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Papers of Colin Kirkwood, writer, academic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and Geraldine Kirkwood, adult and community educator, community activist and English teacher, relating to community activism, writers' workshops and adult educational work in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the North Midlands in England.

Includes:

• Letters and poems from Scottish writers and poets, including Tom Leonard, Bob Tait, Edwin Morgan and Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1960s-2005
• Copies of the community newspaper 'Staveley Now', 1970-1973, and letters and papers relating to community work and adult education in Staveley, Derbyshire, 1969-1976
• Copies of the community newspaper 'Castlemilk Today', 1973-1978, and the tenants' newspaper 'Scottish Tenant', 1973-1974, and papers relating to community action in Castlemilk, Glasgow, 1974-1984
• Research by Chris Clarke on Castlemilk community action and critical theory, and related letters, c. 1977-1980
• Recording of a discussion between Colin Kirkwood and Tom Leonard about Leonard's poetry, 1984
• Papers relating to the implementation of the ideas of the Brazilian adult educator, Paulo Freire, in the Adult Learning Project in the Gorgie Dalry area of Edinburgh, c. 1975-1997
• Copies of 'Scottish International' and 'Feedback' magazines, 1967-1973
• Books and articles by Colin and Geraldine Kirkwood, 1984-2015
• Reviews of 'Living Adult Education: Freire in Scotland' by Colin and Geraldine Kirkwood (1989) and of 'Vulgar Eloquence: Essays in Education, Community and Politics' by Colin Kirkwood (1990)
• Writers' workshop publications, 1980s

Material produced in connection with the Scottish Independence Referendum on 18th September 2014. The question on the ballot paper was 'Should Scotland be an independent country?'. The collection comprises communications produced by the Yes and No campaigns and various other interest groups.

Oral history project, conducted in 2013 and 2014 by Andrew Kendrick, Angela Bartie, Moyra Hawthorn and Julie Shaw, researchers at the University of Strathclyde. The project's aim was to record the personal experiences of residential workers and children's social workers who worked with children in residential services in the period 1960 – 1975, exploring their views on the experiences of children and standards, and their reflections on changes over time. 22 people were interviewed.

The interviewees include house parents, residential care workers, social workers, childcare officers and teachers. They worked in a range of care environments including residential care homes and nurseries, group homes, and List D schools. These were located across Scotland including Edinburgh and the Lothians, Glasgow, Aberdeenshire, Stirlingshire, Ayrshire, Argyll, and Angus.

Topics covered in the interviews include working roles, daily routines, the backgrounds of the young people coming into care, social and economic conditions at that time, and standards of care within different care home environments. The interviews also discuss child abuse, use of corporal punishment, relationships with colleagues, education, dealing with challenging behaviour, the introduction of the Social Work (Scotland) Act and the children’s hearing system, and thoughts on developments in residential care.

Oral history project conducted on 1st and 8th October 2014 by Rebekah Russell for her history honours dissertation entitled 'Deindustrialisation in Springburn and the impacts on women's lives in 1960-1990' at the University of Strathclyde. The project aimed to gather information as to the nature of working life and the impact of local factory closures on women who lived or worked in the Springburn area of Glasgow during the period 1960-1990. 8 retired women were interviewed at the Alive & Kicking Project, Springburn: Betty Long, Catherine Rogers, Isabella Martin, Joan Pollock, May McAleese, Molly Roy, Margaret Cullen and Susan McFarlane. Topics covered in interview included descriptions of daily life during the period, details of job losses, redundancies, health issues, gender stereotypes encountered in the workplace, struggles for equal rights and equal pay with male work colleagues, and the effect upon the women, their families and their community of local factory closures in Springburn during the Thatcher Government of the 1980s. Some transcripts are incomplete.

Annual general meeting minutes; Council minutes; constitution and rules; lists of members and office bearers; syllabuses of meetings; annual accounts; newsletters; correspondence; menu and toast list; photograph of badminton team; Students' Union Appeal circular; membership application form; membership card; papers on appeal campaign and membership; address to Association; letter and invitation relating to Association's golden jubilee; centenary ball poster; St. Andrew's Night ball programme; presidents' badges; Association tie; designs for Association tie; Malawi Millennium Fashion Show programme.

Invitation to the Senate's Special Session on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Lodz University of Technology and the conferral of the degree of doctor honoris causa upon Professor Sir Jim McDonald, 24 May 2013; invitation to Ronald Crawford to post messages for Sir Jim McDonald in the Book of Congratulations at the office of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology; menu for a luncheon in honour of Professor Sir Jim McDonald, annotated with attendees' signatures and notes for a speech or toast given by Ronald Crawford at the luncheon; bound volume containing a facsimile of the honorary degree parchment, a Curriculum Vitae for Professor Sir Jim McDonald, a Laudation Speech by his 'Promoter' [presenter], Professor Slawomir Wiak, an Opinion on the scientific achievements, accomplishments and contribution of Professor Sir Jim McDonald by Professor Zygmunt Mierczyk of the Military University of Technology, Warsaw, a Review of Professor Jim McDonald's achievements by Professor Jan Szmidt of Warsaw University of Technology, and photographs of the highlights of Sir Jim McDonald's life and career.

Many records relate to the establishment of the mixed denominational Chaplaincy Centre of the University of Strathclyde and the move to the St Paul's Building.

Material relating to exhibitions and workshops at the Collins Gallery; catalogues of and papers relating to University collections of artworks and scientific instruments.

Calendars of musical events, 1980-2011; concert programmes and leaflets, 1964-2011; membership lists, 1987-2000; photographs c. 1980s-2007; recordings of concerts, 1987-2008; papers relating to pipe organ in Barony Hall, 2001-2008.

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.

Press releases, newsletters, posters, programmes, correspondence and production files, minutes, reports, scripts, audience and usage figures, financial records, photographs.

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.

Minutes and papers of the executive committee; AGM minutes and papers; financial records; membership lists; conference programmes, abstracts, papers; newsletters; correspondence with British Educational Research Association, Scottish Education Department Research and Intelligence Unit and others.

Church magazines; plans; photographs; report and year book; pulpit bible; histories of the church; tercentenary grand bazaar programme and medal; orders of service; information on stained glass windows.

One hard-bound copy and one electronic copy of Glenda White's unpublished PhD thesis: 'A Sort of Amateur Schoolmaster: The Life, Work and Influence of David Stow' (2 volumes and 1 CD, University of the West of Scotland, 2010); 7 spiral-bound volumes containing transcripts and other resources collected to supplement the thesis, entitled 'People involved in the Glasgow Infant School Society and the Glasgow Educational Society', 'David Stow's personal correspondence', 'Stow's school designs and equipment', 'David Stow's family tree', 'Schools in Scotland influenced by Stow', 'Transcript of the manuscript of the minutes of the Free Church Training College 1845-1865', 'Relevant newspaper articles and references'; CD containing an electronic version of David Stow's family tree; CD containing David Stow digitised resources.