Tag Archives: General News

Items from Archives Unavailable 25th April- 30th May 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Katie Giles

Please note that the following items from the Archives and Special Collections will be unavailable to researchers from 25th April to 30th May 2013. Letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot with the following reference numbers: KUAS100/1/1, KUAS100/1/3, KUAS100/1/5, KUAS100/1/38, … Continue reading →

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New Collection: The Stephen Sondheim Society Archive

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Katie Giles

We are delighted to announce our newest archival collection- the Stephen Sondheim Society Archive.  This collection is a treasure trove of musical theatre memorabilia capturing highlights of the career of renowned composer Stephen Sondheim, who has composed many well known … Continue reading →

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Archives Catalogue Now Working

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Katie Giles

Further to our earlier post, we are pleased to be able to announce that our online Archives Catalogue is once again available. Many thanks for your patience while the catalogue was unavailable for upgrade work.

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Archives Catalogue Down time- Update

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katie Giles

Further to our earlier post, the online Archive Catalogue still requires some upgrade work and will therefore be unavailable on 26th March 2013. We are working to make the catalogue available as soon as possible.  Any updates will be posted on the blog. … Continue reading →

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Archives Catalogue down time- 22nd March 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Katie Giles

Due to upgrade work, the online Archives Catalogue will be unavailable from 9am on 22nd March 2013. We anticipate that the catalogue should be available again by the end of the day on the 22nd. We’re very sorry for any … Continue reading →

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Archives Catalogue now working

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Katie Giles

Further to our previous post, we are very pleased to say that our technical issues with the Archives catalogue have been resolved, and it can now be fully accessed and searched at http://adlib.kingston.ac.uk We’re very sorry for any inconvenience caused … Continue reading →

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Christmas Closure of the Archives and Special Collections

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Katie Giles

Kingston University Archives and Special Collections will be closing for the Christmas break at 2.30pm on Friday, 21st December.  We will then reopen for appointments from 2nd January. Please remember that we do ask for appointments to consult the Archive … Continue reading →

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Knights Park Special Collections – update on progress

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Katrina Clifford

I didn’t think I’d have much to say yet as it seems like I’ve spent a long time reading and planning rather than cataloguing. But the more I think about it, that’s probably pretty important – the last thing I … Continue reading →

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Knights Park Special Collection projects

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Katrina Clifford

The Special Collections room in the Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll Centre at our Knights Park campus houses a wide range of books relating to the varied nature of Art, Design and Architecture courses taught at Kingston. Ranging in date from the … Continue reading →

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Items now returned from the Conservator

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Katie Giles

In January we announced that a number of items from our Collections had to be sent away for vital conservation work, and therefore were not available to researchers.  We are delighted to announce that all the items have now returned from … Continue reading →

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