WHITE, Sir William (1845-1913)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0098 B/WHITE |
Held at | : Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/recordsandarchives › |
Full title | : WHITE, Sir William (1845-1913) |
Date(s) | : Created 1907-1912 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 file |
Name of creator(s) | : White | Sir William Henry | 1845-1913 | Knight | naval architect |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, Devonport, 1845; educated at the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Royal Naval College, 1870-1881; directed war-ship building of Armstrong & Co, Newcastle, 1883-1885; Director, Naval Construction and Assistant Controller, Royal Navy, 1885-1902; Consulting Naval Architect, Cunard SS Mauretania, 1904-1907; President, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Marine Engineers; Chairman of the Council, Royal Society of Arts, 1909-1910; Master, Shipwrights Company of London; Governor, Imperial College, 1907-1913; died, 1913.
Publications: include: A Manual of Naval Architecture. For the use of Officers of the Royal Navy, Ship-builders (J Murray, London, 1877); Lecture on the turning powers of ships from the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution (1882); Modern War-ships.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Sir William White, comprising correspondence with the administration department of Imperial College, 1907-1912.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
1 file
Conditions governing access:
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
Finding aids:
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
Related material:
Records of the Governing Body (GB), held at Imperial College.
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Sources: Who Was Who (A & C Black, 1953, volume I); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
December 2000
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