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- Created 1891-1980 (Creation)
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The Department of Electrical Engineering originated with the teaching of evening classes in pratical electricity at Finsbury Technical College in 1878. With the opening of the City and Guilds Central Institution in 1884 classes moved to South Kensington as the Department of Physics, but was renamed Electrical Engineering in 1898.
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Created and accumulated by the Royal College of Science and Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
GB 0098 KEE Created 1891-1980 Series of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine records 1 box Royal College of Science
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
The Department of Electrical Engineering originated with the teaching of evening classes in pratical electricity at Finsbury Technical College in 1878. With the opening of the City and Guilds Central Institution in 1884 classes moved to South Kensington as the Department of Physics, but was renamed Electrical Engineering in 1898.
Created and accumulated by the Royal College of Science and Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
Records of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Imperial College, 1891-1980, including a departmental history from 1884-1963, press cuttings; papers relating to postgraduate courses, 1953-1972; laboratory work, including instruction sheets, 1930-1959; notes by Professor Cecil Lewis Fortescue, 1923; reports by students, 1891-1927; students' lecture notes and files, 1958-1960; correspondence with the administration department, 1908-1941, 1958-1969; correspondence concerning a Readership in Electronics, 1948-1959; Readership and bursaries in Electric Traction, 1956-1967; papers relating to projects, 1968, 1978; course syllabus, 1964-1970; Lucas fund, 1962-1970; reports of working parties, 1979-1980; examination papers, 1953-1970; departmental correspondence of Professor Arnold Tustin, 1951-1961, including research projects, research grants; papers relating to Engineering in Medicine, comprising Leverhulme Trust Fund bursaries, 1962-1967.
The records are arranged in sections as outlined in the scope and content.
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
English
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
Records of the Computer Unit and the Department of Computing and Control, Imperial College (KCU), and records relating to Finsbury Technical College (FA).
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. October 2000 Academic buildings Curriculum Economics of science Educational administrative structure Educational buildings Educational evaluation Educational foundations Educational grants Educational organizations Electrical engineering Examinations Fortescue , Cecil Lewis , 1881-1949 , electrical engineer Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine , Department of Electrical Engineering Leverhulme Trust Fund Medical equipment Medical technology Organization of research Research grants Research programmes Research projects Science finance Scientific equipment Student evaluation Students Tustin , Arnold , 1899-1994 , electrical engineer University laboratories University students Equipment
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Records of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Imperial College, 1891-1980, including a departmental history from 1884-1963, press cuttings; papers relating to postgraduate courses, 1953-1972; laboratory work, including instruction sheets, 1930-1959; notes by Professor Cecil Lewis Fortescue, 1923; reports by students, 1891-1927; students' lecture notes and files, 1958-1960; correspondence with the administration department, 1908-1941, 1958-1969; correspondence concerning a Readership in Electronics, 1948-1959; Readership and bursaries in Electric Traction, 1956-1967; papers relating to projects, 1968, 1978; course syllabus, 1964-1970; Lucas fund, 1962-1970; reports of working parties, 1979-1980; examination papers, 1953-1970; departmental correspondence of Professor Arnold Tustin, 1951-1961, including research projects, research grants; papers relating to Engineering in Medicine, comprising Leverhulme Trust Fund bursaries, 1962-1967.
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The records are arranged in sections as outlined in the scope and content.
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Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Records of the Computer Unit and the Department of Computing and Control, Imperial College (KCU), and records relating to Finsbury Technical College (FA).
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A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
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- Educational buildings » Academic buildings
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- Economics of science
- Educational organizations » Educational administrative structure
- Educational buildings
- Educational evaluation
- Educational organizations » Educational administrative structure » Educational foundations
- Educational grants
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- Electrical engineering
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation » Examinations
- Scientific equipment » Medical equipment
- Medical technology
- Organization of research
- Economics of science » Science finance » Research grants
- Organization of research » Research programmes
- Organization of research » Research programmes » Research projects
- Economics of science » Science finance
- Scientific equipment
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation
- Students
- Educational buildings » Academic buildings » University laboratories
- Students » University students
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English