ART - Faculty of Arts - 1896-2007
Comprises administrative records for the Faculty of Arts, including Faculty Board Minutes, Report Books, Committee Minute Books (1896-[ca.1984], not complete). Also, records relating to Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies (1904-1947); Modern languages (Celtic and Hispanic) (circa late 1940s;...
| Archive level description: | Sub-sub fonds |
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| Physical Description: | 4 series |
| Languages: | English |
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| Summary: | Comprises administrative records for the Faculty of Arts, including Faculty Board Minutes, Report Books, Committee Minute Books (1896-[ca.1984], not complete). Also, records relating to Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies (1904-1947); Modern languages (Celtic and Hispanic) (circa late 1940s; 1971-1977); and History (School of Local History and Records) (1908-1920) |
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| Date: | 1896-2007 |
| Reference Number: | ART |
| Arrangement: | The records of the Faculty of Arts are split into four series:
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| Related Material: | Some former members of the Faculty of Music, such as Professor Smallman are included on an on-line database of Composers with Merseyside Connections |
| Bibliography: | [Book] For a general introduction to the history of the Faculty of Arts, see Kelly, Thomas,For the Advancement of Learning: the University of Liverpool 1881-1981, Liverpool University Press 1981, pp.111-114;217-233;345-358;496;510. |
| Biographical/Administrative Information: | Apart from the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Arts was the first to be set up. Like so much that was done at that time, this was as a result of the eloquence and vision of Professor J M Mackay. The first constitution of the Faculty of Arts is known only from a draft considered by Senate on 28 October 1896. This constitution was remarkable in that it removed financial responsibility from the board, and in that it provided for an annually elected chairman in addition to the Dean but it allowed the faculty to make separate annual reports and establish practical control over teaching and some appointments. The experiment was a success, and a revised and stronger constitution was issued in 1902. |