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Identity statement

Reference code(s)

GB0100 KCLCA CAR/FP, CAR/FPC, CAR/RE

Title

CHELSEA COLLEGE: Registry Student Records

Date(s)

[1968]-1989

Level of description

Series level descriptions of King's College London Archives

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

176 archive boxes

Context

Name of creator(s)

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 provided teaching to 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 by Chelsea College Registry, 1985.

Content & structure

Scope and content

Chelsea College Registry undergraduate and postgraduate student files, 1979-1989 (Ref: CAR/FP), student record cards, [1968-1977] (Ref: CAR/FPC). File information varies, but typically contains some correspondence, an application form giving name, department, date of birth, address, year of entry, nationality, course title, previous education, student number, photograph, names of referees and source of finance. Some also contain transcript information giving course codes and marks, others include a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) file, or a withdrawal form, if applicable. Information contained on record cards typically includes name, date of birth, nationality, parents' occupation, matrimonial status, USR number, date of entry, field of study, permanent address, qualification sought, department, session, results, tutor, scholarships, qualification obtained, previous education and a photograph. Registry student information also includes University registrations, 1903-1936, 1946-1971 (Ref: CAR/RE).

System of arrangement

The file series is organised chronologically by year of leaving, then alphabetically. The record card series is arranged alphabetically.

Conditions of access & use

Conditions governing access

Subject to an eighty year closure period from date of leaving, but may be consulted by Departmental and other College staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, can be supplied to Departmental staff. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.

Language/scripts of material

English

Finding aids

Copies of lists are located in the King's College London Archives Reading Room.

Allied materials

Existence and location of originals

King's College London College Archives

Related units of description

This series follows on from Chelsea Microfilm Student Records (Ref: C/MF). See also Chelsea College Microfiche Student Records (Ref: C/MFF). Non-student registry material comprises refs CAR/RI, CAR/RS, CAR/1986, CAR/S, CAR/AR, CAR/STATS, 1990 CAR, 1995/CAR, 1987/CAR.

Description control

Archivist's Note

Sources: King's College London catalogues. 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