Collection KFD/FP - EDUCATION: King's College London department student records

Key Information

Reference code

KFD/FP

Title

EDUCATION: King's College London department student records

Date(s)

  • 1890-1993 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent

90 archive boxes

Scope and content

Day Training College Queen's/King's Scholars, 1895-1927 (Ref: KFD/RS), Day Training College log book, 1890,1910 (Ref: KFD/D), Day Training College Registers, 1890-1925 (Ref: KFD/RG), Education student files, 1938-1944, 1962-64, 1987-1993 (Ref: KFD/FP), Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) student files, 1946-1980 (Ref: KFD/FPPG), MA/MEd student files, 1984-1988 (Ref: KFD/FPPG), departmental photographs, 1930-1958 (Ref: KDH/PH). Information typically contained in the Queen's, later King's scholars' series includes criticisms, lessons and practising school-work. From 1905-1925 there is also a volume of reports on postgraduate and secondary training students. The Day Training College log book contains correspondence from 1896-1901. The register series includes a register of attendance and tutorial lists, 1890-1911, and a register of applicants to the Day Training College, 1910-1925. Information contained in the student files includes name, permanent address, date of birth, university, whether resident or day student, father's name, permanent address and profession, names and address of employer, name of students' mother and profession, gross income of parents and student correspondence. Files for the period 1987-1993 only include those students who passed the course. With the PGCE files there are some gaps in early series and incomplete sections, whilst some files are listed in the Registry series.

Accruals

Periodic deposits by School Office.

System of arrangement

Files for years 1938-1944 are listed chronologically by year of application, then alphabetically. The years 1962-1964 are divided into sessions and then organised alphabetically. Files for 1987-1993 are organised by year of graduation, then alphabetically within each year. Postgraduate files for 1946-1973 are separated into men and women students, thereafter they are boxed together in academic years and alphabetically.

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

(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.

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.

Custodial history

Education School Office

Conditions governing access

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.

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

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

Detailed lists are available for consultation in the King's College London 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 Attendance Registers (Ref: KA/RAT/KFD), King's College London Registry Student Records (Ref: KAR/PGCE); Day Training Department/Faculty/School of Education Records (Refs: KCLCA 1994/KDF, 1995/KFD, 1998 KDF, KFD/D, KFD/RG, KFD/M, KFD/EQ, KFD/PH, KFD/PM, KFD/L, KFD/TH, KFD/RS); Examination Question Papers (Ref: KCLCA K/EX).

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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)

Accession area