The collection consists of lecture notes and papers relating to the teaching of Chemistry at The University of Sheffield by Arthur William Chapman, along with correspondence and papers concerning his invention of "a tube for indicating the extent of a thermal treatment".

The papers of Lord Dainton, scientist, university academic and administrator, and chairman of national committees on science, higher education and libraries, circa 1930 to 1997. The collection consists of the papers retained by Lord Dainton during his long and distinguished career.

For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the External Documents section below.