Our Records

Minutes of meetings:

• Dundee Technical Institute (1888-1911)
• Dundee Technical College and School of Art (1911-1933)
• Dundee Institute of Art and Technology (1933-1975)
• Dundee College of Technology (1975-1988)
• Dundee Institute of Technology (1988-1994)
• Abertay University (1994-present).

Surviving committee minutes are also available where we have them.

Other records relating to the administration of the institution:

• Correspondence - patchy, starting in 1888.
• Abstracts of accounts - patchy, starting in 1888.
• Annual reports - patchy, starting in 1914.
• Strategic reports - c. 1980-2005.
• Course scheme development papers - c. 1970-2004.

Records of students’ enrolment at predecessor institutions.

Typically these include names, addresses, their age or date of birth at the point of enrolment, and some details of the course they were enrolled in. In some instances, individual course results are also available.

NB: These records contain personal information, and access to them is restricted under GDPR. For student records from 1983 onwards, please contact the University Registry.

Annual details of courses offered by the institutions with entrance qualification requirements. Prospectuses may also provide names of teaching staff.

Class results, including lists of certificates awarded to students, were published with the Syllabuses from 1894-1937.

A separate register of prizes and degrees awarded covers 1900-1985.

Books and folders containing newspaper articles relating to the institution, and its staff and students.

Photographs covering many areas of the life of the institution including staff, students, research, and interiors of the buildings (including machinery and equipment).