Various papers from the life and career of Mary Dawson covering her student life, lecturing, research, and professional awards. Includes:
student notebooks from Dawson's studies at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow
lecture notes and papers used for her teaching at the Royal Technical College, later the University of Strathclyde
reprints of her own and other pharmacy articles
research notes and data
conference papers and programmes
illustrations and captions for scientific posters
material relating to articles and publications by Dawson
index of scientific papers about tissue culture
slide transparencies for publications and lectures
papers about Dawson's film 'In Your Hands, Tissue Culture Techniques'
film reels
meeting notes and papers relating to pharmaceutical professional bodies and groups
papers and correspondence relating to awards won by Dawson such as the Pharmaceutical Society’s Charter Silver Medal and the Marschig Animal Welfare Trust Prize
Dawson, Mary, 1922-1995, pharmacist and university lecturer
Subjects covered include: staff appointments and salaries; teaching delivered by visiting lecturers; procurement of external assistance to teach technical subjects; proposed alterations to staffing arrangements; provision of a Residential Management Training Centre at Ross Hall; alterations to the constitution of the Students' Representative Council of the Scottish Hotel School; expenses in connection with Hotel School students competing at Hotelympia, London, 1952.
Series of files on environmental and occupational health topics other than asbestos. Some files were created by Dalton in the course of a single role, eg as Researcher in Health and Safety at the Labour Research Department, whereas other files span more than one role.
Correspondence and papers originating from Dalton's interactions with various campaign and support groups. Most of the groups were concerned with asbestos.
Letter to David [Gee] from [Mrs] Maura Carmichael, 24 January 1998. Enclosing her husband's 'very old student work sheets for the old boys museum - if going ahead';
Curriculum Vitae of William D. Carmichael;
Notes of lectures on hotel accounting and control, wine and other subjects attended by William Carmichael at the Scottish Hotel School, plus accounting exercises completed by William Carmichael.
Dalton was a community representative on the board of the Environment Agency from 1999 to 2001 when he was fired. The bulk of this series originates from that role.
Records the weekly wages of individual staff from 30 September 1948 to 30 September 1949. Enclosed in the volume is a full list of names and addresses of Scottish Hotel School staff, both academic and non academic. Two-thirds of the volume's pages are unused.
Includes master lists of prizewinners for sessions 1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1987-1988 and 1996-1997; correspondence with prizewinners; captions to accompany photographs of prize presentations; press cuttings relating to prizewinners, and correspondence with sponsors relating to the establishment, provision and withdrawal of the following prizes and scholarships:
Gretna Awards, for the support of students in their dissertation field studies, sponsored by Imperial London Hotels Ltd
Lisa Morris Award, sponsored by Morris of Glasgow Ltd in memory of former Scottish Hotel School student, Mrs Lisa Morris
Scottish Highlands Hotel Prize for outstanding performance in the class Hotel Operational Review, sponsored by Scottish Highland Hotels Group
George Busazi Memorial Prize, for outstanding performance in the class Small Business Management for the Hospitality Industry, sponsored by the family of former Scottish Hotel School student, George Busazi
John McKee Memorial Trophy, for the student with the highest aggregate mark in catering classes throughout the three years of the pass degree, made from funds contributed by former students and friends in memory of John S.L. McKee, Lecturer in Catering at the Scottish Hotel School from 1958-1983
Culinary Quaich, awarded for the highest assessment in laboratory work, sponsored by Scottish Gas
Merite Culinaire Award, for the best student of Cuisine, sponsored by the South of Scotland Electricity Board
Savarin Award, for the highest overall mark in Hotel Operations, sponsored by Calor Gas
Epicurean Award, for outstanding performance in Food and Beverage Administration, sponsored by the Scottish Society of Epicureans
Samuel Dow Wine Awards, sponsored by Samuel Dow Ltd
McDougall Prize, for a meritorious student of Cuisine and Culture
HCIMA Award, sponsored by the Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Association (Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch)
Old Rosshallians Award, sponsored by the Old Rosshallians [Scottish Hotel School Former Students' Association]
Savoy Cornell Scholarship, to enable a third or fourth year Hotel and Hospitality Management student to attend the Professional Development Programme at Cornell University, USA, sponsored by the Savoy Educational Trust
Includes the full names and monthly salaries of each member of staff. Also includes payments made to visiting lecturers. The following documents are enclosed with the volume:
List of names and salary scales of Scottish Hotel School academic and technical staff, session 1954-1955
List of lectures given by visiting lecturers to second year students, session 1950-1951
List of lectures arranged by the Scottish Tourist Board and given by persons other than members, session 1950-1951
Letter from Noel Branton, Head of Department of Business Administration, Glasgow and West of Scotland Commercial College, to A.W. Middleton, Secretary, Glasgow and West of Scotland Commercial College, 13 June 1951. Confirming that Mr MacKinven has delivered 35 hours of lectures in Italian to the final year BSc (Economics) students.
