Royal College of Art Special Collections
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- Address
- Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU, England, UK
- Opening Hours
- Closing Hours
- 24 December-1 January inclusive
- Terms of Use
- Items are made available for the purpose of private study and personal research only. A reader wishing to publish material in the collection should contact the Special Collections Manager, Royal College of Art, in writing. The reader is responsible for obtaining permission to publish from the copyright owner.
- Photographs Allowed
- Depending on the material
- Accessible
- Archival and Other Holdings
- Special Collections at the Royal College of Art contains over 30 discrete collections, most of which contain a significant archival component. Holdings include: Royal College of Art archive (papers, publications, photographs, c.1894-present); L Bruce Archer archive (lectures, papers, essays, diaries and projects, c.1960-2005); Henry Wilson archive (writings, sketchbooks, correspondence, c.1900-1930s); Madge Garland archive (memoirs, writings, photographs, correspondence, c.1920s-1980s); and the Colour Reference Library (over 1,600 books on the subject of colour, including 274 books published before 1850).
- Extent
- History
- The RCA archive was established in the mid 1980s by then-librarian Hans Brill to document and preserve the College's history and the achievements of its students and staff. It has subsequently grown into a substantial division of over 30 discrete holdings, many of which relate to the College's history.
