Archive Organisation and Structure

Description:The material that forms the collection had been housed by the Anstey Association in The Anstey Room, Ravensbury House, Westbourne Road, which belongs to The University of Central England (formerly Birmingham Polytechnic) before being transferred to Birmingham City Archives. The archive comprises formal and informal documents, academic records, correspondence, photographs, annual reports and magazines, anniversary celebrations, items from special events, memoirs and other memorabilia. Other larger scale items that could not be housed in this collection remain at Westbourne Road.

MS 2569/1 Records of Anstey College
MS 2569/2 Anstey Association Reports, Newsletters and Magazines
MS 2569/3 Anstey Association
MS 2569/4 Prinicipals, College Staff and Students
MS 2569/5 The Ling Association - the Swedish Influence
MS 2569/6 Photographs
MS 2569/7 Memoirs of Former Students
MS 2569/8 International Exhibitions and Demonstrations
MS 2569/9 Obituaries
MS 2569/10 Significant Celebrations
MS 2569/11 Related Printed Material
MS 2569/12 Miscellaneous

Further Contexts

"A History of Anstey College of Physical Education 1897-1972", by Colin Crunden is available in the Central Library in the Local Studies and History Section (48.03) and Social Sciences Library (A371.73 CRU). Sutton Reference Library also hold copies of this publication as well as "Anstey College of Physical Education Newscuttings".