This collection consists of the institutional archive of the Royal Northern College of Music from its formation in 1973 to the present. It is not complete, some sections of the catalogue are rather thin but some sections are fairly comprehensive such as governance meeting papers and performance programmes. There are hundreds of photographs to do with many aspects of the college.
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Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/1
Title: Papers re founding of the college
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 1 box, 1 file
Creator:
Dates: 1964-1975
Scope and content: Papers concerning the formation of the Royal Northern College of Music as it emerged from the amalgamation of the Northern School of Music and the Royal Manchester College of Music in 1973.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/2
Title: Governance papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 40 boxes, 4 bundles, 19 digital files
Creator:
Dates: 1972-2020
Scope and content: Papers of the top-level governance of the RNCM, including minutes of the Court, Council and Board of Governors.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/3
Title: Teaching and learning papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 51 boxes, 12 files, 13 digital items
Creator:
Dates: 1976-2020
Scope and content: Papers showing the organisation and delivery of teaching and learning in the RNCM. Includes papers re the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning award, academic quality papers, programme papers, degree awarding powers and validation papers, partnership papers, School Committee Forum papers, Faculty for Advanced study papers, Conservatoires Advisory Group report on student statistics.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/4
Title: Student administration and support papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 36 boxes, 5 files, 51 digital items
Creator:
Dates: 1967-2020
Scope and content: Papers showing the college's work within student administration and support. Includes student handbooks, Congregation of Awards papers, print templates for certificates, examinations and assessments papers, correspondence, student advice and support services papers.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/5
Title: Research papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 7 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1990-2012
Scope and content: Papers of the RNCM Research Department and related areas such as PhD studies. Includes Research Assessment Exercise papers, PhD placement papers, Research fellowship papers, Research Degree Programming Committee papers, Research Committee papers.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/6
Title: Principal's office papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 15 boxes, 248 digital items
Creator:
Dates: 1971-2020
Scope and content: Papers of the Principal's Office and related activities.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/7
Title: Financial papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 41 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1976-2015
Scope and content: Papers showing the financial and fundraising operations of the college. Includes Finance Committee meeting papers, Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting papers, Trust Funds Committee meeting papers, year end accounts, annual operating statements, awards funds accounts, individual funds papers.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/8
Title: Audit papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 16 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1993-2016
Scope and content: Papers showing the college's audit activities and results.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/9
Title: Human Resources and staffing papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 1 box, 73 digital items
Creator:
Dates: 1993-2020
Scope and content: Papers showing the operations of the Human Resources department and related activities such as policies and role structures.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/10
Title: Legal papers, agreements and contracts
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 1 box
Creator:
Dates: 1997-2005
Scope and content: Papers re the legal operation of the college including contracts and agreements with other organisations.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/11
Title: Operations/IT
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 14 digital items
Creator:
Dates: 2010-2020
Scope and content: Digital copies of operations and IT policies.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/12
Title: Estates papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 11 boxes, 1 volume
Creator:
Dates: 1966-2010s
Scope and content: Papers re the ownership and development of various estates and related assets held by the college as well as operations of Estates and Facilities departments. Includes visitors books, acquisitions and development papers for Hartley Hall and RNCM building, other asset papers such as organs.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/13
Title: Marketing papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 61 boxes, 1 file, 2 bundles, 11 volumes
Creator:
Dates: 1968-2018
Scope and content: Papers of the Marketing Department and related activities. Includes newspaper clipping files, press releases and advertisements, papers re anniversaries and celebrations, prizes and honours won by the college, annual reviews, annual reports, internal newsletters, prospectuses, general promotional material.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/14
Title: Production and programming
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 124 boxes, 1 file, 2 shelves, 1834 digital files
Creator:
Dates: 1973-present
Scope and content: Papers re performing and programming within the college and related activities. Includes RNCM programmes, festival papers, other events such as tours and tributes, opera papers, papers of opera director Stefan Janski, Promotions Management papers, papers re booking student performances, miscellaneous Opera Department material.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/15
Title: Library and Collection of Historic Musical Instruments.
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 2 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1971-2008
Scope and content: Papers showing the activities of the RNCM Library and the management of the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/16
Title: Alumni relations papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 5 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1970s-present
Scope and content: Papers re alumni relations and alumni activities. Including Alumni Association meeting papers, correspondence, administrative and members' papers, papers re other alumni organisations, papers with information about alumni.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/17
Title: RNCM Friends Association
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 17 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1971-2008
Scope and content: Papers showing the management and activities of the RNCM Friends Association. Includes financial papers, meeting papers, membership papers, administration papers and awards papers.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/18
Title: RNCM Junior School papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 4 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1973-2005
Scope and content: Papers showing the activities of RNCM Junior School. Includes Junior Fellowship papers, appeals files, committee papers, legal papers, administration of the Junior Strings Project and fundraising materials.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/19
Title: RNCM Engage
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 1 file
Creator:
Dates: 1990s
Scope and content: Workshop feedback from activities with young learners.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/P
Title: Photographs
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 43 boxes
Creator:
Dates: 1970s-2000s
Scope and content: Most are undated and unannotated. Some boxes of photographs have yet to be sorted or are currently unidentifiable.
Archive: RNCM
Collection: Royal Northern College of Music archive
Reference: RNCM/SU
Title: Student Union papers
Level: Subcollection
Extent: 1 box, 120 digital items, 1 oversize frame
Creator:
Dates: 1973-2021
Scope and content: Includes: Student Union meeting papers with Hartley Hall minutes, correspondence and press, 1973-1980; Fresher's Handbook, 1990; digital copies of Re:NCM news, 2016-2017; Monday email updates Sep 2020-Aug 2021; campaign material, 2021; posters and events, 2021.
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