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Alt Ref No	BMSS/40270
Title	Minute Book of the German Departmental Board of the University College of North Wales
Description	The first page in the book includes the minutes of the Board of Examiners in German for 1921 with Sir Harry Reichel and F.L. Stockoe present. The remaining pages contain detailed minutes over an unbroken period between 19 November 1965 and 20 March 1985. Many of the meetings are recorded as being held in Prof. Spalding's room and document various matters e.g. research / new appointments / examiniations / timetable / prizes / student study abroad / assessments. The final page states that "Minutes of succeeding meetings are typed and circulated to colleagues".
Date	1965 - 1985
Format	Manuscript
Extent	1 book
AdminHistory	J. Gwynn Williams, in his book "The University College of North Wales : Foundations 1884-1927" refers to early days of the teaching of modern languages at the University. French was the most popular subject, but there was a great impetus from the direction of the Senate to increase the number of students studying German and by 1912 the numbers were almost equal to those studying French. Professor Keith Spalding, Professor of German and Teutonic Philology at Bangor from 1950-1980, whose name appears frequently in the minutes, was a distinguished scholar and lexicographer.
Acquisition	The Minute Book was transferred to the Archives and Special Collections by Carol Tully, Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor in April 2019.

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