Title
Photographs and pamphlets collected by Don Hunter
Reference
UK0108 IET/SPE/11/01/1/2
Creator
Scope and Content
Pamphlets and photographs collected by Don Hunter during his time as IEE Finance Director c1950s - 1988. Items were deposited after the oral history interviews see digital recordings IET/SPE/11/01/1.
Items include:
1. Pamphlet: Organisation and Directory of Headquarters Staff 1975
2. Pamphlet: Organisation and Directory of Committees and staff 1980
3. Group photograph: Members of the Board of Peter Peregrinus Ltd late1960s including DH Barlow; GF Gainsborough; AN Todd; ME Smythe; WG Askew; Sir Ben Barnett (Chairman 1967--71); GSC Lucas (Chairman); Sir Leonard Drucquer; AD Hunter (company Secretary) (colour photograph on rooftop of Savoy Place, London)
4 -6. Retirement photographs: Don Hunter's party 1988 (colour photographs)
7. Photograph: Finance Board on the occasion of Don Hunter's retirement party May 1988 including John Banks (Hon Treasurer); Roy McDonell (Chairman); Jim Smith (Chairman of Eastern Electricity Board); Eric Booth (ex Chairman of the Yorkshire Electricity Board); Don Hunter (Finance Director); Derek (FG) Helps (Deputy Sectrtary IEE); Colin Gaskell; Howard Losty (Chief Exec IEE); Joe Regan; A Bailey (Chairman INSPEC); Steve Riding (Deputy Finance Director) (x 2 copies colour photographs).
8. Photograph: IEE Staff at the Cafe Royale, Regent Street, London early 1950s including in front row Don Hunter, June Hunter, Mr Steele; 2nd row Arthur Lacey, Mary Lacey, Mr Scaresbrook, Mrs Scaresbrook, Len Cullingford (copy of original b/w photograph, removed from modern frame).
9. Digital image: Don Hunter c1940s jpeg
10. Digital image: Don Hunter c1950s jpeg
11. Digital image: Don Hunter 2015 jpeg
Exent
2 pamphlets 6 photographs 3 digital images
Admin. history/Biography
Arthur Donald (Don) Hunter was born 25 November 1926 in Ascot, United Kingdom. He was brought up in a small terraced house in Uxbridge, Middlesex, with his mother, father and sister. At age 16 he left his school, Bishopshalt School, Hillingdon, to join the IEE on a school leaver recruitment programme. In August 1943 he commenced his employment as a Trainee Junior Clerk. This involved rotating through the departments to find out where he was best suited and this resulted in a position in the Subscriptions Department of the Finance Office. In 1956 Don enrolled on a part-time evening course at the London School of Economics where he graduated with a BSc Econ in 1961. In 1958 Don was appointed Assistant Accountant and by 1962 was promoted to Chief Accountant. In the early 1960s Don was the IEE Finance Director. During this time Don remembers that the IEE went through considerable changes with activities focused on increasing income and the membership growing rapidly. Don oversaw the computerisation of the IEE with new machines installed in the basement at Savoy Place, London. He also contributed to the development of INSPEC. During the 1970s Don led the move from the Finance Department from Savoy Place to Hitchin.
Don retired in 1988.
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Conditions governing access
Subject to 30 year closure period. Personal or sensitive records will be closed for longer periods. Please refer to Archivist.
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