| Administrative History | Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803 - 1887), mechanical engineer and machine tool manufacturer; founder of the Whitworth Scholarships [external to the University of Aberdeen], to be competed for upon the basis of profiency in the theory and practice of mechanics; He funded 30 scholarships worth £100 each. |
| Description | Advert for the Whitworth Exhibition, June 1868
Printed: Prospectus of Mr Whitworth's Scholarships for Mechanical Science, 1868.
Printed form: Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, Second Grade Art Examination Paper - Freehand - G.
Bundle of correspondence relating to applicants for the Whitworth Scholarship, September/ October 1868.
Bundle of documents relating to the Whitworth Scholarship, rules and regulations.
Two pages of notes on the 'Fire Insurance on University Buildings etc., 1875 and undated. |