Collection KFD - EDUCATION: King's College London departmental records

Key Information

Reference code

KFD

Title

EDUCATION: King's College London departmental records

Date(s)

  • 1890-1994 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent

24 boxes

Scope and content

The records of the Education Department of King's College London consists of minutes, correspondence, pass lists, exam papers, printed pamphlets and photographs, 1890-1994; notably including King's Scholars' Common room minute book, 1911-1912; minutes of the Education Society, 1921-1927, 1957-1971; correspondence concerning academic planning at King's, 1982-1983; correspondence relating to the All India Science Education Project, 1983-1986; correspondence relating to the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1983-1994; minutes and correspondence of the University of London Board of Educational Studies, Higher Degrees Committee, 1989; correspondence relating to the MEd in Science Education, 1974-1979; material relating to the 150th anniversary celebrations of the College, 1979; typescript of annual report of the Department of Education, with statistics and summary of departmental performance, 1927-1968; registers of attendance of students in the Day Training Department, 1890-1911; logbook of the Day Training Department with correspondence, 1890-1910; notes on Day Training College practical work experience, 1895-1927; examination question papers, 1925-1979; photographs of students and staff, 1930-1958; examination results, 1934-1970; programmes of plays performed by members of the Department, [1947-1969]; copies of journals including Minerva , the Education Society magazine, 1957.

System of arrangement

Arrangement is broadly chronological, but more recent papers especially are boxed by year of accession.

General Information

Name of creator

(1985-)

Biographical history

The Faculty of Education merged with the Chelsea College Centre for Science and Mathematics Education in 1985 to create the School of Education. The School then became the Department of Education and Professional Studies within the School of Social Science and Public Policy.

Name of creator

(1968-1985)

Biographical history

The Education Department, part of the Faculty of Arts became the Faculty of Education in 1968, which then merged with the Chelsea College Centre for Science and Mathematics Education in 1985 to create the School of Education.

Name of creator

(1922-1968)

Biographical history

In 1922, the Day Training College and the Department for Secondary Training were amalgamated to form the Education Department, part of the Faculty of Arts. This became the Faculty of Education in 1968.

Name of creator

(1896-1922)

Biographical history

The Department for the Training of Teachers was established under John William Adamson in 1890. In 1896 it was split into two sections: the Day Training College for those intending to teach in elementary schools, and the Department for Secondary Training. These were amalgamated in 1922 to form the Education Department, part of the Faculty of Arts.

Custodial history

King's College London School of Education.

Conditions governing access

Administrative records are generally closed for 20 years except for published material and some committee and other minutes.

Files containing personal data are closed for 80 years and sensitive personal data for 100 years from the date of the most recent document in the file.

Where open, access is 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

Summary guide entry online and due to be published in hard copy. A brief hand list of the collection is available in hard copy in the College Archives reading room.

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 Archives: Education Department student records (Ref: KCLCA KFD/FP, KFD/FPPG, KFD/RS, KFD/D, KFD/RG); secretarial series (Ref: KAS/AC2); examination question papers (Ref: K/EX).

Alternative identifier(s)

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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

Sources: King's College London: Archives: Calendars; Gordon Huelin, King's College London (London, 1978). Entry compiled by Geoff Browell.

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