Researching the Slade Archive 鈥� Slade School of Fine Art

The Slade is a department of 果冻影院 and the archives are housed in a number of repositories: 果冻影院 Library Special Collections, Archives, and Records Office, 果冻影院 Art Museum, Slade School of Fine Art.

Slade Student Register, 1909

果冻影院 Records Office

A brief overview of the type and range of material held in each collection is found below. To learn more about a specific area of the archive collection, or to make an appointment to view items please contact each department separately. Please note: In all instances, access to archive material is by appointment only.聽

果冻影院 Records Office (part of 果冻影院 Library Services)

The Slade archive collection (果冻影院CA/4/1) centres on the papers created by the school office since the 1940s, but there are records dating back to 1868. The papers consist of early staff and student records, building, curriculum, teaching and research records. The core series are the past 'Office papers' of the School, the bulk of which dates from after 1949. There is only a little material from the World War II period. Additional material related to the institutional and administrative operation of the school, including College Annual Reports and calendars that provide useful information concerning staffing appointments, courses, and lists of students.聽The Slade collection is part of 果冻影院 Records Office, series reference number聽. View catalogue on the .

Student and staff records are also held by the 果冻影院 Records Office, access to which may be restricted in line with Data Protection legislation. Please contact the 果冻影院 Records Office with your inquiry: records.office@ucl.ac.uk.

果冻影院 Library Archives and Special Collections

Useful materials include:

Slade Archive Reader (MS ADD 400), compiled by the former Slade Archivist Stephen Chaplin, is a 4-volume unpublished work, covering the years 1868 to 1975. It includes a detailed index and is useful introductory resource for researchers seeking a general understanding of the School鈥檚 history and archival holdings. A digital version is also available through 果冻影院 Library Digital Collection.
Michael Reynolds, 鈥楾he Story of an Art School 1871鈥�1971鈥�, 1974 (MS ADD 250). Unpublished manuscript, presented to the Library in 1975.
William Townsend journals (ref: TOWNSEND/A), covering his time as tutor and professor at Slade (1949-1973).
A-Z 鈥淣ame鈥� Resources in the Slade archives in the Library A series of files relating to specific artists who were the subject of enquiries received by former archivist Stephen Chaplin between 1992-1997. It contains a mixture of letters and ephemera, but many files are restricted due to the confidential nature of the correspondence. However, 果冻影院 Library staff can do a limited amount of checking for information about individuals on whom there is already a file.
Digitized 果冻影院 Academic Calendars 鈥� 1853-1992
Slade student signing-in ledgers A collection of student signing-in books ledgers dating from 1878 to the present day.

Inquiries and making an appointment

Search and quote collection reference numbers where possible.

Access to the reading rooms is by appointment only. Please note that although are based at 果冻影院 in Gower Street, much of the collection is currently stored off site. You are advised to contact 果冻影院 Library Records Office with your appointment requests before making any travel plans: records.office@ucl.ac.uk.

果冻影院 Library Digital Collections

果冻影院 Library Digital Collections holds a small selection of digital representations of Slade Archive material, including the Slade Foundation Papers; Stephen Chaplin鈥檚 Slade Archive Reader, and Slade oral histories.

果冻影院 Library Digital Collections

果冻影院 Art Museum

果冻影院 Art Museum has a collection of more than 10,000 prints, drawings, sculptures, paintings, and media works dating from the 1490s to the present day. Since the museum has its origins as a teaching and research collection tied to the history of the 果冻影院 Slade School of Fine Art, the collections present a unique archive of art education. An online catalogue and further information about the collection can be found by visiting 果冻影院 Art Museum鈥檚 website, or by contacting college.art@ucl.ac.uk. Publications include: 果冻影院 Art Collection: An Introduction and Collections Guide, 2008; Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in London: The Slade and 果冻影院, 2005.

The Slade School of Art

Most of the Slade archive materials were transferred to the 果冻影院 Special Collections and 果冻影院 Records Office in 1997 so very few records remain in the care of the department itself. There is no public reading room on site. For queries, please contact slade.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk.

Photographs
The Slade holds a collection of historic photographs. Plans are underway to catalogue and digitise this collection as part of the Slade Archive Project. A selection of annual class photos (dating from 1931) have been digitised and can be consulted on request. Prints may also be ordered on request please email聽slade.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk.

Audio-visual materials
A collection of audio-visual materials are currently held by the Slade. These include recordings from lectures (dating from 1970s onwards). A small selection of this material has been digitised and, subject to copyright restrictions, may be consulted on request. Other recordings have not yet been digitised and catalogued and we are looking for financial support to undertake this work. If you would like to contribute to this project, please email Liz Bruchet.

In addition, several audio recordings were conducted with former students and staff by Stephen Chaplin in the 1990s. Selected interviews and interview summaries are available through 果冻影院 Library Digital Collections, and interview highlights available on .

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