, 1963-1993; Faculty of Education, 1977-1990; Faculty of Physical Sciences, including Chemistry, 1948-1993; Computing, 1982-1993; Mathematics, 1963-1993; Management Studies, 1986-1992; Physics, 1947-1993); Faculty of Engineering, 1927-1992, including Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Westfield College, 1983. Faculty of Natural Science, including Botany and Zoology, 1962-1985; Chemistry, 1952-1984; Geography, 1978-1984; Geology, 1978-1984; Human Environmental Science, 1978-1985; Pharmacology, 1978-1984; Biochemistry, 1978-1985; Physiology, 1978-1986; Anatomy, 1980-1983; Faculty of Life Sciences, including Anatomy and Human Biology; Biochemistry, Biophysics, Pharmacology, Physiology, Gerontology, Food Science, Nursing Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pharmacy, 1985-1994; Faculty of Music, 1968-1997; Faculty of Theology, 1933-1999, including examinations for Associates of King's College, 1969-1995, and with Masters' dissertations and extended essays of students, 1994; Nightingale Institute and Department of Nursing Studies, 1986-1996.
Between the foundation of King's College London in 1829 and the incorporation of all faculties of the College (with the exception of Theology) into the University of London in 1908, students were assessed under examinations set by the College, as well as the examinations of professional and learned societies, and were also able to attend classes for matriculation from the University of London. Thereafter students of the College took examinations set by departments of the College and in the case of final undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, papers approved by the University.
Accruals
Departments make periodic deposits of previous examination papers.
System of arrangement
The papers are held in annual files or bound volumes, arranged chronologically in series by individual departments under its respective faculty, and usually separated for Bachelors' and Masters' degrees.
General Information
Name of creator
Repository
Custodial history
Academic Faculties and Departments have made periodic deposits to the College Archives.
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
Detailed catalogue available in hard copy in the reading room of the College Archives.
Existence and location of originals
The University of London Library holds original examination question papers for degrees awarded by the University of London.
Existence and location of copies
The series of King's College London Calendars published between 1836-1916 contain copies of examination question papers produced by the various departments.
Related materials
Alternative identifier(s)
Place access points
People and Organisations
- King's College London Faculty of Music (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Anatomy (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Botany (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Chemistry (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Classics (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Computing (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Subject)
- King's College London Department of English (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Food Science (Subject)
- King's College London Department of French (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Geography (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Geology (Subject)
- King's College London Department of German (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Gerontology (Subject)
- King's College London Department of History (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Human Environmental Science (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Italian (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Japanese (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Linguistics and Humanities Applied Computing (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Management Studies (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Mathematics (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Modern Greek (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Nursing Studies (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Pharmacology (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Philosophy (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Physics (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Physiology (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Portugese and Brazilian Studies (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Russian (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Spanish (Subject)
- King's College London Department of War Studies (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Zoology (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Arts (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Education (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Engineering (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Medical Science (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Natural Science (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Physical Sciences (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (Subject)
- King's College London Faculty of Law (Subject)
- University of London (Subject)
- King's College London Department of Biochemistry (Subject)
- King's College Hospital Nightingale Institute (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
Sources: King's College London Calendars. Description compiled by Robert Baxter.