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George Forbes papers
GB 249 OM/201 · Collection · 1864 - 1987

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.

Forbes, George, 1849-1936, engineer and astronomer
Publications of Charles Moir
GB 249 OM/299 · Collection · 1909, 1930 - 1954

Draft thesis; published articles.

Moir, Charles M., 1903-1992, engineer
James Burnett papers
GB 249 OM/445 · Collection · 1909 - 1932

Course notebooks; charts and diagrams; examination papers; reunion ephemera; papers relating to employment with A. & J. Main & Company Ltd; The Draughtsman Journal; British Standards for the Use of Structural Steel.

Burnett, James M., fl. 1909-1916, student at Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College
GB 249 OM/91 · Collection · 1926 - 1973

Article by Macauley entitled ‘The effect of gases, vapours and liquids on the limiting friction between solid substances’, 1926; list of Macauley's publications, 1973.

Macauley, James Morrison, 1889-1955, engineer
John Hoyle papers
GB 249 OM/237 · Collection · 1939 - 1987

Student notes; thesis; biographical note; extracts from Hoyle's diaries.

Hoyle, John Frederick, b. 1922, student at Royal Technical College, Glasgow
GB 249 OM/472/1/7 · Item · 20 March 1941
Part of Thomas O'Beirne papers

Congratulates O'Beirne on his election as a Corporate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Also expresses sympathy for the wartime bombing suffered by Clydebank: 'We heard of the 'Blitz' over Glasgow and regret to learn of so many deaths, etc. However, [we] are sure your people have the right spirit and will pay back many times over. Many of our towns have had similar rough times but are all quite cheery and waiting 'DER TAG' which will give us our revenge.'

GB 249 OM/294 · Item · 1941 - 1942

Motive power laboratory notebook created by Andrew Hamilton, a student at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow.

Hamilton, Andrew, fl. 1941-1995, student at Royal Technical College, Glasgow
Alexander Porkess papers
GB 249 OM/460 · Collection · c. 1950s

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.

Porkess, Alexander Maclean, b. 1921, student at Royal Technical College, Glasgow

Mount 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.

Student notebooks
GB 249 OM/459 · Collection · 1951

Electronic engineering student notebook; electrical engineering student notebooks; engineering design student notebook; advanced mathematics student notebook.

Kerr, Alfred W., b. 1930, student at Royal Technical College, Glasgow
GB 249 T-RRG · Collection · 1961-1993

Annual 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 Group