Desmond Kernan 30 th March 2007 History and Archive Project

History & Archive Why are we doing this? n My Personal Reasons n School’s unique and long history n Capture and preserve before Grangegorman move n Marketing tool –Solid & proven foundation in engineering education –Take advantage of our history; open day, website, DVD etc n Show respect and appreciation for the work carried out by staff in the past; our colleagues & friends n Moral responsibility to preserve the story of the school and its people for future generations

History & Archive What are we doing? n Collect, catalogue and preserve –Material such as books, articles, reports, prospectuses, photographs etc –Electronic hardware; test equipment, valves, tubes etc n Room 416 – archival room n Contact people inside and outside the school –Retired staff –Current staff & past students –CDVEC n Search DIT library, National Archives, Newspaper archives n Visitor’s book, Display Cabinets n A written chronological story of the school

History & Archive Your school needs you!! n Books, publications, prospectuses, leaflets, brochures n Photographs n Stories n Speak to friends, family and colleagues n Keep your ears and eyes open

History & Archive Today is tomorrows history n Project has no definite end date n Process in place to record and archive the school’s current position on an on-going basis n Leave OUR story behind for future generations n DIT has a moral responsibility to record and preserve the history of the institute n Project may give DIT the impetus to initiate an institute wide program to record and save an important part of Dublin’s educational and SOCIAL history

History & Archive Earliest Record - Report 1887 Details of a visit to schools in England for advice on what science and art topics should be taught in Kevin street

History & Archive Prospectus 1904 – – – – – 1912 And there’s more……

History and Archive First Radar class in Ireland

History and Archive Opening of academic year 1955 Students attending mass!! Students wearing suits!!

History and Archive Staff problems in the 1950’s

History and Archive Thank You Desmond Kernan