Papers relating to the University of Dundee's participation in the Annual Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Dundee

• Reference:GB 254 Recs A 317
• Dates of Creation:1939-1969
• Name of Creator:
  Robert N. M. Robertson M.A. LL.B
• Physical Description:
  0.55 linear metres.

• Scope and Content

  /1 Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Dundee in 1947. January - July 1947. /2 Secretary's Office's (Queen's College, Dundee/University of Dundee) involvement in the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1965-1968. /3 Various organising and executive bodies involved in the running of the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1967-1968. /4 British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. Finance Committee, funds, bills and accounts. 1967-1969 /5 Development of programmes for the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1967-1968. /6 Hospitality, accommodation, transport and staffing arrangements for the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1967-1968. /7 Functions arranged for the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1967-1968. /8 Excursions held as part of the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1967-1968. /9 Studies, lectures and exhibitions related to the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1967-1969. /10 Media coverage of the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting held in Dundee in 1968. 1964-1968. /11 Publications and programmes of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. 1939-1968. /12 Photographs relating to the British Association for the Advancement of Science Meetings in Dundee. 1867-1947

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Robert N. M. Robertson was born in Canada nd grew up in Rothsey. He attended Glasgow University as a law student and later served with the army in India and took part in the Normandy landing during the Second World War.
  He was appointed as an administrator to the Medical School at St Andrews in 1945 and later left to become the Secretary of the University of Southampton. As the Secretary of the University of Dundee it is recognised that he played a major role in its development during the 20th century. Robertson was Secretary and Registrar of Queen's College, Dundee, and subsequently Secretary of the University of Dundee, as well as Joint Local Honorary Secretary of the British Association at the time of the 1968 Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. In these roles Mr. Robertson was heavily involved in the organisation and planning of the meeting.

• Arrangement

  The records were deposited with the University Archives and numbered Recs A 317. One file (Recs A 317/8/5) seems to have been put together by Mr J. D. Boyd, Director of the City Museums and Art Galleries, and was not part of the original collection. Recs A 317/11/1-6 were part of later deposit from the University Secretary's Office (Acc 2002/63). Recs A 317/8/4 was also not part of the original collection and is of unknown provenance. The records were originally given a running number without being arranged in any order, hence the change in numbers.

• 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

  Robert N. M. Robertson was born in Canada nd grew up in Rothsey. He attended Glasgow University as a law student and later served with the army in India and took part in the Normandy landing during the Second World War.
  He was appointed as an administrator to the Medical School at St Andrews in 1945 and later left to become the Secretary of the University of Southampton. As the Secretary of the University of Dundee it is recognised that he played a major role in its development during the 20th century. Robertson was Secretary and Registrar of Queen's College, Dundee, and subsequently Secretary of the University of Dundee, as well as Joint Local Honorary Secretary of the British Association at the time of the 1968 Annual Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. In these roles Mr. Robertson was heavily involved in the organisation and planning of the meeting.

• 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 Kenneth Baxter, September 2007. Updated April 2012.

• 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

  Held by Mr J. D. Boyd and the University Secretary's Office

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  * MS 92, UR-SF 34/7/34
  * UR-SF 34/7/34

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  Recs A 317