Sir Charles Edward Inglis: Papers

Sir Charles Edward Inglis (1875-1952) was educated at Cheltenham College and King's College, Cambridge. He spent almost his entire working life in Cambridge University's Engineering Department as the University's Professor of Mechanical Sciences (1919-1943). He was a Fellow of King's, and spent three years (1943-1946) as the college's Vice-Provost. Among numerous professional distinctions, Inglis was awarded the Telford Medal of the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1924. He was President of British Waterworks Association, 1935-1936, and of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1941-1942. He was awarded a knighthood in 1945.

The papers include many items relating to Inglis's interest in the theory and practice of bridge-building, including his correspondence with Lt-Col. A.G. Gadd, RE, regarding the hasty development of the Inglis Portable Military Bridge in the face of pressing Army demands during 1940-1941. There are working notes and technical papers, as well as drafts of a number of after-dinner and speech-day orations, which provide an insight into Inglis's leisure interests.

Transferred from the Department of Engineering, 1976.

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Sir Charles Edward Inglis: Papers, MS Add.8091