Brochure setting out the composition and aims of the Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering, a major programme of investment in collaborative research involving the Scottish Funding Council and the Universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Paisley, and Glasgow Caledonian University. The Director of the Partnership is Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, and the Engineering Faculty Officer is the general enquiries contact.
Sans titreCorrespondence between McCunn and Andrew Hamnett, Principal of the University of Strathclyde; article on Colvilles-McCunn Flexible Tuyere Stock; photograph of a blast furnace.
Sans titreBooklets and leaflets on courses and seminars, 1986-1995; teaching materials, 2000; booklet profiling work of fourth and fifth year students, 2003.
Sans titreAnnual 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.
Sans titreNewsletters, 1985-1990; biennial report, 1989-1990.
Sans titreReport on the participation of the United Kingdom Consortium in the CEC PASSYS project for the year 1988. The Consortium included the University of Strathclyde; the Building Research Establishment; the Energy Technology Support Unit, and Pilkington Glass Ltd. The Report was submitted by Dr J. W. Twidell of the Energy Studies Unit, University of Strathclyde (the scientist responsible for the contract), and compiled by Dr P. Strachan of the Architecture and Building Aids Computer Unit (ABACUS), University of Strathclyde. Both Units are within the Faculty of Engineering.
Sans titreMaterial by and about George Forbes including publications and reports by Forbes; maps belonging to Forbes; testimonials for Forbes; recollections of Forbes by Jen Stockdale; articles on Forbes' carbon brushes; biographical information; bibliography of Forbes' writings; rules of University Club, Edinburgh and of New Club, North Berwick; Forbes' calling card; reprint of articles by James D. Forbes, Principal of St Andrews University.
Sans titreStudent notes; thesis; biographical note; extracts from Hoyle's diaries.
Sans titrePublication setting out the research projects and publications in each department in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde.
Sans titreArticle by Macauley entitled ‘The effect of gases, vapours and liquids on the limiting friction between solid substances’, 1926; list of Macauley's publications, 1973.
Sans titre20 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.
Sans titreTeaching handouts; notes for report on research; course leaflet; memorandum about chemical engineering laboratory; engineering theses.
Sans titreDraft thesis; published articles.
Sans titreElectronic engineering student notebook; electrical engineering student notebooks; engineering design student notebook; advanced mathematics student notebook.
Sans titreMount is titled: "The Royal Technical College Glasgow, Associate Students in Engineering and guests on the occasion of their final year dinner: June 1950".
An index to each row of sitters is at the bottom of the mount and 'W. McHutchison' is handwritten at the top right-hand corner.