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Documents and photographs relating to superconducting cables for power transmission. Documents and photographs include: 1. Photographs of the Arnstein superconducting cable at Graz, Austria, relating to its installation, taken in 1994 (8 photographs). 2. Photograph of Derek Edwards, incoming Chairman of the IEE's Science, Education and Technology Division, 15 October 1987, together with copy of article in Electrical Review, 28 October - 11 November 1987, p.11, referring to his inaugural address at the IET on the subject of superconducting cables. 3. Flyer for lecture on 'Superconducting Power Cables' given by D.R. Edwards 11 December 1967. 4. Reprint of article, 'Superconducting Cables' written by E.B. Forsyth of the Brookhaven National Laboratory and published in 'Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology', vol.13 1987. 5. 'The Link: Journal of the BICC Group of Companies', no. 215, January 1968. The headline article is titled, 'A Notable First for BICC: Superconducting A.C. transmission at 2080 amp achieved for the first time'.