Material relating to Rusk's education and appointments; research notes; publications by Rusk; publications by others; examination papers set by Rusk; notes from seminars; correspondence; photographs; glass lantern slides.
Rusk, Robert Robertson, 1879-1972, educational historianInvitations; programmes; menu; Andersonian Chemical Society rules and by laws; Kingdom of Scavanaland certificate; invoice.
Stewart, Robert J., fl. 1948-1952, student at Royal Technical College, GlasgowCollection of material on the history and description of Glasgow, industrial archaeology in the West of Scotland, Scottish topography and travel history. Also includes a collection of ephemera, notes and articles.
Robertson, John, 1912-1990, local government officer and researcherAnnual general meeting papers; annual reports and accounts; board of directors' minutes and papers; correspondence and papers relating to acquisitions; papers relating to constitution; papers relating to shares; financial records; newsletters; news cuttings; publicity material.
Robertson Research GroupTwo publications by Crawford, 1974, 2004; letter to Crawford from Muriel Spark, 1971.
Crawford, Ronald Lyndsay, b. 1939, Academic Registrar, University of StrathclydeThe collection comprises Ronald Livesey's school, college and professional examination papers, with their original cardboard binder. The following papers are included, some with annotations showing which questions were attempted:
- Sea Cadet Corps: Mechanics Badge (c 1946)
- Scottish Education Department, Senior Leaving Certificate Examination: English (March 1946); Arithmetic (March 1946); Geography Lower Grade (March 1946), Mathematics Lower Grade (March 1946); Mathematics Higher Grade (March 1947): French Lower Grade (March 1946 and March 1947); Science: Physics Higher Grade (March 1946); Science: Engineering Technical Subjects Group II Higher Grade (March 1946); Mathematics: Dynamics Higher Grade (March 1947)
- Scottish Universities Entrance Board Preliminary Examination: Mathematics (Higher Standard, August 1947)
- Royal Technical College, Glasgow, Higher National Certificate course: final examinations: Mathematics S.2 (April 1947); Engineering Drawing S.2 (April 1947); Electrical Science S.2 (April 1947); Applied Mechanics S.3 (March 1948); Applied Heat S.3 (March 1948); Technical Mathematics S.3 (March 1948); Civil Engineering Materials A.1 (March 1949); Mathematics A.1 (April 1949); Engineering Materials A.1 (April 1949); Structures A.1 (April 1949); Engineering Drawing A.2 (March 1950); Soil Mechanics A.2 (March 1950); Applied Electricity A.1 (March 1950); Structures A.2 (March 1950); Hydromechanics A.2 (March 1951); Structural Design A.2 (Reinforced Concrete - March 1951); Geology A.3 (March 1951); Surveying A.3 (March 1951)
- Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow: final examination in Roads and Road Construction (March 1959)
- Institution of Civil Engineers, membership examination: alternative subjects for inverview, candidate no.207 (April 1956)
Annual general meeting minutes and papers, 1974-2017; constitution and bye-laws, 1977-2006; Committee of Management minutes and correspondence, 1973-1995; Finance Committee Ross Priory Subcommittee minutes and papers, 1979, 1982; newsletters, 1977-1986; publicity leaflet, [1974]; nature trail guide, 1974; notices to University of Strathclyde staff about Ross Priory Club Angling Section, 1982-1995; silver jubilee birthday party admission programme, 1996.
Ross Priory ClubPhotographs of India c. 1912 taken by S.H. Christie, probably a relative of Major George Christie, owner of Ross Priory; garden notebooks; published articles and press cuttings about Ross Priory.
Ross PrioryRough minutes of meetings of the Board of Governors and committees of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College and (from 1912) the Royal Technical College, Glasgow.
Index at front of volume.
Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow | Board of GovernorsMinutes and papers of inaugural meeting of Club, 1964; minutes of special general meeting, 1968.
Royal College Investment ClubMinutes; annual reports; savings books; cash book; subscriptions book; stock transfer form; constitution of the society; syllabuses; notices calling meetings; addresses to the Society; mailing list including life members and student representatives; correspondence; photograph of blazer badge of Society.
Royal College of Science and Technology Architecture and Building SocietyShort-sleeved T-shirt in maroon cotton fabric, with a broad blue stripe across the chest, flanked by two narrower yellow stripes. A fabric badge embroidered with the Royal College of Science and Technology crest and motto, 'Mente et Manu', is attached above the stripes on the left hand side.
University of Strathclyde Sports UnionThe contents of the calendars changes gradually over time but generally includes key dates in the academic year; lists of Board of Governors and Committees of Governors; lists of academic staff and administrative staff; the history and constitution of the College; details of new buildings; regulations concerning the admission of students; details of the scheme of affiliation with Glasgow University; courses of study; fees; the Diploma and the Associateship of the College; information about the laboratories, museum and library; timetables and syllabuses of day classes and evening classes; information about Glasgow School of Architecture (list of staff, history of School, courses, enrolment of students, fees, general regulations); ordinances and regulations of Glasgow University and Edinburgh University; list of bursaries and scholarships; list of prizes awarded; list of appointments gained by students; statistics; donations to the library; examination papers; lists of relevant classes at other institutions (Glasgow University, Glasgow Athenaeum and Glasgow School of Art); students’ societies; prospectus of Allan Glen’s School.
NB Publication of the calendars was suspended in 1940 due to the war. It was not resumed again until after the Royal College of Science and Technology became the University of Strathclyde.
Teaching handouts; notes for report on research; course leaflet; memorandum about chemical engineering laboratory; engineering theses.
Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow | Department of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical EngineeringMinutes and reports of meetings of the Planning Committee concerning the expansion of accommodation at the Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow.
Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow | Planning Committee