University of Portsmouth

Scope and Content

The collection spans a vast range of material including: Committee minutes; Annual reports; Staff lists and directories; Transcripts of inaugural lectures; Newspapers and magazines; Newsletters; Prospectuses; Graduation programmes; Material relating to the inauguration of the university and Press cuttings.

The University of Portsmouth Collection also includes an academic collection of material from the company L. G. Mouchel & Partners Ltd spanning 1897-1993 comprising mainly project record books [Ref: UP/10/7.1].

Administrative / Biographical History

The University of Portsmouth was inaugurated on 7 July 1992. The institution was formerly known as Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Access Information

Some material is unavailable for public consultation

Other Finding Aids

A full catalogue in Word format is available from the University of Portsmouth webpage as a PDF