Collection OM/460 - Alexander Porkess papers

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 249 OM/460

Titre

Alexander Porkess papers

Date(s)

  • c. 1950s (Production)

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Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

0.26 metres

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Notice biographique

Alexander Maclean Porkess was a student at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow from 1948 to 1952. In 1952 he was awarded an Associateship with first class honours in Mechanical Engineering.

Histoire archivistique

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Acc 1360

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Portée et contenu

20 volumes of lecture notes made by Alexander Porkess whilst a student at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow. The notebooks cover various subjects including mathematics, heat engines and natural philosophy. Many of the notebooks contain photographs, graphs and diagrams. There is also a copy of the thesis presented by Porkess for the Associateship of the Royal Technical College, August 1952. Also a bundle of notes, mainly examination questions and algebra, c. 1950s.

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Accruals

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Conditions d’accès

Open

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Language of material

  • anglais

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    Language and script notes

    Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

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    Mots-clés

    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Mots-clés - Noms

    Mots-clés - Genre

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