University Secretary, bulk: 1830s-2000s
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
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1830s-2000s
Creator
- University of Edinburgh. Secretary (Organization)
- Westcott, Michael John Herbert, 1919-2005 (Assistant Secretary, University of Edinburgh) (Secretary, Person)
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Conditions Governing Access
Certain material may be restricted due to the Data Protection, 1998, and other legislative reasons.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 100 plus linear metres
Arrangement
Arranged in various series, beginning with outgoing correspondence (Letter books). Therafter follow historical files which were never in a managed filing scheme when live (Series A), three inter-related series of files from the first filing scheme (Series B-D) and then files from a second generation of that filing scheme (Series E). These are followed by files from Central Records Registry, which were managed using the Surefire filing scheme developed by Michael Westcott.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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