Iain Forbes Collection

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 381
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1969- 2016
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

Pdf version and hard copy of memoir by Iain Forbes, 2016, plus concert tickets, membership cards, posters and flyer relating to Dundee University Jazz Club, 1969-1970, with copies of 'The Old Dundonian', 1960s-1970

Administrative / Biographical History

Iain Forbes was born in Dundee in October 1948. He attended Blackness Primary School then progressed to Harris Academy in 1960. Forbes attended Queen’s College/University of Dundee between 1966 and 1970, studying Civil Engineering.
He left Dundee in November 1970 for a job with Leicester City Council and then moved to London in late 1974, where he qualified as a Chartered Engineer in 1976. Forbes held posts in the Engineering and Transportation fields for various local authorities in London until 2012, when he retired.

Arrangement

Usually chronological within series.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Note

Iain Forbes was born in Dundee in October 1948. He attended Blackness Primary School then progressed to Harris Academy in 1960. Forbes attended Queen’s College/University of Dundee between 1966 and 1970, studying Civil Engineering.
He left Dundee in November 1970 for a job with Leicester City Council and then moved to London in late 1974, where he qualified as a Chartered Engineer in 1976. Forbes held posts in the Engineering and Transportation fields for various local authorities in London until 2012, when he retired.

Other Finding Aids

Hard copy descriptive list available in Archive searchroom

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Xiaoqing Ji, archive volunteer 04/03/2016

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Appraisal Information

Nothing destroyed

Custodial History

Kept by the depositor

Accruals

Not expected

Additional Information

Published

Catalogued

MS 381

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