Institute of Cornish Studies: Institutional Records and Publications

This Collection contains Institutional records such as minutes, annual reports and correspondence alongside publications produced by the Institute of Cornish Studies on various topics associated with Cornish history and culture. These include those published by the connected Cornish Biological Records Unit. Newsletters and magazines produced by Institute of Cornish Studies are also present, including those produced by the Institute of Cornish Studies Associates and the Cornish History Network along with Cornish Braid, Botanical Cornwall and New Cornwall Magazine. The Collection also contains reports and research materials for particular areas of research interest, including Cornish dialect.

Collection level description completed by Kate Rose January 2017 and Sarah C Jane May 2017.

ICS7 Papers of Dr John Rowe

ICS4 John Keast Collection

ICS6 Papers of Adrian Lee

ICS8 Personal Papers of Royston Green

ICS3 Canon Adams Collection

ICS12 Charles Woolf Slide Collection

ICS10 Institute of Cornish Studies Elections Project

ICS9 Personal Papers of Edwin Chirgwin

ICS/JB Justin Brooke Mining Index

ICS5 Keskerdh Kernow 500

ICS16 Records of 'Family Farming in West Penwith 1919-1939', Institute of Cornish Studies Oral History Project 1979-1980

ICS11 Papers of Mary Mann: Falmouth & Camborne Liberal Association

ICS1 Cornwall Archaeological Society Archive

ICS2 Alfred Lane-Davies: Holy Wells of Cornwall

ICS14 Brian Tuck Slide Collection

ICS13 Papers of Len Truran: Mebyon Kernow

These records are available for access, except for those containing personal information covered by the Data Protection legislation.

The Institute of Cornish Studies (ICS) was founded in 1971 'as a unique collaborative venture between the then Cornwall County Council and the University of Exeter'. The Institute's first Director, Charles Thomas, developed research projects relating to Cornwall's past, present and future including themes of archaeology, botany, oral history, politics and language.

In 1991, Philip Payton, historian and political scientist became Head of ICS and developed the New Cornish Studies journal. The Institute's focus also developed at this time to cover Cornwall since the 18th century, migration, tourism and ethnic identity. When Payton retired, Garry Tregidga became Director and there was a renewed emphasis on Celtic studies, oral history and research projects which included the outreach programme 'Cornish Story'.

The Institute of Cornish Studies moved to its current site on Penryn Campus in 2004, having previously been based at various sites including Truro.

Today the Institute of Cornish Studies continues to bring together academic research in and about Cornwall. The Institute's research currently has four themes. Culture, Heritage and Society; Politics and Government; Economy and Business and Environment and Health, with the aim of sharing reseach findings with a wide audience both locally and nationally.