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Interview with Jim Dunton

Recording of interview with Jim Dunton, studied BA Media Studies 1989-1992 at the PCL.

Interviewer: Claire Brunnen, History Project Cataloguing Archivist.

Discusses: media studies course structure, content, students and staff; student and social life in London at the time; Student politics; the Students' Union; buildings and halls of residence; his background and career.

Interview with Brian and Attilia Page

Recording of interview with Brian and Attilia Page, both BSc Life Sciences students 1975-1978. Brian also went on to do a PhD at the Poly.

Interviewer: Claire Brunnen, Cataloguing Archivist

Discusses their course, fellow students, teaching staff, facilities at the Poly, the expedition society, Bolsover Street Halls of Residence and student accommodation, their careers, the Rifle Club, the Poly Players.

Estates and Accommodation Group

Documents relating to the Estates and Accommodation Group.

Includes: minutes and agendas of meetings -30 May 1984, 21 May 1984, 11 Jun 1984, 2 Jul 1984, 4 Oct 1984, 10 Jan 1985, 5 Feb 1985, 22 Feb 1985, 16 May 1985, 6 Jun 1985, 9 Jul 1985;
Report from the meeting of the long-term stratedy group, 17 Jun 1985; job completion schedule and ofice moves chart; correspondence regarding PCL using Moxon Street site; computer science laboratory, Regent Street construction - notes; accommodation Paddington Paramedical and PCL Photographic Science; request for first floor refurbishment for electronic system engineering specialist training facilities; paper for academic council from student union, repsonse to strategy for accommodation; accommodation meeting, 21 May 1985 - progress report; correpsondence regarding change of use of 72 Great Portland Street/ 16 Riding House Street, computer science laboratory Regent Street, alteration works 1975-1976, Maybury Mansions; paper - the need for a housing association; report - halls of residence: short courses and guest rooms; strategy for accommodation; development in paramedical studies; proposal to transfer the medical laboratory sciences at Paddington College to PCL; progress report on accommodation changes at Regent Street, 70-74 Great Portland Street and 16 Riding House Street; enhancement of computer facilities - accommodation requirements; computer facilities in the faculty of languages; proposed psychology laboratories in Regent Street; need for staff/students common room , Regent Street; residential accommodation - progress report May 1985; requirements of school of computer science; AV equipment requirements for Regent Street; correspondence regarding the transfer of medical laboratory courses from Paddington College; report - increase of teaching accommodation at Regent Street; floor plans of required resources for psychology; summary of faculty board for environment meeting, 16 Jan 1985; agenda for special meeting of estates and accommodation sub-committee to discuss student residential accommodation, 5 Feb 1985; student residential accommodation - reports on size of the problem, strategy, possible sources of funding; operational cost; audio visual equipment requirements for Regent Street; notes on preliminary plan for the modification of accommodation in the New Cavendish Street Building; accommodation policy and strategy; regent street - short term accommodation changes. Estate Strategy

Finance Committees

Records of the Finance and General Purposes Committee (1970-1989), Finance Committee (1989-1991) and Finance and Property Committee (1990-1992) including minutes and committee papers, details of the composition of the committee and its terms of reference.

Finance and Property Committee (1900-present)

Occupations - PCL policy and legal opinions

Documents relating to student occupations of PCL buildings and PCL's legal rights in preventing them.

Includes: correspondence (both internal and with Bartletts & Gluckstein, Crawley & de Reya Solicitors) regarding prevention of student occupations, Essex University's application to Court of Appeal to prevent student occupations, proposed guidelines for classes during occupation, legal rights of PCL; statement of policy on student occupations, 17 Nov 1981; press cutting regarding Essex University's partial ban of occupations; guidelines for occupation; relevant points from meeting of building supervisors to discuss occupations; main points of meeting of school registrars to discuss occupations, 6 Dec 1979; a policy to handle occupations to discrupt administration, by HG Jelf, secretary, 3 Jan 1980; note of advice regarding legal position in relation to student occupation of Polytechnic halls of residence; notice to be served to all illegal occupants; Criminal Law Act 1977 - chapter 45

Rent strike 1982

Documents relating to the 1982 Student Union rent strike.

Includes: correspondence from the Students' Union to PCL and occupants of flats regarding payment of rent and potential eviction, summonses for possession at Northfield House, list of flats in receipt of first warning letters from solicitors, letters regarding flats now willing to pay, window replacement at halls of residence; sales ledger: student debtors, non-hall of residence - Northfield House [lists names, flat numbers, account numbers, total fees]; list of flats and types of occupants, for example on rent strike, squatters; list of occupants of Northfield House, Autumn 1982

Senior job descriptions

Includes: further particulars for academic registrar; memo regarding posts of financial controller and chief accountant, who has filled the roles and their responsibilities; letter to Assistant Education Officer, ILEA regarding appointment of financial controller including salary details; job description for appointment of financial officer, responsibilities, place in structure, 1985; job description of post of rector, 1984; job description for post of buildings officer, 1975; terms of reference for catering officer; brief description of posts/units of work for the secretary's office, c1980; further particulars for business manager, 1987; job description for head of accommodation services and warden of the halls of residence, 1986; job description academic registrar, c1980; secretary and clerk to the Court of Governors - further particulars, 1983.

Housing and Money Matters

A5 booklet produced for prospective students including Preparing for Your Life As A Student and Finding Somewhere To Live, Insurance and Nursery. There is an application for Halls of Residence inside.

Two copies.

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