IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0103 UCLCA/UCS
Held at: University College London
Title: University College School Records
Date(s): 1829-1905
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 6 boxes, 11 volumes
Name of creator(s): University College London | University College School
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
University College School was founded in 1830 by the proprietors of what was then the University of London, now University College London. The nomination of the headmaster was placed in the Council and the Reverend Henry Browne was appointed. The School opened at 16 Gower Street on 1 November 1830, and was often referred to as 'the Junior School'. By February 1831 it had outgrown its quarters, and in 1832 it was brought within the walls of the University, with a joint headmastership of Thomas Hewitt Key and Henry Malden. The School was remarkably original: there were no compulsory subjects and no rigid form system. Most boys learnt Latin and French, and many learnt German. Mathematics, chemistry, Greek and English were also taught. The aim throughout was mental discipline, and as it contributed to that, so each subject was judged. There was no religious teaching, and the boys were of many creeds and denominations. Under the University College London (Transfer) Act of 1905, University College London became part of the University of London, and its School was created a separate corporation, moving away to new buildings in Hampstead in 1907. For further information, see: An angel without wings: the history of University College School 1830-1980 by H J K Usher, C D Black-Hawkins and G J Carrick, edited by G G H Page (University College School, 1981); University College School Register 1831-1891 by Temple Orme (H Walton Lawrence, London).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
University College School records, 1829-1905, consisting of early papers of the School, including prospectuses, 1829-1832, correspondence, 1830-1832, and lists of boys leaving the School, 1833-1836; School registers, 1831-1902; reports, including Headmaster's reports, 1843-1901, reports of the Committee to investigate the School, 1833-1846, School Committee reports, 1846-1887, and Oxford and Cambridge Examination Board reports, 1892-1894, 1902-1903; drawing fees, 1869-1870; honours lists and prize-giving papers, including honours lists, 1860-1879, plans for a new form of honours list, 1871-1873, and papers referring to the Numa Hartog Scholarship, 1875; records of finance and salaries, including miscellaneous finances, 1863-1900, and salaries, 1875-1877; administration records, including general administration, 1850-1900, Commercial Department papers, 1900-1904, Holly Hill Preparatory School papers, 1889-1899, plans to move to Hampstead, 1899-1904, papers referring to 14 University Street, 1903-1904, papers referring to 135 Gower Street, 1903, Incorporation papers, 1902-1904, and a miscellaneous file, 1905.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Arranged in sections as indicated in Scope and content.
Conditions governing access:
The records are divided between University College London Special Collections, which researchers should contact in the first instance, and University College London Records Office, where they may be consulted by appointment only.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Detailed handlist.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Immediate source of acquisition:
The records of University College School from before its move to Hampstead have remained together at University College London.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: University College London 1826-1926 by H Hale Bellot (University of London Press, London, 1929). Compiled by Annabel Dodds as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2000