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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Description: 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.
Library and Collection of Historic Musical Instruments.
Description: 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.
Description: Papers showing the management and activities of the RNCM Friends Association. Includes financial papers, meeting papers, membership papers, administration papers and awards papers.
Description: 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.
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