Add MS 88958/1/182

Correspondence, etc.

Includes/includes material relating to

• Internal memorandum: ‘LIB PERSPECTIVE’
• Letter: ‘POP-2/1900 Software’
• Internal memoranda: weekly newsletters
• University of Edinburgh Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 3, Nov 1971. Includes article ‘Computing: Can Britain Set the Pace?’
• Paper: Notes on design requirements for a Mark 3 Robot System
• Copy of article from The Observer, 21 Nov 1971: ‘Britain faces up to crisis on environment’, by Gerald Leach, Science Correspondent
• Copy of article from The Times: ‘Can we afford to be rich?’
• Paper: ‘Assessment and prognoses’ by CH Waddington, Einstein Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo
• Letter: ‘School of Artificial Intelligence’
• Donald Michie’s programme for trip South [schedule/itinerary]
• Royal Society of Edinburgh: Form of Recommendation for Fellowship of the Society [for Bertram Thomas Bellis]
• Letter: ‘Re: Hand-Eye Laboratory Design Study’
• Letter with the following papers attached: 1. ‘Development of Postgraduate Work in AI School’, 2. ‘Details of the Diploma Course in Machine Intelligence and Perception’, 3. ‘Diploma in Machine Intelligence and Perception 1971-1972 Timetable’
• Internal memorandum: minutes of Robot Working Party meeting 23 Nov 1971 [two copies; second copy has attached paper relating to MINIPOP]
• Internal memorandum: A New Kind of POP-2 Library
• Three papers attached together: 1. Memorandum relating to Meeting in Hope Park Square 23 Nov 1971, 2. Names decided on 17 Nov 1971 at Steering Committee Meeting, 3. Development of Postgraduate Work in AI School
• Paper: Univerity of Edinburgh – Project Manager for School of Artificial Intelligence [job description/terms and conditions]
• Letter: ‘Computing Time Charging Scheme’
• Paper: Department of Machine Intelligence and Perception, Bionics Research Laboratory – Cost of Robot Hardware
• Minutes of meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Steering Committee 17 Nov 1971
• Internal memorandum: minutes of Robot Working Party meeting 9 Nov 1971
• Invitation to a party held by Donald and Jean Michie 11 Nov 1971
• Letter: ‘Department of Machine Intelligence and Perception and Associated Departments’ [with attached excerpt from minutes of Development Committee 29 Nov 1971]
• Letter with attached press cuttings relating to the British computer industry
• Collection of letters with attached paper ‘ADDENDUM TO LIB PERSPECTIVE’

Also include a collection of documents attached together which include

• Minutes of the Meeting of the Steering Committee for Federated Departments of Machine Intelligence 20 Oct 1971
• Machine Intelligence Steering Committee – Agenda
• The University of Edinburgh Round Table, Department of Machine Intelligence and Perception – minutes of meeting 18 Oct 1971
• The University of Edinburgh Round Table, Department of Machine Intelligence and Perception – minutes of meeting 1 Nov 1971