University History Collection

UHC

1767-c.2010s

The granting of a Royal Charter constituting and incorporating University College, Reading as The University of Reading took place on 17th March 1926. Founded in the 19th century as an extension College of the University of Oxford, Reading was the only University to be awarded a charter between the two world wars. Dr W. M. Childs became the University’s first Vice-Chancellor. The campuses of the University include Whiteknights, Greenlands, London Road, and Malaysia. The London Road site in central Reading was donated in 1904 by the Palmer family of Reading, one half of the biscuit manufacturers Huntley & Palmer. The main campus, Whiteknights, was purchased in 1947 and is the former home of the Marquis of Blandford. It is a 130 hectare country estate with conservation meadows, a lake and a collection of rare trees. The campus features several listed buildings. Greenlands, the Thameside campus and former country residence of W. H. Smith, became the University’s latest campus following the merger with Henley Management College in 2008. The merger created Henley Business School, one of the largest full-service business schools in Europe. First University to win Queen’s Award for Export Achievement for outstanding overseas recruitment in 1989.

The University History Collection holds the institutional records created by the University of Reading and its predecessor governing bodies. Records cover those created by the functions of corporate management; corporate resources; academic administration; human resources; research; communications; information compliance and corporate services. Formats of records include paper; photographic material; audio-visual material; digital and objects.

c.1164 boxes; plus around 25 shelves of oversize volumes; 4 drawers of oversize items; plus objects

English

fonds

Reading Government School of Art, Reading Government School of Science, Reading Government School of Science & Art, Reading University Extension Association, Reading University Extension College (The), Reading College, Reading University College, University of Reading

Minutes and supporting papers will generally be closed for 30 years under FOI exemption Section 43 commercial interest. Some Committees deal with matters of a more personal nature and these minutes will be closed for 80 years under GDPR & The Data Protection Act 2018, the record can be opened at the discretion of the University. Senate minutes (Reserved Business) Personal Titles Committee Research Board Disciplinary Committees Administrative files will be closed for 30 years under FOI exemption Section 43 commercial interest. Student records with sensitive personal data will be closed for 80 years under GDPR & The Data Protection Act 2018, the record can be opened at the discretion of the University. Some records in the University History Collection that include student names and details of awards had a certain level of ‘published’ circulation. The information that these records contain is very similar to that found in the University Calendar, but they were probably not as widely circulated as Calendars. Calendars can be consulted on site in the Reading Room and digitised after an 80 year closure. Therefore the following series of student records can be consulted on site in the Reading Room and digitised after an 80 year closure. · Tutorial lists · Pass lists · Graduands presentation lists · Congregation lists · Order of Proceedings