Catalogue of School of Slavonic and East European Studies Collection, SSEES Library

School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, University College London

Catalogue of School of Slavonic and East European Studies Collection

SCH/1 - Photographs of SSEES staff and buildings (circa) (1922-1984) (circa)

Contents: photographs of SSEES staff and buildings comprising -

1 photograph of the staff of the School of Slavonic Studies, King's College (circa 1922-1923) with an attached letter from Sir Bernard Pares' son Richard Pares identifying the staff pictured (1957)

1 photograph of the staff of the School of Slavonic Studies, King's College (1925)

1 photograph of a meeting of teachers of Slavonic subjects held at 40 Torrington Square (circa 1934-1935)

10 photographs of SSEES premises in Russell Square (1964)

1 photograph of SSEES's bust of T G Masaryk

2 photographs of SSEES's plaque of Sir Bernard Pares

1 photograph of SSEES's plaque of R W Seton-Watson

1 photograph of medallion of William John Rose

1 photograph of Hugh Seton-Watson (circa 1984)

(Languages) (captions) English

1 envelope containing 19 photographs

SCH/2 - SSEES Library administration records (1923-1994)

SSEES's first library was housed in King's College and staffed by a part time honorary librarian. In 1928 after the school moved to premises in Torrington Square books were housed by subject in various lecturers's rooms. The first full time librarian Sergei Yacobson was appointed in 1934 and he compiled the first catalogue of the library's stock. The library along with the school moved to new premises in Senate House in 1938 but during the war the library had to be left behind when SSEES was evacuated to Oxford and many books were damaged during an air raid. In the post war years the library expanded both in space occupied and staff employed.

Contents: SSEES Library correspondence, minutes and minute books; visitors and other record books.

2 boxes, 1 envelope, 1 folder and 22 volumes

To SCH/2/1-SCH/2/3 piece descriptions

SCH/3 - Audio tapes of lectures, speeches and broadcasts by SSEES staff (1987-1993)

Contents: audio tapes of lectures, speeches, discussions and broadcasts by SSEES staff or recorded at SSEES events comprising -

1 cassette of the summing up of the session on Vuk Karadžić at the Conference on the study of Oral Tradition and the South Slavs (6-9 July 1987)

7 cassettes of speeches and discussions at the Conference on Finland and Poland in the Russian Empire (13-17 December 1989)

1 cassette of speeches given on the occasion of the visit of President Václav Havel of Czechoslovakia (22 March 1990)

12 cassettes of lectures and discussions given during lecture series on Finland in the New Europe (7 October-9 December 1990)

1 cassette of President Árpád Göncz of Hungary's visit (18 November 1991)

1 cassette of BBC Radio 4 broadcast by Professor R J Service entitled "The Quest for Lenin" (2 September 1993)

1 cassette of Finland Independence Day Lecture by Ilkka Suominen (22 November 1993)

(Languages) English

SCH/4 - Papers re SSEES (1955-1996)

Contents: papers re SSEES including -

"Report of the Committee of Enquiry into the Future Policy of the School of Slavonic & East European Studies" (Oct 1971)

SSEES introductory student handbook 1981 and 1982

"The School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, Quality Audit Report, July 1993"

(Languages) English

SCH/5 - Papers re SSEES and by SSEES (1966-1996)

Contents: papers re SSEES staff including -

"Rumanian in Britain", inaugural lecture by Prof. E D Tappe (Mar 1975)

"The shaping of a nation", speech given at Toronto University by Dr M Branch (Mar 1981)

"75th Anniversary Conference: Towards a new community: culture and politics in a post totalitarian society, 8-14 December 1990" (Dec 1990)

Obituaries of Prof Hugh Seton-Watson (1984), Dorothy Galton (1992) and Prof George Cushing (1996)

(Languages) English & (small amount) Hungarian

SCH/6 - SSEES student newsletters (1977-1997)

Contents: SSEES student newsletters including copies of "Velesh", "Wipiwop" and "The Graduate Post".

(Languages) English

SCH/7 - Papers re proposals for SSEES' amalgamation with Queen Mary College and King's College (1973-1975)

Contents: correspondence and other papers re proposals for SSEES' amalgamation with Queen Mary College (1973-1974), discussions re SSEES' future with London University (1974) and amalgamation discussions with King's College (1975). There is a particular emphasis on the consequences for the Library.

(Languages) English

1 folder

Access: on authorization of the Librarian

See also: SET/1/6 for further papers on this topic

SCH/8 - Papers re discussions on SSEES' proposed amalgamation with the School of Oriental and African Studies (1985)

Contents: correspondence and other papers on SSEES' proposed amalgamation with the School of Oriental and African Studies. There is a particular emphasis on the consequences for the Library.

(Languages) English

1 folder

Access: on authorization of the Librarian

SCH/9 - Papers re discussions on SSEES' proposed relocation to the Westfield College site (1986-1987)

Contents: correspondence and other papers on SSEES' proposed relocation to the Westfield College site. There is a particular emphasis on the consequences for the Library.

(Languages) English

1 folder

Access: on authorization of the Librarian

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