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Identity statement

Reference code(s)

GB0100 KCLCA C/MF

Title

CHELSEA COLLEGE: Microfilm Student Records

Date(s)

[1923-1971]

Level of description

Series level descriptions of King's College London Archives

Extent and medium of the unit of description (quantity, bulk, or size)

39 16 mm reels

Context

Name of creator(s)

Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology, Chelsea College Registry

Administrative / Biographical history

The South-Western Polytechnic was opened at Manresa Road, Chelsea, in 1895, to provide scientific and technical education to Londoners. Day and evening classes for men and women comprised study in domestic economy, mathematics, engineering, natural science, art and music. It changed its name to Chelsea Polytechnic in 1922 and taught a growing number of registered students of the University of London, and this relationship was later formally recognised when the Polytechnic, now reconstituted as Chelsea College of Science and Technology, was admitted as a School of the University in 1966. The renamed Chelsea College was formally incorporated into the University of London in 1971. Chelsea merged with King's and Queen Elizabeth College in 1985. The Registry was responsible for the organisation and audit of academic and educational provision throughout the College, most notably in overseeing examinations and academic assessment, and by way of organising ceremonies and graduations.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from the Registry of Chelsea College.

Content & structure

Scope and content

Chelsea College student files, [1923-1971] (reels 1-33). Information contained typically includes name, date of birth, nationality, secondary education, department, main subject, qualification sought, session, full or part time, subjects, tutor, results, scholarships, permanent address and degree awarded. Some records also give other educational institutions attended, GCE and 'A' Level results, subjects and marks. This series also includes examination question papers, 1967-1974, 1976-1977 (reels 34-36, 39), BSc degree classifications, 1968-1972 (reel 37), BSc degree pass lists and mark sheets, 1972-1973 (reel 38). The BSc pass list gives name, field of study, course codes and some marks. The BSc mark sheet contains name, course, examiner's name, session, result, value including pass mark and course work percentages, and final degree classification.

System of arrangement

Student files are organised alphabetically.

Conditions of access & use

Conditions governing access

Subject to an eighty year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by the Ceremonies and Events Office and other appropriate College staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Printouts of records can be supplied to the Ceremonies and Events Office and other appropriate College staff.

Language/scripts of material

English

Finding aids

The microfilm series is located in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

Allied materials

Existence and location of originals

King's College London College Archives

Existence and location of copies

A duplicate series is available located in the Archives' College Vault.

Related units of description

Chelsea College Microfiche Records (Ref: C/MFF) and Chelsea College Registry Student Records (Ref: CAR), which follow on from this series.

Description control

Archivist's Note

Sources: King's College London catalogues; Chelsea College Annual Reports. H Silver and S J Teague eds, Chelsea College-A History (London, 1977). Compiled by Beverley Ager as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions

National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000.

This catalogue is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License. This catalogue may be updated from time to time in order to reflect additional material and/or new understandings of the material.

Date(s) of descriptions

January 2002