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Bibliographies

University

Published works

  • Allison, K. 'Heslington', in A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3 (1976), 66-74.
  • Bloodworth, Greville. The Early History of the Department of Electronics at the University of York: Memoirs by Greville Bloodworth, founding head of department (York, 2003).
  • Brawne, Michael. 'University of York: First and Second Phases', Architectural Review, 148 (Dec 1965), 408-420.
  • Derbyshire, Andrew. University of York Development Plan 1962-1972 (York, 1962).
  • Derbyshire, Andrew. The University Campus: A Retrospective (York, 1985).
  • Derbyshire, Andrew. 'Learning from Universities', Architectural Review (1 July 2001), 7-9.
  • Hellyer, A. G. L. 'Landscape for a University', Country Life (2 Sept 1971), 532-534.
  • James, Eric. The Start of a New University (Manchester Statistical Society, 1966).
  • Lee, Maurice. 'Water Gardens: The University of York' in Concrete Quarterly no. 122 (Autumn 1979), 2-6.
  • Manning, Owen D. 'Landscapes revisited: the campus of York University', Landscape Research, 20, no 2. (01 Jun 1995) 68-75.
  • Moggridge, Hal. Strategic Review of the Landscape (York, 1992).
  • Nuttgens, Patrick. The Art of Learning: A Personal Journey (Brighton, 2000), 83-105.
  • Peacock, A.J. 'A Nineteenth Century York University', York History, 1 (1974), 35-6.
  • Phiri, M., Worthington, J., and Leaman, A. Briefing a Continuous Building Programme: Factors for Success: 35 Years of Briefing and Design at the University of York (York, 1999).
  • 'Portrait Gallery Looks at James of York: The man who is moulding one of the Universities of Tomorrow', The Sunday Times (22 Apr 1962), 9.
  • Purvis, J.S. Towards a University [?1968].
  • Silver, Harold, Tradition and Higher Education (Winchester, 2007).
  • Smith, David. 'Eric James and the "Utopianist" Campus: Biography, Policy and the Building of a New University during the 1960s', History of Education, 37:1 (2008), 23-42.
  • Storm-Clark, Christopher. 'Newman, Palladio and Mrs Beeton: the Foundation of the University of York' in York 1831-1981: 150 Years of Scientific Endeavour and Social Change ed. C Feinstein (York, 1981), 285-310.
  • University of York. The Other 25 Years (York, 1988).
  • University of York. The University of York: 40 Years, 1963-2003 (York, 2003).
  • University of York. The University of York: The First Twenty-Five Years (York, 1988).
  • 'University of York: Building Study', Architects' Journal, 142, no. 24 (15 Dec 1965), 1435-58.
  • Warren, Allen. Eric James and the Founding of the University of York (Borthwick Papers, York, 2017).
  • Webb, Katherine A. Oliver Sheldon and the Foundations of the University of York (Borthwick Papers, York, 2009).
  • Whiting, Jeremy. 'The University and the Community' in York 1831-1981: 150 years of scientific endeavour and social change ed. C Feinstein (York, 1981), 311-330.
  • Wood, G. Bernard. 'Old Buildings for a New University', Country Life (3 Oct 1963), 322-324.
  • Young, Roger. 'James, Eric John Francis, Baron James of Rusholme (1909–1992)', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, May 2007.

    Unpublished works

  • Derbyshire, A., 'The University of York Campus: 40 years of Growth and Change. What next?' (Open Course Lecture, 2005).
  • Gifford, R., 'A Concrete Ideal. A discussion of the visions and realities behind the opening of the University of York. 1945-1968' (unpublished BA Dissertation, History, 2001).
  • James, Eric. 'Reflections on the Early Years of the University of York' [fuller, draft text of the version used in The University of York: the first twenty-five years].
  • Peacock, Alan. 'Very Early days at the University of York'.

Heslington Hall

Published works

  • Allison, K. 'Heslington', in A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3 (1976), 66-74.
  • Fairhurst, Harry. Heslington Hall: Notes on the building and the Families (York, 1973).
  • Heigham, V. M. S. Heslington Hall York: Suggested Folk Park (York, 1955).
  • Hellyer, A. G. L. 'Landscape for a University', Country Life (2 Sept 1971), 532-534.
  • Heslington Hall, York: The site for the University of York (York).
  • 'Heslington Hall bought by a York Trust', The Yorkshire Post (8 Nov 1955).
  • 'Heslington Hall, York: The Seat of Lord Deramore', Country Life (17 Nov 1900), 624-630.
  • 'Heslington Hall, York: The Seat of Lord Deramore', Country Life (19 Jul 1913).
  • Patmore, C, 'History Tales from Heslington Hall’s Gardens', Fishergate, Fulford & Heslington Local History Society (FFH Occasional Papers No. 2, July 2022). 
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus. Yorkshire and the East Riding (London, 1972).
  • Royle, Edward. 'The Transformation of Heslington Hall and Heslington in the 1850s' in Yorkshire Philosophical Society: Annual Report for the year 2004, 44-53.

Architecture

Architecture and landscape

York

  • Brawne, Michael. 'University of York: First and Second Phases', Architectural Review, 148 (Dec 1965), 408-420.
  • Derbyshire, Andrew. University of York Development Plan 1962-1972 (York, 1962).
  • Derbyshire, Andrew. The University Campus: A Retrospective (York, 1985).
  • Derbyshire, Andrew. 'Learning from Universities', Architectural Review (1 July 2001), 7-9.
  • Grenville and Mardell. 'Learning from York' in Scroope: Cambridge Architecture Journal (July 2013).
  • Hellyer, A. G. L. 'Landscape for a University', Country Life (2 Sept 1971), 532-534.
  • Lee, Maurice. 'Water Gardens: The University of York', Concrete Quarterly no. 122 (Autumn 1979), 2-6.
  • Manning, Owen D. 'Landscapes revisited: the campus of York University', Landscape Research, 20, no 2. (01 Jun 1995) 68-75.
  • Mardell, J. 'A Certain Magic... University of York at 50' in C20 Magazine (November 2012).
    Moggridge, Hal. Strategic Review of the Landscape (York, 1992).
  • Patmore, C, 'History Tales from Heslington Hall’s Gardens', Fishergate, Fulford & Heslington Local History Society (FFH Occasional Papers No. 2, July 2022). 
  • Phiri, M., Worthington, J., and Leaman, A. Briefing a Continuous Building Programme: Factors for Success: 35 Years of Briefing and Design at the University of York (York, 1999).
  • 'University of York: Building Study', Architects' Journal, 142, no. 24 (15 Dec 1965), 1435-58.
  • Wood, G. Bernard. 'Old Buildings for a New University', Country Life (3 Oct 1963), 322-324.
  • York C20: an architectural gazeteer of twentieth-century York (University of York, 2022).

General

  • Deeson, A. F. L. 'The University of Sussex', The Brick Bulletin 5, 8 (8 Jan 1965).
  • Newnham, C. E. 'Conserving Campus Landscapes' (M.A. thesis, University of York, 1996).
  • Perkin, George. Concrete in Architecture (London, 1968).
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus. Yorkshire and the East Riding (London, 1972), 23-29, 59-66, 186-190, 365-377, 461-467.
  • Roth, Alfred. New School Building (London, 1966).
  • Saint, Andrew. Towards a Social Architecture: The Role of School Building in Post-War England (1987).
  • Stephen, D., K. Frampton, and M. Carapetian. British Buildings 1960-1964 (London, 1965).

