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ARCHIVES OF THE ROYAL AND PONTIFICAL COLLEGE OF ST ALBAN - ACSA
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CONTACT
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Address
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SPAIN Calle Don Sancho 22, 47005 Valladolid, Spain
U.K. St Edmund’s Church. 297 Westferry Rd., London E14 3RS
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Telephone
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SPAIN [+34] (0) 983 293 102
U.K. [+44] (0) 207 987 5187
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Fax
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Email
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Website
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Head of repository
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DESCRIPTION
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Institutional context
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Institutional history
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The English College at Valladolid was opened in 1589. In 1768, following the expulsion of the Jesuits, the Colleges at Seville and Madrid were joined with Valladolid on the site of St Albans. The College still prepares students from the Dioceses of England and Wales for the priesthood.
The College holds the archives of St Alban’s College, Valladolid, 1589; St Gregory’s College, Seville, 1592; St George’s College, Madrid, 1610. The College at St Alban’s also became responsible for the English Hospice at San Lucar de Barrameda.
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Administrative structure
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The College is Royal and Pontifical. The property of the English College is vested in the Rector of the College, who is appointed by Cedula Real of the King of Spain. He is nominated by the Bishops of England and Wales in a terna, approved by the Vatican and then sent to the King who makes the final choice. The Rector is responsible to a group of three Bishops of England and Wales, who are the Episcopal Visitors.
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Collecting policy
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The College has an active acquisitions policy. Its priorities are items with a connection to the Colleges’ history; items that reflect the relations between the city of Valladolid and the College; items that reflect the historic relations between England and Spain. The College also acquires material concerning the English or Irish colleges in the Iberian peninsula.
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Buildings
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The Archives are housed in the main College buildings in the city of Valladolid.
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Archival and other holdings
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The College holds the archives of the three colleges from the dates of their foundations to 1767 in the case of Seville and Madrid, and to the present in the case of Valladolid and San Lucar de Barrameda. It also holds some archives from various Spanish institutions in the city, e.g. the Mercedarian house; the College of San Ambrosio; San Ignacio, the Casa Professa of the Society of Jesus. As well as the papers of the colleges, the archives contain 18th , 19th and 20th century papers etc., of the students of the College at Valladolid.
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Finding aids and publications
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The catalogue of the archives can be searched at www.catholic-heritage.net . The lists of students etc can be found in CRS Vols. 29, 30 and 73. Michael E Williams, St Alban’s College Valladolid. Four centuries of English Catholic Presence in Spain, London, 1986.
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ACCESS
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Opening times
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By arrangement with the Honorary Archivist. Usually 6 months notice is required since the Hon Archivist only travels to Spain at certain times.
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Conditions and requirements
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An academic reference and notice of the area of interest must be sent before a researcher will be considered for access. On arrival a registration form must be completed.
The College does not offer accommodation to researchers.
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Disabled access
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The College is accessible, however, currently the Archive can only be accessed down 5 steps. Arrangements can be made for a student to research in a nearby accessible room. Please let us know in advance if this will be required.
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Transport
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The College is a 15 minute walk from the main railway station – Valladolid Campo Grande. It is also a 25 minute taxi ride from Valladolid airport. Valladolid is accessible by Ave train from Madrid in 55 minutes.
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SERVICES
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Research services
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The College is unable to respond to any but the most basic research enquiries.
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Reproduction services
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Copies can be requested if any items in the archives subject to preservation and copyright regulations. A full list of reprographic fees is available upon request.
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Public facilities
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The College is very close to shops and hotels in the centre of the city.
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CONTROL
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Date of creation
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Last updated 8 May 2015
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