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Westcott, Michael John Herbert, 1919-2005 (Assistant Secretary, University of Edinburgh)

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Biography

Michael John Herbert Westcott was born in Plymouth in 1919 to Herbert Westcott and Margueritte Ellen Maggs. He was Assistant Secretary to the University of Edinburgh for over 30 years, retiring in around 1995. One of his responsibilities was to get the files created and managed by the University Secretariat onto a firm footing in terms of a robust filing scheme and he produced a report in which files were surveyed and organised. This took place before the appointment of a qualified University Archivist or Records Manager.

Michael also played a pivotal role in the Edinburgh Conversations of the 1980s, serving as Secretary to that group. He died in Edinburgh in 2005

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

University Secretary, bulk: 1830s-2000s

 Sub-subfonds
Identifier: EUA IN1/ADS/SEC
Scope and Contents

Letter books (outgoing correspondence); Records formerly held within the central filing systems, as detailed in the appendices to Michael Westcott's Report on filing.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1830s-2000s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Administration and Support Services