HE and the New Universities

Higher Education and the New Universities

  • Anderson, R.D. Universities and Elites in Britain since 1800 (London, 1992).
  • Armytage, Walter Harry Green. Civic Universities: Aspects of a British Tradition (London, 1955).
  • Beloff, M. The Plateglass Universities (London, 1968).
  • Berdhal, Robert O. British Universities and the State (London, 1959).
  • Daiches, David. The Idea of a New University: An Experiment in Sussex (London, 1964).
  • James, E. The next ten years in education (1970).
  • James, E. Plato's ideas on art and education (York, 1975).
  • Lowe, Roy. Education in the Post-War Years: A Social History (London, 1988).
  • McClintock, M.E. The University of Lancaster: Quest for Innovation, a history of the first ten years, 1964-1974 (Lancaster, 1974).
  • Muthesius, Stefan. The Postwar University: Utopianist Campus and College (2000).
  • Niblett, W.R. The Expanding University: A Report (London, 1962).
  • Perkin, H.J. Case Studies on Innovation in Higher Education: New Universities in the UK (OECD, 1969).
  • Rees, H. A University is Born: the Story of the Foundation of the University of Warwick (Coventry, 1989).
  • Ross, Murray G. New Universities in the Modern World (London, 1966).
  • Shattock, Michael. The UGC and the Management of British Universities (Buckingham, 1994).
  • Shattock, Michael (ed.) Making a University: A celebration of Warwick's first 25 years (Coventry, 1991).
  • Silver, Harold, Tradition and Higher Education (Winchester, 2007).
  • Sloman, A.E. A University in the Making (Reith Lectures, BBC, 1964).
  • Thompson, E.P. (ed.) Warwick University Ltd: Industry, Management and the Universities (Penguin Education Special, 1970).
  • Tolley, Brian H. The History of the University of Nottingham (2 vols, 2001).
  • University Grants Committee. A Strategy for Higher Education into the 1990s: The University Grant Committee's Advice (London, 1984).
  • University Grants Committee. The Development of Higher Education into the 1990s (London, 1985).
  • University Grants Committee. University Development 1952-1957 (London, 1961).
  • University Grants Committee. University Development 1957-1962 (London, 1964).

City of York

York - City, businesses and people

  • Feinstein, C. (ed.). York 1831-1981: 150 Years of Scientific Endeavour and Social Change (York, 1981)
  • Fitzgerald, Robert. Rowntree and the Marketing Revolution 1862-1969 (Cambridge, 1995).
  • Freeman, Mark. The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust: A Study in Quaker Philanthropy and Adult Education 1904-1954 (York, 2004).
  • Morrell, J. B. The City of Our Dreams (York, 1940).
  • Morrell, J. B. How York Governs Itself (London, 1928).
  • Pare, Philip. Eric Milner-White, 1884-1963: A Memoir (London, 1965).
  • Richardson, A. E. The Oliver Sheldon Memorial Lecture (York, 1954).
  • Robertson, Emma. ''The Romance of the Cocoa Bean': Women, Gender and Imperialism in the Rowntree Chocolate Industry' (Ph.D. thesis, University of York, 2004).
  • Rowntree, B. Seebohm. The Human Factor in Business (London, 1938).
  • Russell, Richard. 'Eric Milner-White: Cleric & Collector', Matrix, 23 (1941), 115-120.
  • Shannon, John. York Civic Trust: The First Fifty Years: Preserving, Restoring, Enhancing, Enriching England's Second City (York, 1996).
  • Sheldon, Oliver. The Philosophy of Management (London, 1924).
  • Vernon, Anne. Three Generations: The Fortunes of a Yorkshire Family (London, 1966).
  • Waddilove, Lewis E. Private Philanthropy and Public Welfare: The Joseph Rowntree Memorial Trust 1954-1979 (London, 1983).
  • Webb, Katherine A. Oliver Sheldon and the Foundations of the University of York (Borthwick Papers, York, 2009).
  • Webb, Katherine A. City of our Dreams: J. B. Morrell and the shaping of modern York (Borthwick Texts and Studies 44, York, 2019).
  • York Academic Trust. Annual Report 1946 (York, 1946).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1946-1947 (York, 1947).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1947-1948 (York, 1948).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1948-1949 (York, 1949).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1949-1950 (York, 1950).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1950-1951 (York, 1951).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1951-1952 (York, 1952).
  • York Civic Trust. Annual Report 1963-1964 (York, 1964).