These papers typically consist of course notes, essays and examination papers; correspondence; photographs and other material relating to individuals' time as students, and mostly relate to students who studied at the University during the first half of the twentieth century, although there are also papers of some later students, and a small amount of material relating to Mason College students.
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Allen, George Cyril (1900-1982), economist, BCom 1921, MCom 1922, PhD 1928: letters of reference; printed materials; personal correspondence. Finding No: USS37
Baker, Mary (b 1908), BA English 1930, Dip in Ed 1931: student notebooks; examination papers; material relating to teaching training. Finding No: USS14
Benwell, Roy Malborn (b 1937), BSc Physics: lecture and laboratory notes, printed materials and photographs, 1955-88. Finding No: USS49
Bishop, Walter William, BSc Geography, 1952; Cert in Ed, 1953, PhD (Geology), 1956: letters written and received in his capacity as President of the Guild of Undergraduates, 1954/1955; photograph. Finding No: USS21
Blanchard, Allan Frederick (b 1925), BSc 1946: photocopy of manuscript of essay submitted for the Chancellor's Prize entitled 'The University of the Future', 1944. Finding No: USS12
Bolton, Ernest Nigel (b 1916), MB, ChB, 1940: correspondence and other papers. Finding No: USS26
Brailsford, Mary Joyce (1917-2008), BA Geography 1938, Dip in Ed 1939: course notes; dissertation; material relating to teaching training. Finding No: USS52
Brown, Audrey Kathleen, afterwards Court, BA Soc & Pol Sci 1936: medals; photograph; press cuttings; certificates; programmes and other material relating to her athletics career representing the University of Birmingham and British Universities including the International Student Games at Turin, 1933, Budapest, 1935 and Paris 1937. Finding No: USS22
Canby, Sheila, BSc Pure Science 1955, Cert in Ed 1956: printed materials; photographs and other papers. Finding No: USS24
Cargill, James Donald (b.1940), chemical engineer: Black and white photographs of University Carnival floats in Birmingham city centre, and one photograph of the 'stage staff' float being built, 1959. Finding No: USS60
Checkland, Sydney George (1916-1986), B Com 1941: diaries 1938-41; notes relating to course on Commercial Law; printed materials; diaries of his wife to be, Olive Anthony (Chairman of the Geographical Society, 1940/41), 1938-42. Finding No: USS25
Childs, Eric (b 1915), BSc Mathematics, 1934, Dip in Ed 1935: work books and examination papers relating to undergraduate courses in Mathematics at the University and to his education in Mathematics at Dudley Grammar School. Finding No: USS28
Collinson, Harry Bernard, (b 1903), BSc Hons Geology, 1927, Dip in Ed 1928: testimonials; photographs and postcards; papers and printed materials relating to Chancellor's Hall and Chancellors Hall Association; printed proceedings of degree congregations; University lapel badge. Finding No: USS44
Dearnley, Edith, (fl 1904-31), BA 1907: testimonials, including letters from members of the academic staff at the University; papers relating to her teaching career; papers relating to her graduation including group photograph; copy of her parents' marriage certificate. Finding No: USS43
Dillon, John, (fl 1966-69) BSc Hon Chemistry, 1969: examination answer books in physics and mathematics; miscellaneous papers relating to the Newman Catholic Society and Guild of Undergraduates. Finding No: USS42
Dougall, Archibald: Essay on the geology of the Birmingham district, written for Professor Lapworth's geology class at Mason Science College, 1896. Finding No: USS65
Fairbank, Laurence Haydn (b 1925), BSc Metallurgy: personal papers; printed materials relating to the University collected by him 1950s-1970s. Finding No: USS46
Faulkener, Irvine John, BSc Chemistry, 1923: account of a picnic to Clent by Chemistry students in June 1922. Finding No: USS15
Frew, Sheila Allison, BSc Zoology, 1924: Certificate of degree. Finding No: USS38
German, Grace Pauline (b 1922), BA English 1943: fire-guard rota of women students for the week ending 31 October 1942. Finding No: USS27
Godsell, Alice Tudor, BSc Chemistry, 1925: certificate of degree. Finding No: USS20
Hall, Isobel Norah, BSc Zoology 1943, Dip. in Ed. 1944: miscellaneous receipts; photograph; Christmas card. Finding No: USS2
Hatfield, John Adams: Answers to questions on the subject of local geology, written for Professor Lapworth at Mason Science College, 1890. Finding No: USS64
Henson, Horace (b 1903) BSc Hons Zoology, 1926, PhD Chemistry, 1931, DSc Zoology 1947: student notebooks. Finding No: USS47
Humphries, Juliet Mary, BA 1960; Cert in Ed 1961: University of Birmingham Guild of Undergraduates diaries and membership cards of societies. Finding No: USS18
Hutchinson, Hilda Eileen (1910-1997) afterwards Beech, BA French & Geography 1933: photographs; printed material relating to University House and University House Association; University gown, hat and scarf. Finding No: USS6
Jones, Bernard Dennis (1931-2009), BSc Chemical Engineering 1955, PhD 1959: Photographs, printed material, and ephemera. Finding No: USS56
Kelly, Thomas Herbert (1907-1999), economist: Photographs 1928-1930, and 1966, largely relating to Thomas Herbert Kelly's time as a Commerce student at the University of Birmingham. Finding No: USS70
Kenrick, Archibald (fl 1895-96): student notebooks relating to third year of study; engineering lecture and laboratory notes; machine design notes. Finding No: USS48
Kent, Paul Welbury (b 1923), BSc Chemistry, 1944, PhD 1946: papers relating to his time as a student, with a small amount of material relating to his period on the teaching/research staff, 1941-50. Finding No: USS8