Minutes, agendas working papers and correspondence relating to the Design Forum.\n\nThe Design Forum was an initiative of RSA Director Christopher Lucus. Its aim was to get other Design organisations working together.
Administrative correspondence, including a Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to the Association of Societies of Art and Design Limited was established to promote the education of the community by encouraging the understanding, appreciation and development of the arts and design in whatever media expressed. The Association was formed by the five societies representing the related professions of artist and designer namely the Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, the Design and Industries Association, the Institute of Landscape Architects, and the Design and Art Directors Association in 1966. The Association was liquidated in 1970.
Administrative correspondence relating to the Prime Minister's Design Seminar and RSA's response. The file also includes subsequent correspondence between the RSA, government, and the Design Council.
Helen Auty and winner at the awards ceremony.
Correspondence about attendance and responses to circulars about information on technical education, including from Australia and Canada; correspondence with organisers of the Congres International de l'Enseignement Technique
Correspondence, papers, copies of examination regulations, press cutting and opinion of A H Bodkin, Counsel
Administrative correspondence between the Examinations department, including the Printing department, relating to staffing issues (particularly the filling of posts, wages, and deferment of war-time call-up), and to new premises at 67 Abbeville Road, Clapham.\n\nSome personal information (regarding sickness) so these may have to be closed for a while.
Correspondence between the Society's Examinations department, the Society and solicitors, about new premises for the Examination department. The Printing section remained at Lower Quinton. New accommodation was essential because of the difficult of replacing staff in a rural area and the village was not very accessible. The correspondence covers the terms of the tenancy at Westfield, and problems of obtaining materials for refurbishment.\n
This file contains correspondence, reports and newspaper cuttings relating to the proposed merger between the London Institution and the Society. It includes the Report of Joint Committee of the London Institution and the Society of Arts, 22 March 1905; a newspaper cutting, 5 April 1905; and the report of Special Meeting of the proprietors of the London Institution dated 12 April 1905.
The idea behind the proposed merger was improvement of service by\nestablishing a clearer, more comprehensive and integrated relationship between the qualifications offered separately by the two bodies. Discussions took place between 1985 and 1987, then 1991-1992. LCCI decided not to proceed and the merger never took place.\n \nThe file consists of correspondence and working papers between the RSA, the RSA Examinations Board and the LCCI about the terms of the proposed merger.
Contains correspondence between the RSA Examinations Board and the RSA relating to the continued relationship between the two bodies, specifically concerning the structure of the Examinations Board's governing body, finances and strategy.
Awarded to Margaret B Smiddy
Includes forms which were to be completed by the local examination boards for the candidates of the examination for 1867 and 1868. Papers include timetable, forms regarding numbers of candidates to be entered into exams (blank); candidate's return form, declaration and advertisement for the examinations of 1869.
Copy book of letters from the Secretary of the Society relating to the administraion of RSA Examinations. Topics covered include dates of examinations; lists of successful candidates (in some cases); format of examinations and their development.