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Notebook marked ’17-20’ ‘Lauren’ containing handwritten interview questions, responses and other notes, all anonymised, recorded as part of a project investigating student relationships and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Sheffield, UK, 2020-2021.

notebook

2020-2021
Notebook marked ’45-48’ ‘Claire’ containing handwritten interview questions, responses and other notes, all anonymised, recorded as part of a project investigating student relationships and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Sheffield, UK, 2020-2021.

notebook

2020-2021
Notebook marked ’25-28’ ‘Karen’ containing handwritten interview questions, responses and other notes, all anonymised, recorded as part of a project investigating student relationships and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Sheffield, UK, 2020-2021.

notebook

2020-2021
Notebook marked ’33-36’ ‘Sarah’ containing handwritten interview questions, responses and other notes, all anonymised, recorded as part of a project investigating student relationships and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Sheffield, UK, 2020-2021.

notebook

2020-2021
Notebook marked ’29-32’ ‘Larissa’ containing handwritten interview questions, responses and other notes, all anonymised, recorded as part of a project investigating student relationships and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Sheffield, UK, 2020-2021.

notebook

2020-2021
Notebook on James Morton's efforts on behalf of McLaurin Carbonisation, 1921-1922.

Notebook on James Morton's efforts on behalf of McLaurin Carbonisation, 1921-1922.

"Ideas" notebook by James Morton, Sundour Trials, processes etc., 1910-1928. Part of the Morton Collection.

"Ideas" notebook by James Morton

Notebook with handwritten notes, containing a variety of invention ideas, by James Lovelock, no date. Includes diagrams for a ‘heat of absorption detector’ and ‘gas tank sensor’, interspersed with some more playful ideas such as a ‘Dalek destroyer’. The notebook is a narrow spiral bound notebook; modern paper; ballpoint pen ink and pencil .

James Lovelock’s inventions notebook

Notebook belonging to James Lovelock whilst studying chemistry at the University of Manchester, 1939. Unable to read label on front cover as partially torn. Includes sketches; doodles; lecture notes, mostly on chemistry; diagrams. Pages titled 'Atomic Structure', 'Hydrogen', 'Coordination Compounds', plus many others. Pages at the back have been torn out. Ink and pencil; binding and front cover damaged; measurement of depth 24 mm, when open 376 mm (w).

Chemistry notebook of James Lovelock, whilst studying at the University of Manchester

1939
Three notebooks containing information on weaving, embroidery and dancing, as occupational therapy techniques, made by Valerie Davis during her qualification as part of the Association of Occupational Therapists Diploma 1954-1957

Notebooks on weaving, embroidery and dancing as occupational therapy techniques

1954-1957
Writing pad, Caledonaina Railway Hotels, black padded leatherette flaps, with gold Edinburgh and Glasgow coat-of-arms, marked "Caledonain Railway Company's Caledonain Station Hotel Edinburgh" and "Caledonian Railway Comapny's Central Station Hotel Glasgow".

Caledonian Railway Hotels writing pad

Red folder containing reference photographs and notes for the ageing scenes for Ayesha in the film 'She' (1965).

Red folder with photographs and notes

1965
Laboratory notebooks belonging to James Lovelock whilst working at the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK, dated 1 March 1948 to August 1950. Labelled JEL Physical; Program. Describes handkerchief experiments, ionization anemometers, circuit invention etc. Manuscript; pencil and pen. Two loose graphs. Poor condition. Measurements open horizontally 400 mm (w).

James Lovelock’s laboratory notebooks from his work at the National Institute for Medical Research

1948-1950
Rudolf Hubner's notebook, weekly research programmes, results etc., 1916-1917. Part of the Morton Collection.

Rudolf Hubner's notebook. Part of the Morton Collection.

"Ideas" book, laboratory. 1908-1941. Part of the Morton Collection.

"Ideas" book, laboratory. 1908-1941. Part of the Morton Collection.

