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Programme listing the order of proceedings and history of the polytechnics. Also contains a typewritten speech addressed to His Royal Highness.

The buildings the Duke of York opened consisted of a remodelled five-storey Borough Road building. The Duke was at the Polytechnic for an hour and whilst there delivered a short address in the Edric Hall before walking through the lecture rooms and laboratories, chatting with students at their work.

Large crowds gathered outside the Polytechnic to greet the Duke on his arrival which were kept back by mounted police. He was received by the Alderman G. T. Greenwood, Mayor of Southwark, Mr D Clifford Houghton, Chairman of the Governors, Mr Hubert A Secretan, Vice Chairman of the Governors, Lady Gooch, Chairwoman of the Governor's Education Committee, Sir Evan Spicer, Chairman of the City Parochial Foundation, Sir John Gilbert, Chairman of the LCC Education Committee and the Polytechnic's Principal, Mr J.W.Bispham. The Duke in his speech made special reference to the Polytechnic's instruction of girls and young women in homecraft and domestic science and to the institution's training of young people to lead upright, unselfish lives. He also commended the Polytechnic for keeping faithfully to its original charter and being an 'educational beacon for one of the poorer parts of London' for 30 years.

Comprises photographs of the speeches given at the opening and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the event.

Brochure giving details of researchers and research projects across the various Schools of the University.

Booklet describing the research centres located across the schools of the University

Booklet to showcase the facilities at the Clarence Centre, including: Breathe AHR; Cameron & Wilding; MyKindaFuture. Also includes a list of current tenants.

Notes and papers from the conference.

Contains correspondence relating to the purchase and redesign of the Kiers building to house the Centenary Library (now the Perry Library).

Petitions of the Governors of the Borough Polytechnic to various institutions and charities.

Six large mounted black and white photographs of various laboratories within the Borough Polytechnic Institute extension buildings. The photographs are held in a paper sleeve addressed to Douglas H Ingall. The photographs include the Food Analysis Laboratory, Elementary Chemistry Laboratory, Prepared Sales Counter, Paint Laboratory, Cake Decoration Room and Advanced Chemistry Laboratory.

Comprises bound minute books for the years 1895-1922, a bound volume of catalogues listing the photographs and lantern slides shown at the Society's annual exhibitions and photocopied pages of a report of the Society's proceedings during the Second World War and the Society's rules.

Includes a cake made for the Jubilee Sailing Trust showing the ship Lord Nelson, wedding cakes, cake made for the Worshipful Company of Bakers election dinner, and cake made for the Queen Mother.

The department was merged with the Faculty of Hospitality and Food Product Management, the photographs are of a goodbye party for the department.

Comprises an information leaflet about the PICKUP Europe Unit, documents relating to the launch of the unit, the first isue of PICKUP Europe Bulletin (Spring 1990), a report on the growth of the Unit and a leaflet for the inaugural PICKUP Europe conference.