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Major accessions to repositories in 2021 relating to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research |
Local
- Robert Gilfillan Kemp (1865-1943), mechanical engineer, or William Adam Kemp (b1872), civil engineer: lantern slides of the widening of the Caledonian Railway in Aberdeen c1902 (DD3095)
- Aberdeen Mechanical Society: papers 1888-2018 (DD3135)
- John Oates Widger (fl late 20th cent), chartered civil engineer: Llyn Brianne Dam engineering design drawings late 20th cent (CDX/915)
- Robert Franklin Redhouse (1872-1957), civil engineer: photographs of the construction of Fernilee Reservoir, including of the temporary village known as "Tin Town" c1930-1939 (D8369)
- Patrick G J Madden, (fl1955), civil engineer: plans and survey report for Willington 'A' Power Station 1955 (D8374)
- Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd: apprenticeship agreement (1945) and certificate (1950) of William George Gamble, of Cotes, Loughborough c1945-1950 (DE10175)
- Brush Traction Ltd, locomotive manufacturers, Loughborough: records incl files, reports, photographs, slides, drawings, printed material, exhibition material 20th-21st cent (DE10155)
- Clement Edward Stretton (1850-1915), member of the Railway Club: brochure created on the occasion of the visit by the British Association for the Advancement of Science to the Leicester & Swannington Railway 1907 (DE10278)
- Robert Nicholson (1808-1855), civil engineer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: diary 1836 (NRO 12673)
- UK Atomic Energy Authority Dounreay: radiation protection training notes; graduate training notes incl reactor technology and sodium safety; Atomic Energy codes of practice and related legislation; Dounreay library material; decommissioning notes/slides; site plans, leaflets and guides c1980-2000 (P975)
- Cleveland Bridge Engineering Company Ltd: plans, estimating ledgers, photographs and other documents c1883-2010 (Acc/7838)
National
- William Donald Hamilton (1936-2000), evolutionary biologist: letters to Stephen Stearns (b1946), evolutionary biologist 1979-1980 (Add MS 89467)
- John Denison (fl1949-1972), computer engineer: records predominantly rel to the use of DEUCE and other early commercial computers 1949-1972 (DENI)
Special
- Verena Holmes (1889-1964), mechanical engineer and former president of the Women's Engineering Society (WES): journals (15) and correspondence 1922-1959 (2021-07)
- Sir John Ivan George Cadogan (1930-2020), organic chemist: papers 1950s-2010s (2021/11)
- Sir Peter Lachmann, FRS, FMedSci (1931-2020), immunologist and Biological Secretary of the Royal Society: papers 1965-2018 (2021/8)
- Michael Longuet-Higgins, FRS (1925-2016), mathematician and oceanographer: papers 1950s-2010s (2021/7)
- Patrick David Wall, FRS (1925-2001), neuroscientist: papers concerning his research into pain 1905-2004 (PDW)
- Virustatic Ltd, biotech company: collection of digital archive material rel to development of the Virustatic snood, incl prototype sketches, lab results, test reports (embargoed), a copy of the US Patent for the Viruferrin™ anti-viral protein, communications documents, logos, marketing photographs, information leaflets and user guide 1918-2021 (2021-1653)
University
- Dr Adam Watson (fl1943-1957), biologist and ecologist: personal notebooks and diaries 1943-1957 (947)
- Dr Bob Johnson (fl1975-1998), Head of Mechanical Engineering, Abertay University: papers incl digital images of papers rel to his continuous casting and the relationship with Rautomead Ltd, with related articles and conference papers, photographs and papers rel to the demonstration for the Royal Mint c1984; papers, designs, and images for the creation of the university mace in 1994, with working files for Abertay 25 "Education In Industry" pack c1980-1994 (ACC097)
- Lionel Thomas Caswell Rolt (1910-1974), engineering historian, writer, activist and champion of industrial heritage: comprehensive collection of his published works 1930s-1970s (ROLT)
- Sir Nevill Francis Mott (1905-1996) Knight, physicist: letters to Yvette Cauchois (1908-1999), physicist 1948-1997 (GBR/0012/MS Add.10343)
- Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), theoretical physicist, cosmologist: papers incl drafts of academic and popular science works; notes in autograph and by amanuensis; lecture transcripts and transparencies; correspondence; records rel to travel and event planning; scripts and other material rel to film and television projects; informational literature about assistive technologies; notebooks kept by assistants; photographs; gifts incl artworks 1944-2018 (GBR/0012/2021/010)
- John Wickins (d1719), friend, collaborator, and amanuensis of Isaac Newton: manuscript notebook containing English and Latin works of theology and letters attributed to Isaac Newton 1677-1682 (GBR/0012/MS Add.10345)
- Nancy Jane Lane (b1936), cell biologist: personal, biographical and scientific papers 1944-2020 (GBR/0012/MS Add.10351)
- Sir Nevill Francis Mott, (1905-1996), Knight and physicist: papers, and letters to Robert Street 1974-1991 (GBR/0012/MS Add.10390)
- Simon Rogerson (fl1972-2021), Professor of Computer Ethics: research and teaching notes, conference papers, reports, press cuttings 1972-2021 (D/102)
- Charles Lyell (1797-1875), 1st Baronet, Scottish geologist: additional papers incl corresp and scientific papers c1820-1875 (Coll-203; SC-Acc-2020-0115)
- Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875,) 1st Baronet, geologist: corresp with his father-in-law Leonard Horner (58 items) 1800-1899 (SC-Acc-2021-0045)
- Sir Charles Lyell, (1797-1875), 1st Baronet, geologist: autograph letters (21) from various scientists, economists, artists to Charles Lyell and members of his family 1800-1899 (SC-Acc-2021-0044)
- Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith (b1931) geneticist, Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Glasgow: research projects and research data; patient files; patents; lecture notes, correspondence, drawings by Ken Currie 20th cent (GLAASC ACCN 00015)
- University of Glasgow: records of IT Services, incl minutes, reports and papers c1960-2010 (GLAASC ACCN 00027)
- Meteorological Office, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Warren Spring Laboratory: printed atmospheric pollution, smoke and sulphur dioxide annual reports for the UK 1914-1993 (Acc 3887)
- Newcomen Society, research group, London: records incl governance papers, financial records, corresp, offprints, copies of the Society's Transactions, printed publications, newsletters, research papers and illustrations 1880-2009 (MS 2263)
- Heather Anita Couper (1949-2020), astronomer, writer and broadcaster: papers, videos and cassette tapes relating to her research and broadcasting careers 1949-2020 (ACC 2021/24)
- Ted Polhemus (b1947), anthropologist, writer and photographer: body and FET collections nd (N/A)
- Dr Donald Minter and Dr. Els Minter-Goedbloed (fl1950-1990), entomologists: research papers, slides and photographs primarily rel to Donald Minter's career at LSHTM, incl his work with Els Minter-Goedbloed on research projects 1950s-1990s (N/A not yet catalogued)
- Robert J Graham (fl1965-1992), Deputy Registrar of the Medical School, University of Nottingham: self-published autobiography entitled "The Life of Robert Graham" 2020 (ACC 3095)
- Geoffrey Alan Parker (b1944), FRS, Emeritus Professor, University of Liverpool: papers incl corresp, research papers and lectures nd (accession no 2021.041)
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