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External publications relating to Battersea College of Education and its staff and the academic subject of home economics.

Contains records concerning the governance of the College, comprising:

BCE/1/1 Governing Body, 1953-1976

BCE/1/2 Academic Board, 1963-1976

BCE/1/3 Papers regarding the Report of the Committee on Higher Education (the Robbins' Report), 1963-1964

BCE/1/4 Visitations of Battersea College by University of London Institute of Education, 1931-1968

BCE/1/5 Papers regarding the revision of courses, 1942-1948.

Contains files compiled by staff on the history of the College and on Special events such as building openings and anniversaries.

Contains the papers and minutes of the various committees established to deal with the merger with the Polytechnic of the South Bank. Also contains the reports of meetings with the Department of Education, the Inner London Education Authority and other colleges.

Contains photographs of Battersea College of Education, comprising:

BCE/4/1 Collage photographs, 1953-1970;

BCE/4/2 Lessons, c.1907-c.1960;

BCE/4/3 Students, 1930s-1970s;

BCE/4/4 Staff, c.1940s-1990s;

BCE/4/5 World War Two, 1940s;

BCE/4/6 General College photographs, 1950s

BCE/4/7 Battersea Training College exhibition, c.1960;

BCE/4/8 Official opening, 1954;

BCE/4/9 Institute of Home Economics, c.1982.

Contains an undated plan of the College, plans of Manresa College and a plan of Cadogan Court.

Contains the publications of Battersea College of Education, comprising:

BCE/1 Prospectuses, 1963-1977;

BCE/2 Manor House Magazine, 1952-1956;

BCE/3 Battersea Training College Magazine, 1963-1964;

BCE/4 Battersea Domestic Science Guild Magazine, 1965-1986;

BCE/5 History Publications, 1979;

BCE/6 The Guild of Home Economists of Battersea and South Bank University magazines, 1994-2003;

BCE/7 Battersea Polytechnic Reports, 1892, 1925-1945;

BCE/8 The Guild of Home Economists of Battersea and The South Bank Polytechnic Magazines, 1987-1993.

Contains Staff Registers and papers relating to the retirement of Elizabeth Merson, Guild Treasurer.