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The Papers of Sir Ove Arup

Reference Code: GBR/0014/ARUP
Scope and Contents

The collection reflects Sir Ove's commitment to his philosophy of "Total design". It was his desire that architects and engineers should work together more closely, so that they could approach the problems of the Built Environment from a united standpoint. The papers fall into 10 sections, and include examples of project work, published articles and architectural plans.

Dates: 1904 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Sir Stanley Hooker

Reference Code: GBR/0014/STHO
Scope and Contents

Copies of two papers by Hooker on the historical development of gas turbines and jet propulsion, including a survey of mainly British engines, and also on "The Barnoldswick Saga", on the development of the Whittle jet engine, 1943-46.

Dates: 1980-07 - 1980-10
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Sir William Hawthorne

Reference Code: GBR/0014/HATN
Scope and Contents

The papers in this collection relate to Sir William's personal life and to his business, research and University interests.

Dates: 1910 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: The permission of Sir William's family is required before access can be given to this collection - please contact Churchill Archives Centre about this. Please note that files HATN 3/6, 6/4, 7/15/23, section 8 (apart from HATN 8/24/1-3) and some files in HATN 13 remain closed.
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The Papers of Sir William Scott Farren

Reference Code: GBR/0014/FREN
Scope and Contents Papers relating to Farren's work as an aeronautical engineer, comprising reports, journals, notes, photographs and personal items. The bulk of the collection is made up of printed material, mainly Aeronautical Research Committee reports by Farren or his colleagues and Farren's articles in learned journals, including a considerable amount of material from the between war period. There is little correspondence in the collection and very little relating to Farren's personal life save for one...
Dates: 1915 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Sydney Jones

Reference Code: GBR/0014/JNES
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of texts and prints of articles, papers, lectures, photographs and research notes by Jones on engineering topics, particularly rail technology, the Advanced Passenger Train and the conformable wheel.

Dates: 1951-08 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Thomas Allibone

Reference Code: GBR/0014/ALIB
Scope and Contents

The papers include: scrapbooks on Allibone's career; correspondence; published journals; research publications for Associated Electrical Industries; photographs.

Dates: 1915-08 - 2001-08
Conditions Governing Access: Closed until catalogued.
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The Papers of Vice-Admiral Sir Louis Le Bailly

Reference Code: GBR/0014/LEBY
Scope and Contents

Papers on Naval Engineering and intelligence issues, 1932-92; includes some papers of R.F. Le Bailly and W.F.G Le Bailly, 1885-1914

Dates: 1885 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access: With the exception of a few files which are still closed (details are available in the catalogue), the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of William Lawrence Wilson

Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLSN
Scope and Contents

Papers comprising a memoir, a history of engineering in the Office of Works and lectures

Dates: 1952 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Management Group

Whittle : file of papers relating to dealings with Frank Whittle's company, Power Jets. BT-H 'Special File no. 14750. Power Jets. Quantity Production'

Reference Code: GBR/0273/WHITTLE
Scope and Contents

Letters, blueprints, drawings, orders, memoranda, telegrams.

Dates: 1940-01-26 - 1941-06-04
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Wilfrid Airy: Journals and Notebooks

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8498
Scope and Contents

Contain notes mainly on engineering.

Dates: 1862-1912
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Whittle, Frank, Sir, 1907 - 1996 (Knight, Air Commodore, aeronautical engineer) 5
Arup, Ove Nyquist, Sir, 1895 - 1988 (Knight, consulting engineer) 2
Agar, Alan Wawn, 1920 (physicist) 1
Airy, William, 1836-1925 (civil engineer) 1
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Bacon, Francis Thomas, 1904 - 1992 (engineer and fuel cell pioneer) 1
Bailly, Louis Edward Stewart Holland Le, Sir, 1915 (Knight and Vice-Admiral) 1
Baker, John Fleetwood, 1901 - 1985 (Baron Baker of Windrush, scientist and Professor of Mechanical Sciences) 1
Banks, Francis Rodwell, 1898 - 1985 (Air Commodore) 1
Bourke, Richard Southwell, 1822-1872 (6th Earl of Mayo and Viceroy of India) 1
Bray, Jeremy William, 1930 - 2002 (politician, mathematician) 1
Churchill College 1
Clausen, Hugh, 1888 - 1972 (engineer) 1
Colquhoun, Cecil Brian Hugh, 1902 - 1977 (engineer) 1
Corfield, Frederick Vernon, Sir, 1915 - 2005 (Knight, politician) 1
Dracone Developments Limited 1
Durand, Sir Henry Marion, 1812-1871 (Knight, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab) 1
Eastwood, Eric, Sir, 1910 - 1981 (Knight, engineer) 1
Edinburgh, Alfred Ernest Albert, 1844-1900 (Prince, Duke of Edinburgh) 1
Farren, William Scott, Sir, 1892 - 1970 (Knight, aeronautical engineer) 1
Gollin, Geoffrey Joseph, 1901 - 1992 (physicist, engineer) 1
Hasted, William Freke, 1897 - 1977 (Major General) 1
Hawthorne, William Rede, Sir, 1913 - 2011 (Knight, Professor of Applied Thermodynamics) 1
Hooker, Stanley George, Sir, 1907 - 1984 (Knight, engineer) 1
Inglis, Sir Charles Edward, 1875-1952 (Knight, engineer) 1
Jones, Richard Stanton (1926-1991, engineer) 1
Jones, Sydney, 1911 - 1990 (engineer) 1
Kelly, Anthony, 1929 - 2014 (materials scientist, Vice-Chancellor of Surrey University) 1
Labour Party 1
Maclean, Iain Gilleasbuig, 1902 - 1988 (of Pennycross, Rear-Admiral) 1
Oatley, Charles William, Sir, 1904 - 1996 (Knight, engineer) 1
Ove Arup & Partners 1
Pollen, Arthur Joseph Hungerford, 1866 - 1937 (inventor) 1
Preston, Joseph Henry, 1911 - 1985 (Professor of Fluid Mechanics) 1
Probert, Rhys Price, 1921 - 1980 (aeronautical engineer) 1
Royal Air Force 1
Seddon, John, 1915 - 1991 (aeronautical engineer) 1
Smith, J Philip, 1915 - 1995 (aeronautical engineer) 1
Sporborg, Henry Nathan, 1877 - 1965 (Chief Engineer and Senior Director of the British Thomson-Houston Company) 1
University of Cambridge 1
University of Cambridge. Department of Engineering 1
University of Surrey 1
Wilson, William Lawrence, 1912 - 1993 (engineer) 1
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