Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1908-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
77 boxes
Scope and content
Records, 1908-1985, of the Principal of Queen Elizabeth College and heads of its predecessor bodies, comprising general and policy files on administration of the College, 1912-1984, the subjects including buildings, relationship with the University of London, curriculum, relationship with royalty, evacuation and other arrangements during World War Two, granting of the charter and the name Queen Elizabeth College in 1953, financial matters, employees, catering, student relations, the library, and the future of the College (Ref: QAP/GPF1); papers on departmental and academic affairs, 1922-1985, including curricula and academic appointments (Ref: QAP/GPF2); files on arrangements for public lectures at the College, 1925-1968 (Ref: QAP/GPF3); minutes and other papers of College council, academic board and committees, 1915-1985, including staff appointments, salaries, curricula, timetables, safety, finance, and the merger with King's College London and Chelsea College in 1985 (Ref: QAP/GPF4); papers on the relationship with the University of London, 1915-1985 (Ref: QAP/GPF5); papers relating to the University Grants Committee, 1917-1985 (Ref: QAP/GPF6); correspondence and papers relating to other outside bodies, 1908-1985, including government departments, London County Council and other educational and health bodies, the subjects including students, training, and curricula (Ref: QAP/GPF7); papers on College premises, buildings and equipment, 1912-1985, including sports facilities, hostels and academic accommodation, damage sustained in World War Two, and alterations (Ref: QAP/GPF8); papers on the merger between Queen Elizabeth College, King's College London, and Chelsea College, 1982-1985, the subjects including finance, sites, and staff (Ref: QAP/GPF9).
System of arrangement
Records are arranged in series.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Queen Elizabeth College, so called from 1953, succeeded the Home Science and Economics classes of King's College Women's Department and King's College for Women, which started in 1908; the Household and Social Science Department of King's College for Women, which opened in 1915; and King's College of Household and Social Science, which operated from 1928. A Vice-Principal headed King's College Women's Department; a Warden led King's College for Women, the Department of Household and Social Science and, until 1945, King's College of Household and Social Science. After 1945 the head was known as the Principal. The amalgamation of Queen Elizabeth College with King's College London and Chelsea College was completed in 1985.
Repository
Custodial history
Records from Queen Elizabeth College were transferred to King's College London after 1985.
Conditions governing access
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
List available in reading room at King's College London Archives.
Related materials
Alternative identifier(s)
Subjects
- Academic buildings
- Academic libraries
- Academic teaching personnel
- Academic year
- Building operations
- Conditions of employment
- Construction engineering
- Curriculum
- Economics of education
- Educational administration
- Educational administrators
- Educational buildings
- Educational equipment
- Educational finance
- Educational management
- Educational personnel
- Educational systems
- Educational timetables
- Food preparation
- Higher education institutions
- Home economics education
- International conflicts
- Law
- Legal documents
- Legal systems
- Libraries
- Monarchy
- Occupational health and safety
- Occupational safety
- Personnel
- Personnel management
- Personnel selection
- Political systems
- Reconstruction (buildings)
- Recreational facilities
- Recruitment
- Sports facilities
- Student housing
- Students
- Student welfare
- Teachers
- Wages
- War
- Womens education
- Working conditions
- World wars (events)
- World War Two (1939-1945)
- Wars (events)
- Information sources
- Documents
- People by occupation
- People
- Organization and administration
- Health services administration
- Public administration
- Government
Place access points
People and Organisations
- Chelsea College, 1972-1985 (Subject)
- King's College for Women, Household and Social Science Department, Kensington, Warden (Subject)
- King's College for Women, London, Warden (Subject)
- King's College London Women's Department Vice-Principal (Subject)
- King's College of Household and Social Science, Kensington, Warden (Subject)
- LCC, London County Council (Subject)
- UGC, University Grants Committee (Subject)
- University of London (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
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.