Photographic notebook of Reginald H. Weaver, 1903.

Photographic notebook of Reginald H Weaver

1903
Assorted laboratory notebooks.

Assorted laboratory notebooks.

circa 1970
Notebook, board cover, containing notes made by a relief signalman to record practices and procedures at a number of signal boxes in the South Yorkshire area in the 1930s.

Relief Signalman's Personal Notes

1932-1944
Hardback notebook belonging first to Thomas Turner, Driver on the LNER (GN Section), based at Colwick, Nottingham, and then passed to J. H. Potter, driver, in 1962. Contains handwritten notes as an aide memoir on various aspects of working on the railway. Includes notes on signalling, distances between stations, and the crests of the various railway companies.

Thomas Turner's notebook

1948
Ganger's Time Book. Notebook kept by No 1 section, Settle & Carlisle Branch, giving details of staff, days worked, rates of pay and notes on work done, November 1897 - October 1898. Includes 'Instructions for Gangers' on inside front cover. 25 printed pages with cover. Poor condition.

Instructions for Gangers

1897
Note book, Used by wagon number taker in Liverpool / Birkenhead area, 1907-8.

Wagon Numbers

1907-8
Notebook with shorthand notes about a railway accident, possibly a derailment near Bangor, and script notes about a Council Meeting at Prestatyn

Notebook with shorthand notes about a railway accident

1908
Notebook, Boiler - Section II - notebook containing details of drawing numbers and titles, British Railways, Swindon, 1 volume.

Notebook, Boiler - Section II - notebook containing details of drawing numbers and titles

1949-1959
Notebook, London Underground Electric Railway, Blue cover with gold initials and cut out for name, Unused

London underground Electric Railway notebook

Manuscript notebook "Chronology of Audit Department NER Newcastle 1848-1922" containing chronological entries of when staff started and left the department, 10 March 1848 to 31 March 1922. Similar to and probably copied from 2005-7528, but contains some difference in detail.

Chronology of Audit Department NER Newcastle 1848-1922

Notebook used by E. A. Langridge of the LMS Drawing Office at Derby Works, 1937 to 1939. Contains notes on drawing office work, drawings made, calculations, etc. including notes for the visit of the Coronation Scot to America, with various inserts including 2 advertisements for seed potatoes from the LMS Horticultural Society.

Notebook of E. A. Langridge

1937-1939
Manuscript notebook (written in biro) listing "Southern Railway Records of Stations closed to Passenger Traffic whether permanently or temporarily between 1835 and Sept. 1939." Divided into sections for stations and lines. Refers to a second book numbered H214.

Southern Railway Records of Stations closed to Passenger Traffic 1835-1939

SR notebook "Register of Staff enrolled in the SR Civil Defence Organisation - for Fire Watching at L.P. Sales Arch, Belvedere Road, Waterloo Station," hand-written and arranged alphabetically. Gives name, grade, department and date of enrolment. Covers 22 February 1941 to 11 November 1944. For C. Francis.

Register of Staff enrolled in the SR Civil Defence Organisation - for Fire Watching at L.P. Sales Arch, Belvedere Road, Waterloo Station

1941-1944
LNER notebook containing manuscript details, with a running total, of every payment Stanley Rose received, from the day he started work with the LNER until he retired in 1973. It then continues with his occupational and state pensions. Various notes refer to increases and decreases agreed by the Union, payments witheld during the General Strike etc. Also recorded is the payment of double wages on VJ Day and 1 1/2 times wages on the following day.

Stanley Rose - Railway History: - Particulars relative to: - Wages, Posts &C.

1925-1997
Notebook, paper, card, notebook of Arthur H. Bardell, Doncaster Wagon Works, entries date from 1948 to 1951. Mr. Bardell has noted on the inside of the front cover that "This book gives a general knowledge guide to the types & general construction of wagons, also list of interchangeable parts ie wheels, springs, boxes, bearings, shoes, A guards & push rods, & wagon alterations." Also includes prices of parts, etc.

