Professor James Whyte Leitch Adams, Bell Chair of Education

• Reference:GB 254 UR-SF 14
• Dates of Creation:1954-1980
• Name of Creator:
  Professor James Whyte Leitch Adams
• Physical Description:
  0.30 linear metres.

• Scope and Content

  Much of the collection relates to the introduction of a new degree in Education and there is considerable liaison between various University departments and other educational institutions to this end. Other material relates to Adams' role as governor of the Sir John Leng Trust, including details of the Leng Gold and Silver Medals. The papers consist mainly of correspondence.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Emeritus Professor James Adams was born in Stirling in 1909 and was educated at the University of St Andrews and Oxford. He served in the RAF during the Second World War and was appointed inspector of schools thereafter. From 1950 he was lecturer in Humanities at the University of Aberdeen until 1954, when he was appointed to the Bell Chair of Education at University College Dundee. Professor Adams retired in 1980 and died in May 1983.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Note

  Emeritus Professor James Adams was born in Stirling in 1909 and was educated at the University of St Andrews and Oxford. He served in the RAF during the Second World War and was appointed inspector of schools thereafter. From 1950 he was lecturer in Humanities at the University of Aberdeen until 1954, when he was appointed to the Bell Chair of Education at University College Dundee. Professor Adams retired in 1980 and died in May 1983.

  This collection was previously catalogued as RECS C/14.

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Keren Guthrie October 2008

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  Unknown

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  UR-SF 14