British Coke Research Association Archive
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of documents relating to the work of the British Coke Research Association (BCRA) and related bodies, and includes correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, slides and films.
For further details of this collection please see the box list in the External Documents section below.
Dates
- Creation: 1926 - 1975
Creator
- British Coke Research Association (1944 - 1983) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Available by appointment
Copyright
Various copyright holders
Biographical / Historical
The BCRA was inaugurated in 1944, and incorporated several regional Associations and Committees such as the Midland Coke Research Committee (MCRC) The MCRC was established in 1926, and based in the Department of Fuel Technology in St. George´s building at the University of Sheffield. The secretary (later Director) was R.A. Mott. From 1926 to 1927 the Committee carried the title of Blast Furnace Coke Research Committee (Yorkshire and Derbyshire Coalfields). On the formation of the British Coke Research Association, the MCRC gradually wound down, and was dissolved in December 1946.
The BCRA went into voluntary liquidation in 1983.
Extent
37 Box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by category
Custodial History
Presented to the University Library by the Department of Fuel Technology in 1985.
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
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