Collection KA/E - ENTRANCE PAPERS: King's College London student admission records

Key Information

Reference code

KA/E

Title

ENTRANCE PAPERS: King's College London student admission records

Date(s)

  • 1831-1985 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent

314 large bound volumes, 31 index booksand 205 boxes

Scope and content

King's College London student entrance papers, 1831-1935 (Ref: KA/E). These comprise first admissions, Senior Department, 1831-1846 (Ref: KA/E/A), General Literature and Science, 1846-1906 (Ref: KA/E/A), Arts, 1907-1935 (Ref: KA/E/A), Applied Science, 184... »

System of arrangement

The Entrance Papers are grouped according to subject in numbered volumes, which are in turn comprised of numbered folios. The papers were initially divided into three major sub series; General Literature and Science (or the Senior Department), the ... »

General Information

Name of creator

(1914)

Biographical history

The Registry is responsible for the organisation and audit of academic and educational provision throughout the College, most notably in overseeing examinations and academic assessment exercises, and by way of organising ceremonies and graduations. ... »

Archival history

Transferred by the Registry in 1980. Admission forms relating to King's College School have been transferred to the King's College School at Wimbledon.

Conditions governing access

Files containing personal data are closed for 80 years from the date of the most recent document in the file.

Where open, the information from these records is supplied on request. Readers are not able to consult the originals due to their fragility.

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

Finding aids

The Index Books for the early Entrance Papers are held in the Reading Room of the College Archives. These volumes are divided into subjects and within each subject student names are listed alphabetically. The volume and folio number are provided along ... »

Existence and location of originals

Off-campus collection

Please note: We require 7 days notice to retrieve this collection as part, or all of it, is held off-campus. Read more ›

Related materials

King's College London Calendars (RefL K/CAL) and King's College London Registry Slip Books (Ref: KAR/FPS).

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000.

Archivist's note

Sources: King's College London catalogues. Compiled by Beverley Ager as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.