Collection of books, papers and lecture notes grouped in classes of theology, philosophy, literature and history.
Anderson, John, 1726-1796, natural philosopherCollection of books and manuscripts on alchemy and early science dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Mainly German and Latin texts, the collection includes one incunabulum dating from 1495 and one manuscript dated 1447.
Young, James, 1811-1883, chemistCollection of works relating to the fine arts and art history dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The collection includes exhibition and sale catalogues, biographies and critiques of artists, and texts on drawing, painting and sculpture.
Glasgow Dilettanti SocietyCollection of books, mainly on literature, science and 19th century history. Also contains mechanics magazine publications.
Anderson's College, Glasgow | LibraryCollection of mathematics texts dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
Laing, Alexander, d. 1882, mathematicianCollection of titles on psychology and various subjects.
The collection also includes serial publications:
- Mind, volume 1-12, 1876-1887
- Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society, volume 7-18, 1870/71-1886/87
- Symon's Monthly Meteorological Magazine, volume 6-19, 1871-1884
The books have the monogram 'H.M.' embossed on the spines.
Muirhead, Henry, 1814-1890, physicianCollection of mathematics texts from the 19th and 20th centuries, many in European languages, and including some first editions.
Gibson, George Alexander, 1858-1930, mathematicianCollection of books on labour and agricultural history.
Scottish Farm Servants Union- Glasgow stock exchange daily lists, 1845-1963
- Scottish stock exchange lists, 1964 only
- Set of local acts, 1892-1936
- Stock exchange ten-year record of prices and dividends: compiled by Mathieson and Sons, 1907-1957
Collection, from the library of the National Council of Labour Colleges, of mainly 20th century publications on socialism. Also includes Labour Party publications, literature and history.
National Council of Labour CollegesCollection of large folio volumes of architecture related material.
University of Strathclyde | LibraryCollection of books and pamphlets, mainly on socialism and communism.
John C. Eaton’s working collection of books from his office in the Mathematics Department of the University of Strathclyde. Includes items on mathematics, science and higher education.
Eaton, John Carnegie, 1915-1972, mathematicianCollection of murder/mystery novels of the country house genre, including some early editions.
Giles, Charles Hugh, 1909-1983, chemistCollection of rare books and material that had previously been part of the working collection of Jordanhill’s antecedent institutions: Glasgow Provincial Training College (1907-1959), Glasgow Church of Scotland Training College (1845-1907) or Glasgow Free Church Training College (1845-1907).
It contains mainly 19th and 20th century materials for primary and secondary level education, including: books covering tuition of reading, writing and arithmetic; children’s picture books; textbooks; other educational material; and reports on education in Scotland.
Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow