| Custodial History | The items were sent to us by Rob Stephens (Electrical Engineering 1966), who took most of the photographs. |
| Content Description | 2 CDs containing digital scans of photographs from the 1960s (with 1 photo from 2014) relating to the Technical Committee, Electrical Engineering students, the University Air Squadron and the University campus, and a recruiting film for the Technical Committee 1964. 35 photos in total.
Names of individuals in descriptions of photos less than 75 years (unless they are present in an official capacity, for example as captain of a sports team, president of a society or an actor in a play) are not included in content descriptions. Please contact staff for information about the individuals who have been identified in this photograph.
NUP/46/1:
JAL001: 1964/65 Portland Building; photographer unknown; Technical Committee members
JAL002: 1965/66 Sherwood Hall; photographer RJS.
JLA003: 1964/65 Steps of Portland Building; photographer RJS
JAL006-012: 1965/66 Tower Block; photographer RJS; Several views of the subject of Rob Stephens third year thesis
JAL013: 1964/65 Birmingham; photographer RJS; The “hi fi” system Rob Stephens built, in the days when one could stroll down Tottenham Court Road in London and buy transistors and other electronic bits and pieces, and still had enough woodworking skills to build the cases.
JAL014: 1966 Birmingham; photographer RJS; The Nottingham UAS “AIM” trophy Rob Stephens won. See also JAL019.
JAL015: 2014 Trent Building; photographer RJS; The lighting bridge at the side of the stage (now cordoned off by Health and Safety) was where Tech Comm controlled the lighting for plays etc. It was the tradition that whoever was in charge of lighting a play wrote their name in chalk on the board. Fifty years later they were still there.
JAL016: 1966 Campus Elec Eng Dept Staff and final year students in Elec Eng.
JAL017: 1964/65 Portland Building; photographer unknown; A group of Tech Committee members.
JAL018: 1964/65 Portland Building; photographer unknown; A group of Tech Committee members.
JAL019: 1966 RAF Newton; photographer Local Press; The 25th Anniversary Dinner of the UAS. Rob Stephens, Elec Eng 66, seated with glasses nearest the camera.
NUP/46/2
JAL020 to JAL037 are scans of black and white photographs (photographer RJS) taken in the 1960s of scenes around the campus plus deer [presumably at nearby Wollaton Hall] and scenes from a boat race.
NUP/46/3
Copy of the 1964 Tech Comm recruiting film, for which Rob Stephens did the voiceover. The film was shown before the main item at Union Film Nights (most Saturdays) and was lost for many years before being re-mastered. It is 3 mins long, in black and white.
Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational and private study purposes only. The copyright for these images does not lie with the University, so please contact Manuscripts and Special Collections for further advice about all other use of images from this collection. |