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Collection of murder/mystery novels of the country house genre, including some early editions.

Collection 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.

Collection of books and pamphlets, mainly on socialism and communism.

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.

Collection of works on socialism and left wing politics.

Includes microfilm copies of:

• Scottish Trades Union Congress minutes, 1897-1951
• Scottish Trades Union Congress annual reports, 1897-1931
• Hamilton Labour Party records, 1918-1951
• Labour politics in Glasgow, 1894-1951
• Glasgow Trades Council minutes and annual reports, 1858-1951
• Scottish women's suffrage movement, 1902-1933

Collection of pamphlets, books and serial publications mainly on anarchism, socialism and alternative politics.

This collection forms part of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society collection which is held in the main library. This component of the collection contains the rare and valuable items not available for borrowing.

The collection includes works on polar exploration, mountaineering, travel and topography.

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.

Collection of books, journals, maps and yearbooks. Also SMC library register (1 volume) recording books borrowed from the collection from 1935-2007.

It includes historical and current publications by the Scottish Mountaineering Club and Scottish Mountaineering Trust along with a vast library of books on: technical and philosophical aspects of mountaineering, climbing, skiing, hill walking and other outdoor pursuits; fiction and literature; biographies and autobiographies; travel and exploration from all over the world which includes an extensive collection of Scottish texts; history of mountaineering; antiquarian collection of 18th century Scottish travel and tour books.

Collection of fictional works in which the city of Glasgow is an integral element or theme. First editions are present where available. The collection offers researchers the opportunity to consider the variety of historical and literary approaches used to depict Glasgow.

Collection of books printed before 1840 transferred from main library stock. Also includes later special material such as first editions, limited editions, vulnerable plates and fine bindings.

Collection 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.

Collection of material on the history and description of Glasgow, industrial archaeology in the West of Scotland, Scottish topography and travel history. Also includes a collection of ephemera, notes and articles.

Collection of books originally part of the reference library at the Scottish Hotel School. The collection is made up of two components:

• The Scottish Hotel School antiquarian collection comprising over 200 books on cookery dating mostly from 1776 to the 1940s. It includes 18th century Scottish cookery books, works by Mrs Beeton and other popular writers and books by 19th century French chefs such as Alexis Soyer.

• The Scottish Hotel School cookery collection comprising over 700 books on cookery and wine, dating from 1885 to 2000 but primarily 20th century.

Collection of texts and conference proceedings on food science.