Notebook of Arthur H. Bardell

1948-1951
Notebook containing diagrams of points, details of dimensions of different types of crossings, dimensions of points and rods etc. Compiled by S. F. Healy during his permanent way work on the West Coast line, circa the late 1940s.

Permanent Way Gang notebook of S. F. Healy

1945-1950
Notebook, handwritten, made by ECK Rogers as an aid to his work in the Chief Goods Manager's Office, Nottingham during the 1930s, arranged alphabetically by subject

Notebook, handwritten, made by ECK Rogers as an aid to his work in the Chief Goods Manager's Office

1937
Manuscript notebook listing withdrawals from the London & North Western Railway's locomotive fleet, from January 1923 to November 1952. Gives the engine number, when withdrawn from service, when and where scrapped and remarks. Compiled by Charles Williams of Crewe, who had access to "official sources." Accrual to 2004-7104, C. Williams Papers.

London & North Western Railway Withdrawals from 1923 Onwards

Notebook, paper bound with leather, North British Railway Locomotive Notebook, circa 1910 to 1931. Contains printed forms filled in by hand recording details of NBR locomotives - number, type, cylinders, wheels coupled, wheel diameter, boiler pressure, water gallons, type of brake, date built. Contains amendations and notes made by the LNER recording rebuilds, condemnations etc. Later pages record various transfers and builds under the LNER.

North British Railway Locomotive Notebook

circa 1910-1931
Notebook, paper with buckram-covered card covers, Notebook of R.M. Fishenden, 10 June 1938 to 2 Sep. 1947. Gives timing details of various journeys long with details of the locomotive and narrative of any unusual events. Journeys include the Golden Arrow, the Lakes Express, the Coronation Scot, the Bournemouth Limited, Bournemouth Belle, various suburban journeys in London and Cambridgeshire, and trips on the SNCF and Belgian Railways. Includes comments critical of the war timetables introduced in 1939, but there are no journeys recorded between 1942 and 1947(possibly because Mr. Fishenden was evacuated?).

Notebook of R.M. Fishenden

10th June 1938-2nd September 1947
Notebook, paper with card covers, Driver's notebook of Percy Swinson of Colwick Shed, entries made 1930s to 1948. Contains manuscript entries of timings and mileages of various stations from Colwick and over various other LNER routes, lists of stations and boxes on various routes, extracts from rulebooks including the 1942 appendix, signal diagrams, notes on injectors, tractive effort, list of key dates in WWII, etc. Driver Swinson apparently prepared several such notebooks and passed them to other drivers at Colwick shed. This example passed to his son, W. Swinson, a fitter at Colwick, who made some minor additions.

Driver's notebook of Percy Swinson of Colwick Shed

1930-1948
Notebook, manuscript, 'Instructions to Workshop', written and illustrated by James Stirling, Engineer, Ashford Works, South Eastern and Chatham Railway, 1885-1898 and continued briefly by Harry Wainwright in 1899

Instructions to Workshop

1885
Notebook, paper with leather covers, North British Locomotive Co. draughtsman's notebook, circa 1885-1890. Notebook of James Frame, a draughtsman for the North British Locomotive Co., Glasgow. Contains outline sketches and details of various locomotives including those for the NER, GER, Prussian State Railways, Argentine Railways, Bengal Railways etc. Also notes the date details were published in The Engineer or Engineering, notes on the Paris Exhibition of 1890 etc.

North British Locomotive Co. draughtsman's notebook

circa 1885-1890
Manuscript notebook listing alterations to the London & North Western Railway's locomotive fleet - new locos, re-numberings and condemnations. Compiled by Charles Williams of Crewe who had access to "official sources." Accrual to 2004-7104, C. Williams Papers.

