Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1839-1999 (Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
6 metres
Pamphlets, books, serial publications
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Guy Aldred was an anarchist and political propagandist. He wrote and published a stream of pamphlets, books, and journals, and set up a number of printing presses, from the Bakunin Press in London (1907) to the Strickland Press in Glasgow (1939–1968).
Histoire archivistique
The pamphlets originally formed the private library of Guy Alfred Aldred (1886-1963).
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The library was purchased from John Taylor Caldwell following the death of Guy Aldred and the closure of the Strickland Press in 1968. Later additions have been made.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Collection of pamphlets, books and serial publications mainly on anarchism, socialism and alternative politics.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The books and pamphlets are arranged alphabetically by author and title. The serials are arranged separately in alphabetical order.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Finding aids
All the books, pamphlets and serials in this collection are catalogued on SUPrimo the University of Strathclyde Library's integrated search service.
Search "MLSPAL" to find a full list of titles in the Aldred collection
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
The Aldred Collection of correspondence and papers is held at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.