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| WLAW |
The Papers of Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith |
| WLFF |
The Papers of Michael Wolff |
| WLIS |
The Papers of Sir Barnes Neville Wallis |
| WLLS |
Papers of Admiral Sir Algernon U. Willis |
| WLMN |
The Papers of Group Captain Hugh Williamson |
| WLSN |
The Papers of William Lawrence Wilson |
| WLTN |
The Papers of E T S Walton |
| WMYS |
The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Wester Wemyss |
| WONU |
The Papers of Arthur Woodward-Nutt |
| WOOD |
The Papers of John Bradshaw Wood |
| WOWD |
The Memoirs of Oliver Woodward |
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The Papers of William Lawrence Wilson
| Title |
The Papers of William Lawrence Wilson |
| Reference |
GBR/0014/WLSN |
| Creator |
Wilson, William Lawrence, 1912-1993, engineer |
| Covering Dates |
1952–1992 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 archive box |
| Repository |
Churchill Archives Centre |
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| Content and context |
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William Lawrence Wilson was born in Stockton-on-Tees on 11 September 1912, the son of Joseph Osmond Wilson and Ann Wilson. He was educated at Stockton-on-Tees Secondary School; Constantine College, Middlesbrough; and Regent Street Polytechnic. He married Doris Irene Goddard in 1936, with whom he had two sons, and Constance Richards in 1964. He worked at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), 1927-36. He was Assistant Engineer, 1936-9, and Engineer, 1939-45, at the Office of Works; Superintending Engineer, 1945-54, and Assistant Chief Engineer, 1954-62, at the Ministry of Works; Chief Engineer, 1962-9, and Deputy Secretary, 1969-70, at the Ministry of Public Building and Works; and Deputy Secretary, 1970-3, at the Department of the Environment. He died on 29 August 1993. He was created OBE, 1954, and CB, 1967.
Papers comprising a memoir, a history of engineering in the Office of Works and lectures
The papers were given to Churchill Archives Centre by William Lawrence Wilson in 1992.
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Access and Use
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The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Churchill Archives Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. A prior appointment and two forms of identification are required.
Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holders and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.
Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of William Lawrence Wilson, WLSN
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| Further information |
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Copies of the collection level description and catalogue are available at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, the National Register of Archives, London, and on the Janus website http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk.
This collection level description was prepared by Sophie Bridges, April 2005. The collection has been catalogued. Biographical information was obtained from "Who's Who 1897-1996".
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| Index Terms |
| Engineering |
| Wilson, William Lawrence (1912-1993) engineer |
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Copies of lectures. Comprising: "Ventilation and Heating Problems in Atomic Energy Establishments", given at a Summer General Meeting in Torquay, 17 June 1952; "The Design and Construction of a Handling and Treatment System for Liquid Radioactive Wastes", given at a Public Health Engineering Division Meeting, 12 October 1954; "The Control, Conveyance, Treatment and Disposal of Radioactive Effluents from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston", given at a Public Health Division Meeting, 12 April 1956; "Integrated Heat and Power Services for a New City in Great Britain", given at the World Power Conference in Moscow, 20-24 August 1968; and "The Provision of Energy for Non-Industrial Purposes in the United Kingdom", given at an International District Heating Association Meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania, June 1969.
1 file. |
1952–1969 |
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A history of engineering in the Office of Works. Titled "Engineering in HM Office of Works and its Successors". Including photographs of engineers from Aldermaston and Harwell, 1950 (2), and the Senior Engineer's retirement party, undated (1).
1 file. |
January 1978 |
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Memoir. Titled "Messenger to Mandarin. A Progress of Engineers".
1 file. |
1992 |
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