Students' Representative Council, 1884-1956
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: EUA IN20/SRC
Scope and Content
Records of:
- SRC minutes (15 volumes) 1884-1956
- Executive Committee minutes (11 volumes) 1884-1947
- Reports of Standing Committees (1 volume) 1889-1899
- Women’s Committee minutes (1 volume) 1889-1912
- International Academic Committee minutes (1 volume) 1898-1919
- International Universities Committee minutes (1 volume) 1895-1907
- Amusements Committee minutes (1 volume) 1898-1905
- Annual Reports (3 volumes) 1884-1913
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1956
Creator
- University of Edinburgh. Students Representative Council (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Access to more recent volumes of minutes may be restricted under the Data Protection Act.
Biographical / Historical
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) was founded in 1884 by Robert Fitzroy Bell and gained statutory recogition in the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889. It has responsibility for representation on teaching and learning, welfare, academic services, postgraduate affairs and external affairs and also for running Freshers' Week.
In 1889 it established the University Union and it has also been responsible for the publication of The Student newspaper and the Student Handbook.
Extent
14 boxes
Accruals
Accruals expected.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk