Robert Paterson items

• Reference:GB 254 RU 938
• Dates of Creation:1967
• Name of Creator:
  Robert Paterson
• Physical Description:
  1 envelope

• Scope and Content

  /1 Staff identity card in the name of Robert S Paterson, No. 67F001
  /2 Slide of University crest
  /3-/8 Slides of exhibition 'of the University's history, 1881-1967 to which local school teachers were invited

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Robert Paterson arrived to work at the University of Dundee just two months before it was officially declared independent of St Andrews. He was employed by the Estates and Buildings service where he remained for 34 years, retiring in 2001. He became the holder of the first identity card for the University after stopping to enquire about the photographic and other equipment being set up; he was then asked to be the first to try it.

• 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.

• Acquisition Information

  Donated by Paterson

• Note

  Robert Paterson arrived to work at the University of Dundee just two months before it was officially declared independent of St Andrews. He was employed by the Estates and Buildings service where he remained for 34 years, retiring in 2001. He became the holder of the first identity card for the University after stopping to enquire about the photographic and other equipment being set up; he was then asked to be the first to try it.

• Other Finding Aids

  Hard copy list in Archive search room

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Slides will require slide reader to view

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Jan Merchant, Senior Archivist

• 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 at Paterson's home

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  RU 938