| LC control no. | n 50045618 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Birkbeck College |
| Variant(s) | University of London. Birkbeck College Birkbeck, University of London London. University. Birkbeck College |
| See also | Hierarchical superior: University of London Predecessor: Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Other standard no. | Q375606 147425643 0000000123240507 |
| Beginning date | 1903 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Located | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Education, Higher |
| Found in | BLC to 1975 (hdg.: London Mechanics' Institution, afterwards Birkbeck Institution [no publs. in LC data base]; Institution was incorporated in the University of London, 10/1/1920; hdg.: University of London. Birkbeck College) Britannica Micro (Birkbeck, George; in 1823 he helped found the London Mechanic's Institution; in 1907 the institution was renamed Birkbeck College and in 1920 was recognized as a school of the University of London) Model rules for a football community mutual, 2003: t.p. (Birkbeck, University of London) Birkbeck, University of London WWW Home page, Apr. 20, 2004 (Birkbeck College) History of Birkbeck -- Birkbeck, University of London web site, Jan. 7, 2022 (Birkbeck was founded on the evening of 11 November 1823; Seven years later, in 1830, the Institute took a further radical step by becoming one of the first colleges to admit women as students - nearly 40 years before the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. In 1858, the ratification of the University of London's Charter meant that any student could sit degree examinations. Birkbeck fast became the best choice for students who wanted a university education but could not afford to study full-time. This role was formalised in 1920 when Birkbeck officially became part of the University of London, on the understanding that it would continue to offer evening study) <https://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/history> The Lodestone : the organ of the Birkbeck College, vol. 1, no. 2, January 1906: cover (Birkbeck College, Breams Buildings, London E.C.) Its Undergraduate prospectus 2021/2022: cover (Birkbeck University of London [logo]; Birkbeck [in photograph]) back cover (Birkbeck, University of London; UK's only evening university) Its website, viewed 28 January 2022: home page (Birkbeck, University of London) history page (London Mechanics' Institute was formally created on 2 December 1823; changed its name to the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution in 1866; renamed Birkbeck College in 1903; moved from the Breams Building, Fetter Lane to the new Malet Street building in 1952) charitable status page (its full legal name is Birkbeck College, University of London, but it operates under its preferred name 'Birkbeck, University of London'; address: Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX) Wikipedia, viewed 28 January 2022 (Birkbeck, University of London; public research university located in Bloomsbury, London, England; constituent college of the federal University of London; offers either part-time or full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, though nearly all lectures are given in the evening; in 2002, rebranded Birkbeck, University of London but Birkbeck College, University of London remains its full legal name) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 87809555 |
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