Identity area
Reference code
UR-SF 14
Title
Professor James Whyte Leitch Adams, Bell Chair of Education
Date(s)
- 1954-1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.30 linear metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Emeritus Professor James Adams was born in Stirling in 1909 and was educated at the University of St Andrews and Oxford. He served in the RAF during the Second World War and was appointed inspector of schools thereafter. From 1950 he was lecturer in Humanities at the University of Aberdeen until 1954, when he was appointed to the Bell Chair of Education at University College Dundee. Professor Adams retired in 1980 and died in May 1983.
Repository
Archival history
Unknown
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Much of the collection relates to the introduction of a new degree in Education and there is considerable liaison between various University departments and other educational institutions to this end. Other material relates to Adams' role as governor of the Sir John Leng Trust, including details of the Leng Gold and Silver Medals. The papers consist mainly of correspondence.
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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.
Conditions governing reproduction
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.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The records are on paper.
Finding aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
This collection was previously catalogued as RECS C/14.
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Description control area
Description identifier
UR-SF 14
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English