Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1895-1984 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
9 volumes and boxes
Scope and content
South-Western Polytechnic, Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology and Chelsea College Press Cuttings, 1895-1984, comprises one box of loose press cuttings, 1895-1903, and nine volumes of cuttings covering news on the strategic and academic development of the College, on the effects of major events such as the two World Wars, advertisements for Chelsea courses, features on the College with occasional photographs, and relating to individual students and staff, including announcements of prizes and obituaries, 1903-1984.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
General Information
Name of creator
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.
Repository
Conditions governing access
Open, 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
Related materials
Alternative identifier(s)
Subjects
- Awards
- Curriculum
- Educational levels
- Educational personnel
- Higher education
- International conflicts
- Newspaper press
- Photographs
- Press
- Press cuttings
- Social behaviour
- Social norms
- Students
- University curriculum
- University students
- Visual materials
- War
- World War One (1914-1918)
- World wars (events)
- World War Two (1939-1945)
- Wars (events)
- Personnel
- People by occupation
- People
Place access points
People and Organisations
- South-Western Polytechnic, London, 1895-1922 (Subject)
- Chelsea Polytechnic, 1922-1956 (Subject)
- Chelsea College of Science and Technology, 1957-1971 (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
Entry compiled by Geoff Browell.