SOAS groups

This series consists of photographs and negatives of groups of SOAS staff and students. These range from 1918-1920 'Army' classes in Turkish, Arabic and Chinese, to departmental and general staff group photos of the 1990s. SOAS staff groups include formal group photographs of staff at Finsbury Circu...

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Date(s) of creation: 1918 - 1991
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id SOAS.SPA.3
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber SOAS/SPA/3
callnumber_txt SOAS/SPA/3
callnumber-sort SOAS/SPA/3
prefix_number 3
title SOAS groups
scb_date_creation 1918 - 1991
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
scb_extent 146 images (including 7 rolled prints) Colour: 6 prints, 2 mounted prints, 4 negatives Black and white: 65 prints, 20 mounted prints (3 together), 36 negatives, 2 postcards Framed prints: 2 colour, 4 black and white (9 prints)
format Archive
description This series consists of photographs and negatives of groups of SOAS staff and students. These range from 1918-1920 'Army' classes in Turkish, Arabic and Chinese, to departmental and general staff group photos of the 1990s. SOAS staff groups include formal group photographs of staff at Finsbury Circus, including the Library staff, from the 1930s; departmental and administrative staff from the 1940s/1950s and 1980s; Senior Common Room from 1957 and 1980s, and Honorary Fellows of SOAS in 1991. Informal photographs include staff and student formal dinners; Sir Cyril Philips looking at plans for the Philips Building with students outside the Bloomsbury Building; and groups of people attending academic events. A few photographs cannot be identified as to occasion, location and/or individuals present.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by SOAS, University of London unless otherwise indicated
language English
language_search English
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs Colour, black and white, prints, postcards, negatives, rolled prints, framed prints, mounted prints
scb_finding_aids Handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw SOAS
hierarchy_sequence SOAS.00SPA.003