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GB 249 T-ADES · Collection · 1920-2001

Minutes and papers of the executive and other committees; conference reports; liaison with other bodies; correspondence, reports and other documents; membership lists; published books; audiotape.

Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
GB 249 T-ALC · Collection · 1954 - 1986

Minutes and papers of Council meetings, including Chairman’s Committee and National Executive, 1957-1968, 1970-1984; Conditions of Service Committee correspondence and papers, 1959-1986; Regulations Committee minutes and papers, 1960-1966, 1971, 1975; Education Committee correspondence, reports and policy documents, 1964-1983; membership lists and lists of branch officials; general correspondence, 1958-1968, 1980-1983; correspondence and programmes for annual conferences, 1962-1974; newsletters and bulletins, 1961-1965, 1971-1975, 1979-1980, 1984-1985; ballot papers on the future of ALCES, 1974; liaison with trade unions and other organisations; branch meeting minutes.

Association of Lecturers in Colleges of Education in Scotland
GB 249 ODB · Collection · 1833-1888

Minute books, 1833-1887; cash books, 1833-1852, 1882-1887; legal papers and accounts, 1833-1888.

Atkinson's Institution, Glasgow
GB 249 T-MIN/18 · Collection · 1863 - 2010

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.

Barony Church, Glasgow
Blodwen Lloyd Binns papers
GB 249 OM/86 · Collection · c. 1926 - 1976

Published papers of Blodwen Lloyd; correspondence; newscuttings; photographs, mainly of academic staff at Royal Technical College, Glasgow; job application and testimonials.

Binns, Blodwen, Lloyd, 1901-1991, botanist, bacteriologist and biologist
Buchanan Society collection
GB 249 SC Buchanan · Collection · 1566-1999

Collection of works by and about members of the Buchanan family, most notably George Buchanan (1506-1582), tutor to Mary Queen of Scots and later to King James VI of Scotland. The collection includes material on Buchanan clan history and genealogy.

Buchanan Society, Glasgow
Carter collection
GB 249 SC Carter · Collection · 1888-2001

Collection of books, mainly on economics and education, written or edited by Sir Charles Carter.

Carter, Sir Charles Frederick, 1919-2002, economist
Charles Carter papers
GB 249 T-CAR · Collection · 1942 - 2001

Correspondence; papers; speeches on education, economic policy, management, business and planning; evidence to the Robbins Committee on Higher Education; evidence to the James Committee on Teacher Education and Training.

Carter, Sir Charles Frederick, 1919-2002, economist
Charles Donovan papers
GB 249 OM/487 · Collection · 1955-1958, 1981

Papers relating to Charles Donovan's time as an evening student on the Diploma in Management Studies at the Glasgow School of Management Studies, 1956-1957. Contents include:

  • Letter to Donovan from Scottish College of Commerce Department of Management Studies, 1956
  • Course handouts, 1955-1957
  • Handwritten Industrial Psychology course notes, 1956-1957
  • Student certificates, 1956-1957
  • Examination papers, 1956-1957
  • Factory Management examination answer booklet, 1957
  • Royal Technical College prospectus of part-time classes, 1956-1957
  • Glasgow School of Management Studies prospectus, 1957-1958
  • Announcement of appointment of Donovan as Member for Personnel of the British Gas Corporation, 1981
  • The London Gazette, March 1981 (contains announcement of appointment of Donovan at British Gas)
Donovan, Charles Edward, 1943-2007, personnel director
Charles Giles papers
GB 249 OM/205 · Collection · 1935 - 1983

Letters from Giles; academic papers by Giles; academic papers collected by Giles.

Giles, Charles Hugh, 1909-1983, chemist
GB 249 SOHC 7 · Collection · Original recordings and transcripts 2004-2005

Eight interviews conducted by David Walker in pursuit of his doctoral research on ‘Occupational health and safety in the British chemical industry, 1914-1974’ (PhD thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2007: http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/6429).

The oral history project was designed to capture the human experience of working within the British chemical industry. The desired outcome was to find respondents with a range of job descriptions that had worked in different types of plant. Although comparatively small, the cohort interviewed represents a good coverage of the industry in that the plastic, chromate, explosive and fertiliser sectors are all represented.

In total, nine respondents were interviewed with one, Richard Fitzpatrick, being interviewed twice (Mr Fitzpatrick was 87 years old at the time and grew visibly tired during the first interview). Three respondents from Cheshire (who were related to one another) were interviewed as a group. Normally interviews were conducted on a one-to-one basis in the homes of the respondents although wives and other family members were also present in all cases, with the exception of one of the anonymous respondents from Dumfries who was alone.

The average age of those interviewed was 71, with birth dates ranging from 1917 to 1945. The employment histories of the respondents ranged from the late 1930s to the late 1970s.

All those interviewed were asked standard questions at the outset such as the respondent’s name, date of birth, where they were born, if they had brothers or sisters, if they had children, at what age did they leave school and what was their first job. Thereafter, in a relatively unstructured manner questions were asked of the respondents about the experiences they had in connection with the chemical industry.

With the exception of one former manager of a chemical plant all the respondents had worked as process workers or were related to family members who also worked as process workers. Why no former directors or technologists came forward to participate in this study cannot be explained by reference to the design of the recruitment material. One reason that may explain the general problem in recruiting respondents was made by two former process workers from Dumfries who admitted that their former colleagues had seen the recruitment article published in the local press but had refused to make contact because they were fearful that Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) would stop their pension if they talked to an outsider. Although ICI would not take such a step it is nonetheless interesting that former employees of the firm offered this as the reason for not sharing their memories.

Walker, David, b. 1956, historian
Chesters Club records
GB 249 OK/2 · Collection · 1955 - 1965

Club rules; minutes; stock sheets; accounts; club ties.

Chesters Club
Christina Weir papers
GB 249 JCE/22/3/10 · Collection · 1928 - 1929

Lesson notebooks, 1928-1929; 12 embroidery samples; 1 knitting sample; 4 books.

Weir, Christina B., fl. 1920-1929, student at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow
GB 249 TN · Collection · 1920s - 1990s

Copies of parts of the corporate archive of Turner & Newall, one of the world's leading asbestos manufacturers. The records copied date back to the 1920s. The copies were owned by Clydeside Action on Asbestos and used as a research resource.

These copies are significant since the original Turner & Newall archives are not accessible. The only time that the company granted access to its archives was during the legal proceedings initiated by Chase Manhattan Bank against Turner & Newall in 1987 when these copies were made. The copies of the archives remain the only primary evidence of Turner & Newall's activities.

Contents include board minutes and correspondence and papers relating to: the health risks of asbestos; asbestos industry regulations; the company's medical arrangements; employees with asbestos-related disease; the company's relations with the media; the company's submissions to parliamentary select committees; Chase Manhattan Bank vs. Turner & Newall trial documents; company histories.

Clydeside Action on Asbestos