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University of Strathclyde | Department of Metallurgy
Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Strathclyde | Department of Metallurgy
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow | Department of Metallurgy (1956-1964)
- Royal Technical College, Glasgow | Department of Metallurgy (1912-1956)
- Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College | Department of Metallurgy (1887 -1912)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1887-1987
History
Metallurgy was introduced to the curriculum of the Chemistry Department of the College of Science and Arts, Glasgow (an antecedent of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College) in 1884. In 1887, following the formation of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (an antecedent of the University of Strathclyde), a Department of Metallurgy was established.
In 1987, the Department of Metallurgy merged with the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Offshore Engineering to form the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering.
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Relationships area
Related entity
University of Strathclyde (1964 to date)
Identifier of the related entity
C0047
Category of the relationship
hierarchical
Dates of the relationship
1964-
Description of relationship
Related entity
University of Strathclyde | Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (1986 -)
Identifier of the related entity
C0343
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1987
Description of relationship
In 1987, the Department of Metallurgy merged with other departments to form the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering.
Related entity
Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (1887-1964)
Identifier of the related entity
C0065
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1887 - 1964
Description of relationship
Control area
Description identifier
C0329
Institution identifier
GB 249
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by Kimberly Sommerville, November 2011.
