Institutional Records

Camborne School of Mines was formed in 1888, has an extensive archive of School history, including early student registers (from 1900), minutes of sports and social club committees, prospectuses and a complete run of the School's Magazine and Journal. The Collection also contains a large number of photographs of School buildings, events, sports teams and students at graduation

A popular use of this Collection is for family history. Subject to Data Protection legislation, we are often able to trace ancestors who attend the School, providing information abouth the dates attended, subjects studied and background biographical information. The Collection is also of great importance in the research of local history and the history of mining education.

Materials from this Collection can be viewed by appointment with us in Archives & Special Collections, Level 0, The Exchange.

We are currently cataloguing this Collection. For updates please check our Archive catalogue.

Potential users may find it beneficial to undertake preparatory research prior to a visit. Suggested resources are available at Archives & Special Collections: Introductory Reading.

Further information relating to the history of mining in Cornwall can also be found in our Camborne School of Mines Historical Library.

Users should note that records of Camborne School of Mines, along with other relevant resources, are also deposited with Kresen Kernow at Redruth.

For further information please contact us at archives@fxplus.ac.uk

Photo Credit: Camborne School of Mines.

This Collection holds records previously housed within the Library on the Dartington Campus which were transfered during the merger with University College Falmouth in 2010. The Collection includes prospecti, promotional materials and course documentation, along with many recordings of student performances.

Records in this Collection primarily relate to the period post 1991 when Dartington College of Arts became independent from the Dartington Hall Trust.

A strength of the Collection is the large series of images by the photographer Kate Mount who was employed by Dartington College of Arts through the 1990s and early 2000s to record events such as graduation ceremonies, guest speakers, performances of student work and other events. These images provide an invaluable insight into life at Dartingon College of Arts in the 1990s and form an integral part of the College's important archival legacy.

Materials are available to view by appointment with us in Archives & Special Collections, Level 0, The Exchange.

Cataloguing of this collection is currently in progress please check our Archive catalogue for updates.

Potential users may find it beneficial to undertake preparatory research prior to a visit. Suggested resources are available at Archives & Special Collections: Introductory Reading.

Those looking for records prior to 1991 or records relating to the history of the Dartington Estate may like to consult the Dartington Hall Trust Archive and Collection.

Please contact us at archives@fxplus.ac.uk for further information.

Photo Credit: Kate Mount.

The Institute of Cornish Studies (ICS) was founded in 1971 'as a unique collaborative venture between the then Cornwall County Council and the University of Exeter'. From it's foundation to the present day, ICS's work has focused on Cornwall's past, present and future involving archaeology, botany, oral history, politics and language. ICS moved to its current home on the Penryn Campus in 2004.

This Collection contains institutional records such as minutes, annual reports and correspondence alongside publications and research materials produced by the ICS on various topics associated with Cornish history, culture and language. These also include publications by the connected Cornish Biological Records Unit. Newsletters and magazines produced by ICS are also well represented within the Collection, including those produced by the ICS Associates, the Cornish History Network and other publications such as Cornish Braid, Botanical Cornwall and New Cornwall Magazine.

This varied Collection is of great interest to those with an interest in all aspects of Cornish History and Culture.

Materials from this Collection are available to view by appointment with us in Archives & Special Collections, Level 0, The Exchange.

Potential users may find it beneficial to undertake preparatory research prior to a visit. Suggested resources are available at Archives & Special Collections: Introductory Reading.

Cataloguing on this collection is in progress. For updates please check our Archive catalogue.

Further details about the Institute of Cornish Studies and its work.

For further information please contact us at archives@fxplus.ac.uk