Was life as an LSE student so different in 1955 to 2015? What changes have our long-serving staff seen over the years? Where was there a Paternoster lift on campus? Who was Wright of Wright’s Bar? Find the answers to these questions and more in Tales from Houghton Street, an oral history project to celebrate LSE’s 120th anniversary in 2015.

Everyone at LSE has a story to tell and in summer 2015 the oral history project team (Hayley Reed, Sue Donnelly, Clara Cook and Tom Sturdy) was fortunate enough to speak to a small selection of alumni, academic and professional services staff about their LSE experience.

The collection contains one introductory podcast and 30 audio recordings of interviews with alumni and staff who were studying or working at LSE between the 1950s and 2015.

Participants discussed themes including their experiences as students, teachers and researchers at LSE, developments in higher education and the future of LSE. They also shared memories about the changes on LSE’s campus: the buildings, halls of residence, the social life, and about life in London through the years.

Each recording is accompanied by a summary of the interview to help researchers identify key points. The introductory podcast features excerpts from the interviews with alumni Carol Wain (1967), Brian Van Arkadie (1956) and Mary Evans (1967/1968, LSE Centennial Professor, Gender Institute).

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Eva-Maria Asari, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Tom Sturdy
Date of interview: 10/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:12:50
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: alumni, 2005 MSc Nationalism and Ethnicity, 2012 PhD

As part of our 125th anniversary celebrations in the 2020/21 academic year, we asked the LSE community to get in touch and share their photos and memories.
Students, alumni and LSE staff members were all invited to make a permanent contribution to the history of the School, for our Digital Library.
This collection spans multiple decades and features photographs from our community, showcasing personal milestones as well as important cultural moments at LSE.

Personal author: Subramoni, Adithya

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Personal author: de la Torre, Andres Gomez

MSc Regulation - Class 2002/03

Personal author: Grant, Andrew

Photograph from page 2 of the Sunday Times in 1989. We formed a campaign for degrees in order to bring an end to dispute dispute between the government and the Association of university teachers which threatened to disrupt the setting and marking of exams in that year. I am at the front in glasses. Also featured in the photograph in the background on the right is Michiel van Hulton he went on to become a Dutch MEP and leader of the Dutch Labour Party. I studied monetary economics between 1986 and 1999 and Chris Pissarides was my tutor.

Personal author: Khan, Anisa

LSE Kabaddi Championships 2020

Personal author: Bruvere, Anna

September 2020 At the Globe, coming to campus for the first time

Personal author: Chaudhary, Aparna

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Personal author: Icharia, Beatrice

1993 - graduation day

A collection of printed institutional publications issued by LSE, which currently includes the official LSE Calendars from 1895 to 2006, the LSE Register for the years 1895 – 1932 and the LSE Director's Report for the years 1941 – 1942. Together, these publications form a public record of the Schools’ history and activities.

Public (redacted) minutes of School Management Committee (SMC) meetings held from September 2017 to May 2018, as follows:
12 September 2017
20 September 2017
26 September 2017
03 October 2017
10 October 2017
17 October 2017
30 October 2017
07 November 2017
14 November 2017
21 November 2017
28 November 2017
05 December 2017
19 December 2017
09 January 2018
16 January 2018
23 January 2018
30 January 2018
06 February 2018
12 February 2018
20 February 2018
27 February 2018
13 March 2018
17 April 2018
01 May 2018
08 May 2018
15 May 2018
22 May 2018

Public (redacted) minutes of School Management Committee meetings held from September 2018 to July 2019, as follows:
04 September 2018
11 September 2018
25 September 2018
02 October 2018
09 October 2018
16 October 2018
06 November 2018
13 November 2018
20 November 2018
27 November 2018
04 December 2018
11 December 2018
18 December 2018
08 January 2019
15 January 2019
22 January 2019
29 January 2019
05 February 2019
12 February 2019
19 February 2019
26 February 2019
05 March 2019
12 March 2019
19 March 2019
26 March 2019
02 April 2019
09 April 2019
16 April 2019
30 April 2019
07 May 2019
14 May 2019
28 May 2019
04 June 2019
11 June 2019
18 June 2019
02 July 2019
16 July 2019
23 July 2019
30 July 2019

Public (redacted) minutes of School Management Committee meetings held from September 2019 to July 2020, as follows:
10 September 2019
17 September 2019
24 September 2019
01 October 2019
08 October 2019
22 October 2019
29 October 2019
05 November 2019
12 November 2019
19 November 2019
26 November 2019
03 December 2019
10 December 2019
07 January 2020
14 January 2020
21 January 2020
28 January 2020
04 February 2020
11 February 2020
18 February 2020
25 February 2020
03 March 2020
10 March 2020
17 March 2020
24 March 2020
07 April 2020
21 April 2020
28 April 2020
05 May 2020
12 May 2020
19 May 2020
26 May 2020
02 June 2020
09 June 2020
16 June 2020
23 June 2020
30 June 2020
07 July 2020
21 July 2020
30 July 2020

Public (redacted) minutes of School Management Committee meetings held from September 2020 to July 2021, as follows:
01 September 2020
08 September 2020
15 September 2020
22 September 2020
29 September 2020
06 October 2020
13 October 2020
19 October 2020
27 October 2020
03 November 2020
10 November 2020
12 November 2020
17 November 2020
01 December 2020
08 December 2020
15 December 2020
05 January 2021
19 January 2021
26 January 2021
02 February 2021
09 February 2021
16 February 2021
23 February 2021
02 March 2021
09 March 2021
16 March 2021
23 March 2021
30 March 2021
13 April 2021
20 April 2021
27 April 2021
04 May 2021
11 May 2021
18 May 2021
25 May 2021
01 June 2021
22 June 2021
29 June 2021
06 July 2021
13 July 2021
20 July 2021
27 July 2021

Public (redacted) minutes of School Management Committee meetings held from August to December 2021, as follows:
31 August 2021
06 September 2021
07 September 2021
13 September 2021
21 September 2021
28 September 2021
12 October 2021
19 October 2021
25 October 2021
02 November 2021
09 November 2021
16 November 2021
23 November 2021
30 November 2021
06 December 2021
07 December 2021
09 December 2021

This collection includes the digital records of LSE School Management Committee (SMC), including minutes and papers of SMC meetings. The first series consists of the public (redacted) minutes of SMC meetings held between 2017 and 2021. More information on the committee is available from the LSE SMC page.

This collection includes material about LSE community and its history, created or collected by members of the community, including LSE alumni, students and staff. The first two series contain photos and interviews produced as a result of projects run to mark two important LSE anniversaries - 120 and 125 years since the foundation of LSE in 1895.

A collection of audio and video recordings of around 1000 public lectures delivered at LSE from 1990 – 2006, covering a wide range of topics relating to the social and historical sciences. The featured speakers are high-profile international scholars and policy makers with a broad range of expertise, including members of the LSE academic community and scholars from outside the School, as well as world leaders and other political figures, philanthropists, broadcasters, entrepreneurs and campaigners. Subjects covered in these lectures include economics, politics, philosophy, sociology, history, accounting and finance, law, gender studies, architecture, anthropology and the hard sciences.

Speaker: Williamson, John

Series: BP lecture

Speaker: Rosenhead, Jonathan