Identity area
Reference code
PSW
Title
Polytechnic Swimming and Water Polo Club
Date(s)
- [1938-1971] (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
((fl.1938-1971))
Administrative history
The first swimming races for the institution were advertised in August 1879 with a Swimming Challenge Cup offered over the distance of 1 mile. Swimming is included in the announcement of the Hanover United Athletic Club rules in March 1880, with the season scheduled to run from April to September. G Gray and W Croker were announced as the Captain and Vice Captain of the Swimming Section later that year. With the move to Regent Street, swimming took place at the Fitzroy Baths on Tottenham Court Road, until the construction of the baths at 309 Regent Street in 1884. Water Polo is first mentioned in December of that year and first team was formed in 1890.
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Archival history
Some material created by the institution, other items acquired into the collection (through purchases and donations).
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Scope and content
Records of the Polytechnic Swimming and Water Polo Club including correspondence, minutes and membership records.
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System of arrangement
This collection has been organised into the following series:
PSW/1 Minutes
PSW/2 Annual General Meeting and General Correspondence
PSW/3 Administration
PSW/4 Membership
Many of the papers were found loose and disordered so have been organised into chronological folders for ease of access.
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Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Description identifier
GB-1753-20180713125650-0652