Materials received in the Archive to 31 July 2003

University material

A large amount of material has come to the Archive from within the University in response to the setting up of the Archive, although prior to the adoption of the Retention and Disposal Schedule this material did not come in any systematic manner.  Now that the Schedule has been adopted the Archivist will liaise with Faculties and Administrative Departments to ensure its implementation across the University. It is clear that the proper listing, cataloguing, sifting of duplicates and, indeed, identification of material for disposal under the terms of the Schedule will take up a large part of the Archivist’s work for the foreseeable future.

The major categories of material received from inside the University are:          Cavehill store: approximately 70 linear metres of Lever arch files, box files and folders and a full filing cabinet had to be moved into the Archive from the Cavehill Building at Coleraine, where the material was at risk from vandalism and from unsuitable storage conditions. The bulk of the material consists of University committee papers. The filing cabinet contains some internal documents relating to the Chilver Report and the Merger period.

The Research Office has made several deposits, amounting to some 80 archive boxes of individual research applications, material relating to contracts, and contacts with business etc.

The Department of Information Services has made two substantial deposits, one of 12 archive boxes of papers including correspondence, conference material, personnel files, day files etc. The other deposit consists of 8 archive boxes of similar material from the former Department of Educational Services.

The Press Office made a large deposit of press cuttings, including a substantial amount relating to the Ulster Polytechnic, which will complement the NUU material already held.

Items from individuals
Prof Wallace Ewart
Deposited two archive boxes of material relating to the University’s preparations for avoiding damage to its IT systems from the widely anticipated Y2K bug.

Prof Peter Roebuck

New University of Ulster, Report on the Development Plan, 1968; New University of Ulster, Prospectus 1972-73; 1 framed Proof version of the publication The New University of Ulster, 1968 – 1978; New University of Ulster, School of Physical Sciences, A Reply to the Chilver Report and discussion of the needs of higher education in Northern Ireland, 1982; Ulster Polytechnic, Prospectus of full-time and sandwich courses 1983-83 and 1984-85; Ulster Polytechnic part-time courses 1981-82; 1 colour photograph of the Steering Group planning the merger of the New University of Ulster and the Ulster Polytechnic c.1983; 1 audio CD of an interview with Lord Grey, the former Chancellor, and Lady Grey, conducted by Prof Tom Fraser, c.1992; Coopers & Lybrand, Study of the level and costs of use of higher education libraries by external researchers, 1997; 1 VHS videocassette, Congregation 1998: the honourable Mr Justice Kirby; 1 audiocassette of Prof Roebuck’s interview with BBC Radio Foyle “The 9 Line” about the Arboretum on the Coleraine Campus c. 2001; A copy of Sir Derek Birley’s obituary from The Guardian Web pages, June 14 2002.

Dr Tony Bareham

1 box of photographs and documents relating mainly to Dr Bareham’s drama activities and theatre productions from the late 1960s until the early 1980s, including colour and monochrome photographs, programmes, documents from a trip with a student production to Germany and a copy of Phase One, vol. 1 no.1, 25 October 1968, the first NUU student newspaper published on the date of the official opening of the University.

Brian McDowell

1 folder of correspondence, blueprints and documents relating to the construction of the Computer Centre at NUU, 1970; 1 file, International Computers Limited, Recommendations for the installation of an ICL 1902A Computer System at the Ulster College, 1971; University of Ulster submission to DENI and the Computer Board for computer development, c.1985.

Dr Arthur Williamson

13 box files and 1 folder of notes, press cuttings, committee papers and reports used in the preparation of Dr Williamson’s doctoral dissertation on NUU.

Ian Kennedy

6 box files of committee papers from NUU in the early 1980’s, many of the papers have annotations made by Mr Kennedy while attending meetings; 1 folder of photographs.

Peggy Vowles

1 folder of press cuttings from the period around the publication of the Chilver Report.

Sir Robert Kidd

1 floppy disk containing a short memoir entitled Memories of NUU written by Sir Robert for the Archive.

R I Houston

1 copy of his publication Conditions for success in continuing education; 1 postcard to Prof Roebuck.

Dr Brian Caul

3 boxes of documents, including some photographs, relating to student support, adult education and international students. 1 copy of his publication A clearer picture: the quality of life of blind and partially sighted people in Northern Ireland.

Prof Norman Gibson

1 box file of correspondence, committee papers, student publications and other documents from the late 1960s, the mid 1970s and the merger period.

Prof Alan Milton

3 audio CDs of interviews conducted with Prof Milton by Prof Harry McMahon about the establishment and early development of the Education Centre at Coleraine; 1 folder of notes from Prof McMahon preparing for the interviews and some written up afterwards; a dining-club invitation to Prof Milton; lecture notes by Prof Milton; Prof Milton’s copy of H J Perkins’ New universities in the United Kingdom, OECD, 1969.

Noreen Taggart

1 box containing a complete set of NUU Reports to Court, some prospectuses and other pamphlets including a range of the NUU Bulletin from the early 1980s, The New University of Ulster Teaching and Research: The early years, c.1980, New University of Ulster, School of Physical Sciences, A Reply to the Chilver Report and discussion of the needs of higher education in Northern Ireland, 1982,