IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 2110 DS
Held at: London South Bank University
Title: David Singmaster
Date(s): 1970-1980s
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1 box
Name of creator(s): David Singmaster
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
David Breyer Singmaster (b.1939) is a Professor Emeritus at London South Bank University. A self-described metagrobologist, Singmaster became famous for his solution to the Rubik's cube, known as the "Singmaster notation" and his large personal collection of mechanical puzzles and books of brainteasers.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
David Singmaster papers comprising:
DS/1 Rubik Cube Publications: four newsletters and four pamphlets regarding the Rubik Cube, 1980-1982;
DS/2 Presscuttings regarding Singmaster's research and Rubik Cube solution, 1979-1983;
DS/3 Academic Papers: various metagrobological and mathematical academic papers, 1975-1982.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The collection is catalogued
Conditions governing access:
The collection is available to the public. If you have any enquiries please contact the University Archives Officer.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Reproduction is at the discretion of University Archives Centre staff
Finding aids:
https://lsbu-archive.maxarchiveservices.co.uk/index.php/david-singmaster-2
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
More expected
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
David Singmaster
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: September 2011