Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1950s - 1970s (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
8.8 metres (11 bankers boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
George Outram & Co Ltd was the publisher and printer of The Glasgow Herald, The Bulletin, The Evening Times and a number of weekly periodicals. It was incorporated as a limited liability company, George Outram & Co Ltd, in 1903.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This collection was deposited on indefinite loan in 1988 by Mr D. Ball on behalf of George Outram and Company Limited.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This was a working collection built up by George Outram & Co for journalists at The Glasgow Herald, and formed the basis for trade supplements published by George Outram & Co from the 1950s to the 1970s. It comprises press cuttings; press releases; company literature and statistics; and photographs on various aspects of shipbuilding with particular emphasis on the Clyde Shipbuilding industry.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged as follows:
- MS 5.1 Launches and completions
- MS 5.2 Notable ships
- MS 5.3 Ship and marine engineering firms
- MS 5.4 Clyde shipbuilding
- MS 5.5 Shipyard production figures
- MS 5.6 Trade reviews address book
- MS 5.7 Miscellaneous news cuttings on world shipbuilding industry
- MS 5.8 Glasgow Herald trade reviews
- MS 5.9 Shipping Companies
- MS 5.10 Miscellaneous documentation on ship and marine engineering and navigation
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Typed series level list available in reading room.