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The 25th Anniversary meeting of the Scottish Branch of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at the Grosvenor restaurant, Glasgow. Depicts several men in evening dress seated for dinner. Includes members of staff of the Royal Technical College: Sir David Anderson, Professor A. S. T. Thomson (Mechanical Engineering 1947-1973), former Professor A. L. Mellanby (Mechanical Engineering (1911-1924). Includes an index.

The ceremony took place at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow and includes the installation of Lord Todd of Trumpington as first Chancellor and ceremony for honorary graduands Lord Adrian of Cambridge, Sir Robert Robinson, Sir David S Anderson, Sir Edmund Hirst, Rt Hon Frank Cousins, Sir Peter Meldrum (Lord Provost) and Clark Kerr. Photographs also include Sir Samuel Curran, and Mr G Thomson (Registrar).

4 men standing in a line in an indoor setting. From left to right: Alexander Turnbull, Vice Chairman of the Governors of the Royal Technical College; Sir Andrew McCance, Chairman; Lord Strathclyde, Under Secretary of State for Scotland; Dr David Anderson, Director of the Royal Technical College.