Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1944-2016 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 boxes, 1 oversize box and 2 oversize albums
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of David Atiyah, 2019.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Certificates, diplomas, photographs, and printed material relating to Atiyah's numerous honorary degrees, memberships, and fellowships of various universities and organisations, with material related to each of the 38 honorary degrees he received. Accompanying the material is a small group of Atiyah's school and university diplomas/certificates, and a group of photographs taken over the years at the Royal Society.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in two groups: standard size materials and oversize materials, and arranged chronologically within each group, with the exception of two oversize albums (documenting the honorary degree from the University of Prague in 1998, and a group of Royal Society photographs), which stand alone.