Identity area
Reference code
UR-SF 73/6
Title
Files relating to Middleton's time teaching and researching at the University of Dundee
Date(s)
- 1967-2002, mainly 1980s and 90s (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1968-)
Biographical history
David Middleton was a senior lecturer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He worked in the department from 1968 until he retired in 2004, and was part of notable engineering projects such as the NCR development of the ATM Cash Machines during the 1990s, carried out in collaboration with the University of Dundee.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Shaft Tool Design', 'Universal Joints', 'Reekie Soil', 'Assignment Machine Project', 'Friction', 'Masonry Drill Device', 'DuctMate', 'Drill Dig J Bar', '201 Design Projects', 'Dogear', 'Bill Orientation', 'Porosity', also lecture notes, an Engineering timetable 1993-1994, a list of staff in Engineering 1994, a Report to the Norman Fraser Design Trust on 'Maze Security Picture Hook' by Middleton and Katherine Davies, 1997, a Report on 'Thermal Test on Smoke Control Ductwork' for Messrs Galloway Ltd, 1986, and a brochure on the Product Design and Development Unit within Manufacturing Engineering at the University, a unit set up under Principal Neville to encourage entrepreneuring.