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Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Institutional Archives

Catalogue reference: IALS

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This record is about the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Institutional Archives dating from 1934-2016.

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Reference
IALS
Title
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Institutional Archives
Date
1934-2016
Description

Institutional archives of the IALS including committee minutes, correspondence, photographs and plans

Arrangement

Arranged in series by function

Related material

None

Held by
London University: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Former department reference
A.IALS
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Physical description
10 shelf metres; c.72 MB
Dimensions
42 archive boxes and 5 plan drawers
Access conditions

Open 20 years after last date on file other than items containing personal data

Immediate source of acquisition
IALS officers
Physical condition
Paper; photographs; PDF files; framed portraits
Unpublished finding aids
https://prod.ials.sas.ac.uk/ials-library/archives/ials-archives-collections#ials-institute-of-advanced-legal-studies
Administrative / biographical background

In 1932 a Legal Education Committee under the Chairmanship of Lord Atkin was set up to consider the organisation of legal education in England and to make recommendations as to further provision for advanced research in legal studies. The Committee?s report in 1934 included a recommendation that an Institute of Advanced Legal Studies be established in London. In 1938 another Committee, chaired by Lord Macmillan, was set up to find a practical means of effecting this recommendation. The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) was established in 1946 as part of the University of London. Its aims were "the prosecution and promotion of legal research and the training of graduate students in its principles and methods" (39th Annual Report, 1985/86). Since its inception the scope of the Institute has expanded considerably, with sponsorship of and support for many research projects and the provision of facilities for other research bodies and for conferences, seminars and workshops. The Library provides facilities for academic and research staff and postgraduate research students from universities all over the world, and is one of the world's largest legal research libraries.

Publication note(s)
Catalogue last updated January 2023
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/694356ee-f408-4159-ba63-0b64cc5cd665/

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