Identity area
Reference code
LSBU/6/9/79
Title
Construction Industry Thesaurus
Date(s)
- July 1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(1970-1987)
Administrative history
In 1970 the Borough Polytechnic Institute merged with the Brixton School of Building, City of Westminster College and National College for Heating, Ventilating, Refrigeration and Fan Engineering to form the Polytechnic of the South Bank. The Designation Ceremony took place at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank on 22nd November 1971. Margaret Thatcher, the Education Secretary at the time was the special guest.
Archival history
Held in London South Bank University's Perry Library until it was transferred to the University Archives Centre in March 2013.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A thesaurus produced by the Department of the Environment at the Polytechnic of the South Bank to be used as a controlled, authoritative list of terms for the construction industry.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English