Primary contact
Hardwick Campus (Admin Centre)
St Paul's Road
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
GB GL50 4BS
Identity area
Identifier
GB 1962
Authorized form of name
University of Gloucestershire Special Collections and Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- University
Contact area
Special Collections and University Archivist
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
Hardwick Campus (Admin Centre)
St Paul's Road
Locality
Cheltenham
Region
Gloucestershire
Country name
United Kingdom
Postal code
GL50 4BS
Telephone
01242 714851
Fax
archives@glos.ac.uk
Note
Description area
History
The University of Gloucestershire has had several predecessor colleges, but the main lineage of the Special Collections can be traced from the foundation of the Cheltenham Training College in 1847. Successive colleges have kept and maintained an institutional archive which today forms the University Archive.
In 1987 the Manpower Services Commission ran a project to sort and catalogue the University Archive, and in 1999 full-time archive staff were appointed for the first time. The 1990s also saw the founding of two of our special collections, the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Library (in 1998) and the Dymock Poets Archive and Study Centre (now the Dymock Poets Special Collection, in 1995).
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday - 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Access conditions and requirements
Appointment only
Accessibility
The service is located on the ground floor with access for users with disabilities