This section comprises the following series:
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Topography
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Diagrams
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Patrick Geddes and contemporaries (portraits and group photographs)
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Prints, drawings and paintings
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Miscellanea
This section comprises the following series:
Topography
Diagrams
Patrick Geddes and contemporaries (portraits and group photographs)
Prints, drawings and paintings
Miscellanea
Collection of over 700 titles on naval history, with particular emphasis on the ships and naval operations of World War II. The collection, compiled by Jack Williams, also contains research files which assemble information on ships and minesweepers, including photographs, cuttings, notes and unpublished material.
The collection also includes publications by Jack Williams:
Partnership agreements; memorandum and articles of association; directors’ reports and accounts; correspondence and papers relating to Thor Thoresen Linje; correspondence and papers relating to merger with Powell Duffryn; financial records; steamer regulations; house flag; voyage books; freight books; employment records; photographs; lists of men and ships lost in 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars; papers relating to history of company and Robertson family.
Sin títuloPhotographs and albums collated by George Wyllie. Comprises photographs of his sculptures, photographs collated for research, and personal photographs.
Thomas O'Beirne (pictured front left, wearing oriental costume) and friends, ambushing the driver of a motor car to collect money on Student Charities' Day. Photograph by 'The Bulletin', Glasgow.
File containing specifications, drawings, patents and correspondence relating to Brownlie's improvements in the construction of winnowing or grain cleaning machines, 1931-1940; photographs of the winnowing machine, c 1931; copy of the Punjab Agricultural Magazine vol.1, no.7 (April 1934), containing an appreciation of Brownlie.
Sin títuloThis 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.
Sin títuloVarious photographs, negatives, and other images relating to the functions of the SPAID/OEDA organisation.
Photographs are divided into the following sub-series:
-Asbestos Discoveries
-Science and Research
-Individuals
-Events
-Other
Photographs of Ludovic Kennedy and his wife, Moira Shearer, and two daughters.
Items relating to Beltrami's 15-year battle to overturn the conviction of his client, Patrick Meehan, for the murder of Rachel Ross during a burglary in 1969. Beltrami's efforts secured a unique Royal Pardon for Meehan, plus a substantial compensation payment. The collection includes: