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.
Borough Polytechnic InstituteComprises photographs of the speeches given at the opening and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the event.
Borough Polytechnic InstituteComprises minutes from the Organisational Meeting held on 05 Dec 1986.
South Bank Polytechnic Student UnionBrochure giving details of researchers and research projects across the various Schools of the University.
London South Bank UniversityBooklet describing the research centres located across the schools of the University
London South Bank UniversityBooklet to showcase the facilities at the Clarence Centre, including: Breathe AHR; Cameron & Wilding; MyKindaFuture. Also includes a list of current tenants.
London South Bank UniversityComprises a selection of reports, agendas, minutes and documents regarding the recommendations of the Report of the Committee on Higher Education from various bodies including the Battersea Training College of Domestic Science Board of Governors, the London County Council Education Committee and the University of London Institute of Education Steering Committee.
Battersea Training College of Domestic ScienceDocuments and correspondence regarding the revision of courses at Battersea Training College of Domestic Science including the three year course of training for teachers of domestic science and the social study course.
Battersea Training College of Domestic ScienceNotes and papers from the conference.
London South Bank UniversityComprises an overview of the Parliamentary questions and answers, relevant extracts from the written answers and an extract from a House of Commons debate.
Nuclear Policy Group, Greater London CouncilPeople & Planet is a national organisation aimed at supporting student activism and campaigns concerning world poverty, human rights and the environment. It has a network of student groups from several schools, colleges and universities, including LSBU. The digital images show students campaigns in Central London and on the LSBU campus.