St John‘s College Personal Collections

Autograph letters signed from Prof. D.E. Newland to Prof. W. Johnson

Swift/1/1/3-4
File
21 Nov. 1995–6 Dec. 1995

Part of Papers of Herbert Walker Swift

Mention Johnson's lecture on Swift.

Correspondence between Mrs Swift and Mr G. Baynton

Swift/4/2
File
1961–1962

Part of Papers of Herbert Walker Swift

Concerning building work carried out on Mrs Swift's house.

Dora Chung

Swift/4/3
File
1962

Part of Papers of Herbert Walker Swift

Correspondence concerning an application for Dora Chung to attend Ashford School as a boarder, Dora Chung being the daughter of Dr S. Y. Chung, a former student of H.W. Swift. Dr Chung gave the school Mrs Swift's name as a referee.

Letters concerning the publication of Swift's papers

Swift/4/1
File
1961–1964

Part of Papers of Herbert Walker Swift

Various (003853)

Letters discussing material for the lecture

Swift/1/1/1
File
1995–1997

Part of Papers of Herbert Walker Swift

Includes letters to and from Swift's daughters Mary Haythornthwaite and Joan Waller, Sir Joseph Pope, Professor Peter Goddard (Master of St John's), the libraries of St John's College and the University of Sheffield.

Material used in Prof. Johnson's lecture

Swift/1/2
File
1932–1997

Part of Papers of Herbert Walker Swift

Photocopies of illustrations/figures with some transparencies used in the lecture.

H.W. Swift, 'Cambers for belt pulleys'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (June 1932), 627-683.

Photocopies of the entry for Swift in 'History of tribology' by Duncan Dowson (London: Longman, 1979) pp.599-601.

Photocopy of an appreciation of Swift by N.S. Boulton which appeared in the 'University of Sheffield Gazette' on his retirement from the Chair of Engineering in 1955. 2p.

Photocopy of an obituary for Swift by E. Baildon and N.S. Boulton which appeared in the 'University of Sheffield Gazette' in 1960. 3p.

Photocopy of the entry for John Goodman in 'History of tribology' by Duncan Dowson (London: Longman, 1979) pp.575-578.

Miscellaneous items relating to Swift's work