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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.

Minute book, 1961-1976; membership cards; membership receipt.

Letter of congratulations to McNair from lecturer James Smith 1947; certificates 1939-1958; McNair's business card.

Correspondence between McCunn and Andrew Hamnett, Principal of the University of Strathclyde; article on Colvilles-McCunn Flexible Tuyere Stock; photograph of a blast furnace.

Church magazines; plans; photographs; report and year book; pulpit bible; histories of the church; tercentenary grand bazaar programme and medal; orders of service; information on stained glass windows.

Club rules; minutes; stock sheets; accounts; club ties.

Job application and testimonials for position of director of Royal Technical College, Glasgow; articles and speeches; correspondence; notes on developments at Royal Technical College and Royal College of Science and Technology under Anderson's directorship; order of service of thanksgiving for Anderson's life.

Article by Lever on School of Sugar Manufacture at Royal Technical College, Glasgow; notes on Lever's education and employment.

Published articles; speeches; notes on history of mathematics department and professorial staff.

Lecture notes, 1935-1936 (on Speech Training, Hygiene, Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Methods, Religious Instruction, Principles of Arithmetic, Physical Exercises and Music); worksheets of school test questions on English and arithmetic; Glasgow Training College examination papers in mathematics, 1931, 1936; timetable for graduates, 1935-1936; Jordanhill Training College Music Society concert programme, 1936; leaflet about Article 55 summer vacation courses for the instruction of teachers offered by the Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers, 1936.

Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet.

Six of the draft plans appear to be by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but are not signed. The office address is given as 140 Bath Street, Glasgow.

Art and geography lesson and exercise notebooks, 1963-1964; coloured copy of graduation photograph of Elizabeth Meikle, c 1963.

Correspondence and papers on Stamper's rational theory.

Information booklet on Institute; news release, 1984; annual reports on research and other activities, 1985, 1986.

Material 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.