After a 30 year career with Hewlett-Packard South Queensferry, Hugh Walker was given the chance in 2010 to review a treasure chest of material that was being shipped initially to the Agilent Corporate Archive in Santa Clara, California. He knew that it was unlikely anyone would see the material again, so he set about copying and documenting the many boxes of material.Â
This online resource contains the curated Archive, combined from aural, physical and electronic material collected over 12 years. This was the source material for his definitive three Volume History completed in 2021.
The following links may be used to explore the archive. The top link takes you to the full archive, or use the subsequent links to go directly to specific parts of the archive.
This archive is held on Google Drive and access is restricted. Authentication is done via Google log-in, so you need a Google account to be able to access the archive. If you have not already been granted access then please click on the top link ARCHIVE to display a form through which you may request access using your Google log-in. If you click on the subfolders you may only get access to that subfolder.
Inventory of Items held by Museums and Edinburgh City Archives
HP South Queensferry Instruments Vol.1 (Photos and Publications)
HP South Queensferry Instruments Vol.2 (Photos and Publications)
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