Loughborough University Archive

Identity area

Identifier

1176

Authorized form of name

Loughborough University Archive

Other form(s) of name

  • LUA

Type

  • University

Contact area

Camille Moret Primary contact

Address

Street address

Pilkington Library University Rd

Locality

Loughborough

Region

Leicestershire

Country name

United Kingdom

Postal code

LE11 3TU

Telephone

+441509222673

Email

Description area

History

Institutional records and donated collections used to be accumulated into an archive deposit at the Schofield Library, till an archive was formalised in 1980 under university archivist Jenny Clark. The University Archives as it was known operated underRead more

Geographical and cultural context

LUA is the main archival institution for the University of Loughborough and operates from its Loughborough campus in Leicestershire. Holdings cover local history related to the university site as well as cultural and historical events and experiences inRead more

Administrative structure

LUA sits under the Pilkington Library's Content provision and Access division and is located on level 1 of the Library at he Loughborough site. The archivist (0.5 FTE) delivers services to the University institutional stakeholders as well as researchers,Read more

Records management and collecting policies

LUA delivers an archives and local history service for University stakeholders (staff, students, alumni) as well as external researchers. It is the place of deposit for university institutional records as well as collecting materials of relevance to theRead more

Holdings

LUA holds records of the University of Loughborough and predecessors: Loughborough College, Loughborough College of Technology, Loughborough College of Education, Loughborough College of Art & Design, as well as parallel or parent bodies, such asRead more

Finding aids, guides and publications

Finding aids exist in the form of paper listings at item-level, with a degree of classification into series provided.

Access area

Opening times

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings by appointment.

Access conditions and requirements

Access to the Archives is by appointment only so please do contact us before you plan to visit so we can arrange a suitable time and ensure we have the material you need available in our consulting room.
Most University archival material is open forRead more

Accessibility

The Pilkington Library is accessible by anyone who uses a wheelchair or has other problems with mobility. A lift is available in the Library building so that all four Levels can be accessed by everyone, including Level1, where the LUA consultation roomRead more

Services area

Research services

The consultation room at LUA contains a small reference library; seating and table space for up to 4 researchers.
The Archivist can conduct some research on behalf of requesters (for instance, relating to genealogy enquiries), within reason as to durationRead more

Reproduction services

LUA provides a limited photocopying and scanning service for archives. Researchers are welcome to take pictures with their personal device, scan or photocopy with Library equipment, as along as this practice does not infringe Copyright Law. ResearchersRead more

Public areas

Pilkington Library has a small cafeteria.

Control area

Description identifier

ARCHON Code GB1176

Institution identifier

The National Archives: ARCHON Directory

Rules and/or conventions used

International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH), 1st ed. (2008)

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Full

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

27/03/2023 (drafted)

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Maintenance notes

Record created by Camille Moret on 27 March 2023.

Access points

Access Points

  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Genealogical (Thematic area)
  • GB (Geographic subregion)