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Collection KIN5 - Knockiandue School, Lewis
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Reference code

GB CECL KIN5

Title

Knockiandue School, Lewis

Date(s)

  • 1879-2001 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3 volumes, 12 pages of photocopies and 3 files

Context area

Name of creator

Knockiandue School (1897-2001)

Administrative history

Knockiandue School was situated in the Kinloch area of Lewis within the parish of Lochs. It was established in c1897 by the Lochs School Board.

The school closed in 2001.

Archival history

Held by Knockiandue School and transferred to Kinloch Historical Society on the school's closure

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift: Knockiandue School: c2001

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Admission registers 1897-2000; log books 1968-2001; anti school closure campaign records 1984

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged within series. Within series, records are arranged chronologically.

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Conditions governing access

In line with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Archivists in Scottish Local Authorities Working Group best practice guidelines “Providing Access to Education Records” (Archives & Records Association, 2013), it is recommended that:

Admission records are closed to public access for 100 years from the last date given in an individual volume.
Log books are closed for 30 years from the last date in the volume.

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Paper records

Finding aids

Digital and manual item level list available in the searchroom of Kinloch Historical Society

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Related units of description

GB3002 RC4/4 Records of Lochs School Board 1873-1919 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway)

GB3002 RC4/1 Records of Lewis Education District Sub-Committee 1868-1974 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway)

Notes area

Note

Catalogue by Donna Graysmith and Margaret A MacLeod, Kinloch Historical Society, 6 March 2013

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