This section comprises what was probably part of the Outlook Tower library, although some books may have been in Patrick Geddes' private collection. Subjects covered are:

Agriculture, Husbandry, Gardens (1-21)
Architecture (22-42A)
Art (43-55)
Astronomy and Cosmography (56-75)
Biology, Botany and Zoology (76-108)
Education (109-113)
Exhibitions (114)
Geography (115-128)
Geology and Mineralogy (129-135)
History and Chronology (136-187)
Literature (188-196)
Music (197)
Planning, Housing, Public Health etc. (198-230)
Printing (231)
Religion and Philosophy (232-241)
Science (Applied and Theoretical) Including Mathematics, Mechanics, Navigation etc. (242-291)
Social Sciences including Sociology, Political Economy, Politics, Social Studies (312-317)
Travel and Topography (318-341)
Government Papers (342-349)
General Reference Works (350-354)
Miscellanea (355-361)

• Lecture notes, tutorial notes and laboratory books for university classes in the following subjects: geography (including topics relating to the British Isles, North Africa and North America); geology; pedology (biogeography); historical geology; geomorphology; statistics; surveying, and economic history
• News cuttings
• Notes on the Wulf Electroscope, for a Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (secondary school) course in Physics

Includes programme of meetings and list of office bearers.

Publication by Peter Macnair, curator of the natural history collections, Kelvingrove Museum.

In three sections:

1. Geology of building stones (architectural geology). Notes on lectures delivered by E.J. Edwards.
2. Soils and soil geology (in relation to sugar crop improvement). Laboratory notes by T.H.P. Heriot.
3. Petrology (microscopy of rocks and minerals). Laboratory notes by E.J. Edwards.