Identity area
Reference code
LSBU/7/4/1/4
Title
Polytechnic Designation Ceremony with guest speaker Margaret Thatcher M.P.
Date(s)
- 22 Nov 1971 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
9 photographs
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
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Comprises photographs of the speeches at the ceremony and of Margaret Thatcher congratulating students.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
LSBU Copyright
Language of material
- English