Collection of slides of ships collected by John Harvard Biles, 1854-1933, Professor of Naval Architecture, University of Glasgow, Scotland c early 20th century
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University of Glasgow (1451- : Glasgow, Scotland)
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These are Economic History lecture notes, possibly a lecturer's own notes. There are 6 notebooks within a slipcase. On the slipcase is written in pencil "Dr James Cunnison? Alec Macfie?" The identification of the author of these notes is not certain. There is one letter within volume 6 addressed to Dr Cunnison, but without a comparison of handwriting it has not possible to assign these notes to Dr Cunnison. References within the notes would indicate that they were written after 1924. ...
Biles, John Harvard, fl 1940s, medical student, University of Glasgow, Scotland
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This slide collection was put together by Professor John Harvard Biles, born in 1854 , of the Department of Naval Architecture at the University of Glasgow. Sir J H Biles & Co Limited was founded in 1883 and is one of the oldest marine consultancies in the United Kingdom. The consultive Group was established by Sir Edward Reed, and adopted its present name, when Sir John Harvard Biles, Professor of Naval Architecture at the University of Glasgow , succeeded Sir Edward in 1906. Sir John becam...
