Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1934-1937] (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
1 boxes, 0.1 cubic metres
Scope and content
Sidney George West slide collection, [1934-1937] comprises glass lantern slides depicting images of Portugal. Each slide has been numbered and labelled. They include scenes of Lisbon, Estoril, Cintra, Mafra, Evora, Santarem, Thomar, Coimbra, Luso-Bussaco, Vizeu, Oporto, Braga, Bom Jesus, Viana Do Castelo, Aveiro, Leiria, Batalha and Alcobaça and images of rivers, valleys, religious buildings and traditional scenes including a festival and bullfight. An inventory prepared by West, dated 13 September 1934 - 6 December 1937, is enclosed and gives details of each slide.
System of arrangement
Arranged in its original wooden slide box.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sidney George West was born 28th March 1909; educated at Norbury College; took matriculation examination for King's College London, 1923; educated at King's College London, 1926-1932, notably studied Intermediate BA, Latin, Greek, English and Ancient History 1926-1927; second and third year English and Latin 1928-1929; MA in English, 1930-1932; achieved George Smith Studentship 1929, First Class Honours English and University Postgraduate Travelling Studentship 1930.
West worked as a part time assistant lecturer in the Department of English, King's College London, 1932-1933; lectured in English at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, 1934; lectured and became Head of Department of Portuguese, King's College London, 1936-1941; Director of the British Institute of Studies, Lisbon, 1941; Director, Students' Department, British Council, 1952. Awarded an OBE (Civil Division) in 1937. Died 1987.
Publications: The new corporative state of Portugal: an inaugural lecture delivered at King's College, London, the 15th February, 1937 (Lisbon, S P N Books, 1937); The new corporative state of Portugal: an inaugural lecture delivered at King's College, London, the 15th February, 1937 (London, New Temple Press, 1937); A projecçào de 'Os Lusíadas' através das traduçòes inglesas / (confer. Tr. de C. Estorninho. Separata da revista Bracara Augusta) (Braga, 1973).
Repository
Custodial history
Given to King's College London College Archives in 1992.
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 will not normally be supplied due to the fragility of the original.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Finding aids
No additional finding aids exist.
Alternative identifier(s)
Place access points
- Portugal, Alcobaça
- Portugal, Aveiro
- Portugal, Batalha
- Portugal, Bom Jesus
- Portugal, Braga
- Portugal, Cintra
- Portugal, Coimbra
- Portugal, Estoril
- Portugal, Evora
- Portugal, Leiria
- Portugal, Lisbon
- Portugal, Luso-Bussaco
- Portugal, Mafra
- Portugal, Oporto
- Portugal, Santarem
- Portugal, Thomar
- Portugal, Viana Do Castelo
- Portugal, Vizeu
People and Organisations
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
Archivist's note: Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.