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.

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

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 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 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 (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

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.

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

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 John Worrall, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 24/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:32:18
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1965-1971 student; 1971 PhD Philosophy, then Professor of Philosophy of Science, CPNSS, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Wendy Weinberg (Yates), along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Sue Donnelly
Date of interview: 17/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:19:59
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1956 BSc Econ

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Robert Weinberg, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Sue Donnelly
Date of interview: 17/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:28:10
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1955 BSc Econ, 1960 PhD Econ

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Brian Van Arkadie, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Tom Sturdy
Date of interview: 10/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:29:59
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1955 BSc Econ, 1956 PG

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Carol Wain (Hornsey), along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Tom Sturdy
Date of interview: 10/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:23:57
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1964 Sociology, 1967 MPhil; 1971-72 Researcher

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with John Thornton, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 11/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:20:41
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1985 Graduate diploma, 1986 MSc Economics

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Simeon Underwood, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 10/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:43:47
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 2004-2015, Academic Registrar

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Jim Thomas, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 03/07/2015
Duration of interview: 01:04:06
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1960 BSc Econ; 1960-2002, Department of Economics

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Paul Rock, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 29/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:49:27
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: Department of Sociology, Emeritus Professor of Social Institutions, Mannheim Centre for the Study of Criminology and Criminal Justice

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Nicholas Sims, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 07/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:41:19
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1968-2010. Emeritus Professor of International Relations

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Dorothy Mellor, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Hayley Reed
Date of interview: 17/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:26:44
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1954 BSc Econ

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Jane Pugh, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 14/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:27:54
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: Governance Officer, GLPD

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Sajda Qureshi, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 11/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:21:46
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1989 Diploma in Management of Information Systems, 1991 MSc Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems, 1995 PhD Information Systems

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Richard Layard, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 31/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:38:55
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1965-67 MSc Econ. 1964 Higher Education Research Unit, Centre for Labour Economics, Centre for Economic Performance. 1999 Emeritus Professor Economics. 2000 Honorary Fellow. 2003 Director, Wellbeing Programme, Centre for Economic Performance

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Julian Le Grand, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 26/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:33:31
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: joined in 1978. 1985-87 Director of Welfare State Programme, STICERD. 1993 Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Sonia Livingstone, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 19/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:35:01
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with George Jones, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 22/07/2015
Duration of interview: 01:17:23
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1966-2003. Emeritus Professor, Department of Government. Greater London Group. Public Policy Group; 2009 Honorary Fellow

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with George Kiloh, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 02/09/2015
Duration of interview: 00:57:51
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1996-2005, Academic Registrar