Newsflash!
Archives Roadshow on Saturday 6 June 2009 from 10.30 am - 3.30 pm
De Grey Court foyer
- Discover the history of York St John University
- Find out about the creation of a Heritage Room with a regularly changing display of archives
- Bring along your own memorabilia for us to record and photograph
- Consider making a donation of your archives for display in the Heritage Room
Archives the University would like to assemble include:
Documents; artefacts; photographs; clothing; magazines; programmes; letters and postcards; School Practice notebooks; tapes; videos and many more.
The history of the Archive | The catalogue | Facilities for researchers
Viewing material |Contact us | Links to other Archives
Acquisitions & Disposal Policy
The Archive is responsible for the management of
the University's archive collection, and for the provision of a records
management service to administrative and academic departments.
The University's Archive Collection
The collection of historical archives relates to
the history of the University and personalities and activities associated
with it.
The University's Records Management Service
The
University Archive operates a records management service for the University's
Administrative and Academic departments. This comprises retention
and retrieval of non-current records required for administrative
and legal purposes, and appraisal and selection of key record series
for permanent retention.
Acquisition
policy : to strengthen existing collections on the history of the
institution and its background, including relevant biographical
material and other material relating to the history of education,
particularly Church colleges.
Please
contact us if you would like further information, to arrange a visit
or to deposit items of interest.
The York St John University Archive
Library & Information Services
York St John University
Lord Mayor's Walk
York
YO31 7EX
Telephone:
01904 876605
Email Library@yorksj.ac.uk
The Archive is situated on the second floor of Fountains Learning Centre, York St John University
Opening hours
Access is by appointment
Photocopying & photography by arrangement
It is possible to view
any of the documents held in the Archive. To do so, it is necessary
to apply to the Archivist by completing a requisition form. These
can be acquired from the Archivist on request.
The
Archive is arranged in three sections:
| SECTION
1 |
1812-1862
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York Diocesan
Society
inc National Society:- YDS/NS |
YDS |
| SECTION
2 |
1862-1976
|
York Diocesan
Training College
Ripon Diocesan Training College |
SJC
RTC
|
| SECTION
3 |
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Donations,
Dissertations, Books &
Newspapers |
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Links to other Archives
 a national gateway to descriptions of Archives in UK universities and colleges
 UK government records and information management
Access to Archives - part of the UK Archives Network
The Charles Booth Online Archive : Charles Booth and the survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903)
The Borthwick Institute for Archives : one of the biggest repositories of archives outside London
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Community Archives : the national directory of community archives in the UK
The National Council on Archives : bringing together the major bodies and organisations, across the UK concerned with archives and their use
York City Archives : 500 years of civic life
West Yorkshire Archive Service : preserving the county's heritage of historical documents
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