Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 OM/460
Title
Alexander Porkess papers
Date(s)
- c. 1950s (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.26 metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
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.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acc 1360
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English