Item RSP/8/2/4 - Gen: The Polytechnic Students Union Handbook and Diary

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RSP/8/2/4

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Gen: The Polytechnic Students Union Handbook and Diary

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  • 1966-1967 (Creation)

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1 pamphlet, Printed document

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Contents include: Editorial (by John Varley); The Union (membership and objects); Council (photographs of Owen Spencer-Thomas, Mohammed Iqbal Butt, John Varley, Gilbert Mason, Mohammed Arif, Bisi Akinifie); President's Introduction; A Farewell Message (from Richard B. Jackson); From Director of Education (Dr J.E. Richardson); Poly Life; The Institute; Societies and Things to Join - Union supported (Entertainments Committee, General Societies Committee, Debating, Humanist and Music societies, Jazz and Film clubs, Christian Union, Jewish Society, Players, United Nations, Social Science and Architectural Societies, Polytechnic Sociological review, Afro-Asian Society, Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales); West One newssheet and magazine; External Affairs (relationships with the N.U.S. and discounts offered to students); From the Secretary and Treasurer (including accounts); [photograph of the Animals playing at the Poly];Athletics Union - Facilities and Clubs (Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Billiards and Snooker, Boxing, Car, Chess, Cricket, Fencing, Football, Gliding, Hockey, Judo, Mountaineering, Netball, Rifle, Rowing, Rugby, Squash, Swimming & Sub-Aqua, Table Tennis, Trampolining, Volley Ball, Weight Training, Yachting) ; College Information; Scholarships; Diary.

The publication also includes a large number of advertisements relating to student services (e.g. Banking) or career opportunities. The advertisers are listed in an index at the back of the volume.

76 pages, black & white.

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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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      1 duplicate copy

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      P134

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