Three booklets owned by John Nicolson Low celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Rolls Royce and aspects of its history

1. Two Men Came together (19 May 1954)
2. The Two Rs (7 May 1954)
3. The Meeting of Two Great Men (7 May 1954)

Picture of R. D. Young, chair of Albert Herbert Ltd in un-named newspaper at the opening of its new branch office in Glasgow. R. D. Nicholson of the Institution of Production Engineers, is in the far left of the picture.

Report, or educational assignment, by an un-named author taking Dundee as a case study for anticipating management problems for introducing a new light engineering industries in an area with skills in traditional industries of textiles and heavy or medium engineering including shipbuilding.

The letter informs J. Nicolson Low that his large donation allowed a named award to be established and issued at the Dundee College of Technology: “The Institution of Production Engineers John Nicolson Low Prize to the Dundee College of Technology”.

The letter provides an update on the course the prize now applies to, and also on the current BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering course.
Dr J. Low is the son of J. N. Low

Thanks Prof Martin for his letter and expresses gladness that the prize is still awarded for Mechanical Engineering. Gives an indication of J. N. Low’s character and his vision in seeing the need for production engineers.