London & North Western Railway Locomotive Stock Alterations

Notebook, created by Frank Baxter, with details of specifications of use in estimating civil engineering contracts, with coloured illustrations and fine detail

Notebook created by Frank Baxter

Notebook of Cyril A. Harrison, First World War overseas ambulance train / hospital train number 16. Written by Harrison during his service as a Medical Orderly (M.O.) serving number 16 ambulance train 14 August 1915 - 30 Jan 1919. Harrison was a member of the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU). The FAU were conscientious objectors (C.O.) who staffed entire ambulance trains (as well as carrying out other medical non combat duties) during the World War One (WW1). The notebook includes tables containing names of FAU staff who served on the ambulance train under headings 'French B' and 'English', possibly a rota system for train work; religious quotations and notes regarding peace; medical notes e.g. 'notes on the blood'; a number of pages listing French Language practice, presumably French was being learnt for use during ambulance train service.

Notebook of Cyril A. Harrison, First World War overseas ambulance train number 16

1915
Filofax notebook written by Tony Ray-Jones. Ballpoint pen on paper, 1965 to 1969.

Filofax Notebook

1965-1969
[Ms. notebook of Timothy Hackworth, 1827 Sept-1828 Sept. Contains notes of happenings on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in its early days. It records that the Royal George locomotive (the only one with a name at that time) started work on 29 Nov 1827 and broke down on 13 Dec. Also that No.1 locomotive (afterwards known as Locomotion) exploded at Aycliffe Lane while taking in water on 1 Jul 1828, killing its driver, John Cree. Inside cover bears name 'James Dixon, Darlington'. Bears some later notes, post Hackworth's death, by subsequent owner]

Notebook of Timothy Hackworth, 1827-1828

1827-1828
[Ms. notebook re experimental testing of explosives in 1891 whilst an employee of Robert Tatlock of Glasgow] / Horatio Ballantyne. 1891. [c.30 pages comprise preliminary material copied from contemporary technical sources. Subsequent details of actual comparative experiments indicate that they were conducted at Nobel's explosives factory near Glasgow in connection with a dispute over a patent specification for smokeless powder. [Other pages bear copy letters of Ballantyne's widow to her solicitors etc. in 1956-7]

Ms. notebook re experimental testing of explosives in 1891 whilst an employee of Robert Tatlock of Glasgow

1891
[Notebook] / Henry James, Portsmouth Dockyard. [1849-1851. 33 leaves + 1 folding plan. Ms. with handcoloured sketches. The notebook records the costs of construction work, material and labour for new works at Portsmouth dockyard]

Notebook / Henry James

1849-1851
[Nightschool notebook, ca.1830] / [Henry John Green. Contains worked examples on the calculation of interest earned over fixed periods of time, commission charges, and the costs of buying and selling stocks. Green became manager of Mitcham & Wimbledon Gas Works. (24p. unbound, pages watermarked 1830.

Nightschool notebook

circa 1830
[Bound ms. notebook (141p.) kept by Miss L. Mason whilst studying as a comptometer operator, 1938-1939, with Felt and Tarrant Ltd's Comptometer School. With copy of the School's rules and of a set of 13 tables to be used in conjunction with comptometer]

Bound ms. notebook (141p.) kept by Miss L. Mason whilst studying as a comptometer operator

1938-1939
Ms notebook "Fractionation Experiments of Polythene" 1938 June-October, 21p, used, bound. In possession of James R. Myles who worked in Brunner, Mond Laboratories, ICI, Winnington

'Fractionation Experiments of Polythene'

Fractionation of Polythene Experiments. [Ms. notebook (21p.) kept by the Research Department of ICI, Alkali Division, Winnington and records the fractionation experiments carried out on polythene, 1938 Jun-Oct]

Fractionation of Polythene Experiments

1938
[School notebook on theoretical chemistry / David H. Follet. 1924-1925? 60 leaves. Kept when pupil at Rutlish School. Inscribed inside front cover, "D.H. Follett Form VI"]

School notebook on theoretical chemistry

1924-1925