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This fast-growing, artificial collection was created to house published material relating to the history of the University. It complements our extensive University Archive and other collections concerning our history. The collection includes the following kinds of material:
Two important volumes by Robert McKinlay: The University of Bradford: origins and development 1825-1966 (primrose cover) and The University of Bradford: the early years 1966-mid 1990s (chestnut brown cover). McKinlay was Vice-Principal of Bradford Institute of Technology, then Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, so was ideally placed to write these definitive histories.
The collection contains other essential texts for understanding the University's development, such as University status for Bradford Technical College / by the Lord Mayor of Bradford. We aim to collect all such material.
Bradford University Press was founded in 1969. It was most active in the mid 1970s, falling victim to the serious financial cuts of the early 1980s. The imprint was used later for a few books published under the auspices of Bradford University Research Limited, the last of which appeared in 1991. A few typical publications from the Press: Labour Heartland / by Jack Reynolds and Keith Laybourn, Long range planning for marketing and diversification / collated and edited by Bernard Taylor and Gordon Wills, Mathematical formulae for engineering and science students / S. Barnett and T.M. Cronin and Trade unions and wages / Brian Burkitt. We aim to have copies of everything this body published.
The University has published many other books and papers, reflecting the interests of academic staff and the activities of the University. These include conference papers on subjects including emergency planning, braking of road vehicles, lamp research, and archaeological sciences. Two important series are the Peace Studies papers and the inaugural lectures given by new professors. The Collection gives an excellent overview of this material, though it does not claim to include all such material.
This collection also houses books by or about University members of staff published by other publishers. We focus on individuals who are covered extensively in our archive collections, such as Ted Edwards, Fred Singleton, or academics in Peace Studies. Chancellors and honorary graduates count, for example, Harold Wilson, our first Chancellor, and Barbara Castle, an honorary graduate. The Collection is strongest in subjects where we have other Special Collectons, such as peace studies, though we try to sample at least the work of academics in other areas.
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