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Committee records
CA NSHK UKC.LIB-7 · Series · 1871-2009
Part of University of King's College Library fonds

The series consists of reports and minutes of committees formed for oversight of the Library, as well as those to which the Librarian has belonged. Reports relating to committees that do not pertain directly to the operation of the Library or of which the Librarian is not an ex officio member are in the personnel file associated with the Library employee who belonged to that committee. The series spans two centuries through which committees have had various roles relating to the Library.

Series includes minutes and reports of the Administrative Council, Administrative Management Committee, Aesthetics Committee, Budget Committee, Library Building Committee, Library Committee, and Appointments Committee. These committees either directly relate to the administration of the Library or the Librarian has been an ex officio member of them.

University of King's College Library
Constating documents
CA NSHK UKC.BOG-1 · Series · 1787 - 2008
Part of University of King's College Board of Governors fonds

The series comprises records documenting the formation of the University of King's College, includingcthe Royal Charter of 1802 granted by King George III; Statutes and policies issued by the Board of Governors; and copies of Nova Scotia provincial Statutes, which have been collected for reference.

The Royal Charter of 1802 was the University's founding document. It:

  • acknowledged £4,000 granted to the Governors for the erection of a College building at Windsor;
  • grants an endowment of £400 for the maintenance of the building, the professors, and the students;
  • formally established the College, to be the source of several others, to form a University of Windsor;
  • confirms the names of the Governors (eight members, all colonial government officials);
  • allowed the Governors to elect the President and three members of the Board;
  • confirms Governors' status as a body corporate, establishing the official name of "The Governors,
    President, and Fellows of King's College at Windsor in the Province of Nova Scotia;"
  • gave the Governors a common seal to authorize property transactions and internal legislation;
  • limited Governors' land holdings to a value of £6,000 yearly;
  • made all Statutes and rules made by the Governors subject to Archbishop of Canterbury's approval;
  • designates Archbishop of Canterbury as Patron of the College; .
  • elevated the existing College to the status of a University for the time being, until subsequent
    constituent Colleges were founded; to have all the privileges of English universities;
  • established Governors' operational protocol for degree programs, expectations, etc.;
  • granted the Governors and President all powers arising in addition to the Charter.
University of King's College Board of Governors
Constating documents
CA NSHK UKC.KSU-1 · Series · 1953 - 2006
Part of University of King’s College King’s Students’ Union Fonds

The series contains the founding documents of the modem student government at the University of King's College. Incorporating documents, Constitutions, internal laws, and policies that govern KSU Council decisions and how KSU conducts its business.

The Society of the Students' Union of the University of Kings College