University of Gloucestershire Special Collections and Archives

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GB 1962

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University of Gloucestershire Special Collections and Archives

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      • University

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      Special Collections and University Archivist Primary contact

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      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

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      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).

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      Opening times

      Monday 9am - 5pm
      Tuesday 9am - 5pm
      Wednesday - 9am - 5pm
      Thursday 9am - 5pm
      Friday 9am - 5pm

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      Appointment only

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      The service is located on the ground floor with access for users with disabilities

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