Garden Hostel and West Road, 1775 - 2009
Scope and Contents
Includes records relating to the University Library West Road site, occupied from 1935. For records concerning the University Library, when it was based on the Old Schools site, see KCAR/7/CUL.
Includes GAR/1-/102.
Dates
- Creation: 1775 - 2009
Conditions Governing Access
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Biographical / Historical
The building of Garden Hostel was begun in April 1949 and was completed in October 1950. The architect was Mr Geddes Hyslop. Major extensions were carried out in 2001-3. Refurbishment of Old Garden Hostel, including the addition of a fourth story, was undertaken in 2020.
Extent
23 file(s)
c. 256 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Documents from the original West Road series (KCAR/6/2/027/16/09) were merged into this file, 5 Dec 05.
Finding aid date
2004-03-25 14:41:14+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 331444
archivist@kings.cam.ac.uk