The letter provides dates of education and employment, posts held, and also a summary of his professional outlook.

Dr John Low is the son of John Nicolson Low.

The programme lists the names of graduates and also prize winners for the year

On the far left is possibly Terry Doughty. The other men may be his grandsons. Colour.

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”.

Referred to as SMM6. Provides detailed information, classification tables and rules for measuring building works. Its intention is to give a uniform basis for measuring building works in order to facilitate industry wide consistency and benchmarking, to encourage the adoption of best practice and to help avoid disputes. The accompanying Practice Manual provides guidance and good practice on applying the standard in the measurement of building works.

Published by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the National Federation of Building Trades Employers, sixth edition.

Provides a single stage selective tendering procedure for commissioning building works.

Published for the National Joint Consultative Committee for Building by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Provides general conditions to be applied to all UK Government contracts for building and civil engineering works.

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO), second edition.

Schedules providing descriptions and rates for standard dayworks works associated with civil engineering contract work.

Published by the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors.

Provides a standard procedure for how the Bill of Quantities shall be prepared and priced, and how the quantities of work will be expressed and measured.

Published by the Institution of Civil Engineers.