Notes, Addresses and Papers

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Hugh Bryan Nisbet's position as principal of Heriot-Watt College, and later Heriot-Watt University, often required him to address various local organisations, schools and professional conferences. His principal themes were the relation between science and the humanities, the idea of a technological university and the role of imagination and belief in science. He was also required to give speeches to the students of Heriot-Watt College and these usually contained exhortations to work hard and do well and words of praise upon the attainment of qualifications.

The Notes, Addresses and Papers series consists of:

• papers given by Hugh Bryan Nisbet to various groups and organisations (1951-1968)
• papers written by others (1950-1956)
• speeches and papers in honour of colleagues (1949-1965)
• notes for meetings with and speeches to students (1954-1966)
• reports (1954-1960)
• papers relating to the presentation of a portrait to Hugh Bryan Nisbet (1967-1968)
• personal material including photographs and a speech made at the funeral of Hugh Bryan Nisbet (1913-1969)

• Faith
• Humanities
• Imagination
• Science
• Speeches, Addresses etc
• Technical Education

• Nisbet | Hugh Bryan | 1902-1969 | principal of Heriot-Watt University

• Heriot-Watt College | 1885-1966 | college | Edinburgh (Scotland)
• Heriot-Watt University | 1966- | university | Edinburgh (Scotland)