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GB 249 T-MIN/12 · Colección · 1890 - 1977

Reproductions, made c 1977, of photographs taken in 1890 by William Ellerton Fry of the trek of the Pioneer Column from the Macloutsie River in Northern Bechuanaland to the high veld, Matabeleland and Fort Salisbury, Mashonaland, through Providential Pass. The photographs document the progress of the trek and record the contact of the Pioneer Column with the local African population. In addition to the photographs, there is some biographical information about William Ellerton Fry and a press cutting about the unveiling of a memorial to the Pioneer Column in Providential Pass.

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Ross Priory memorabilia
GB 249 T-MIN/11 · Colección · 1751 - 1978

Photographs of India c. 1912 taken by S.H. Christie, probably a relative of Major George Christie, owner of Ross Priory; garden notebooks; published articles and press cuttings about Ross Priory.

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GB 249 T-MIN/1 · Item · 1856

The diary covers the period May-November 1856. The anonymous writer, a farmer's son, and his brother appear to have had gold claims at Whitehorse, near Ballarat for about three years. The writer then describes life aboard ship on a voyage (without his brother) from Melbourne on the 'James Baines' bound for Liverpool, as far as Cape Clear.

Photographs of the Pinkerton family
GB 249 T-MIN 37 · Colección · c. 1900s

The donor believes that these photographs feature Scottish relations of Alan Pinkerton (1819-1884), a Glasgow-born private detective who emigrated to America and founded Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. However, there is insufficient supporting information to establish a definite link.

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Leith Buchanan Family papers
GB 249 T-LB · Colección · 18th and 19th centuries

The collection appears to comprise legal, estate and financial records of the Leith Buchanan Family and their antecedents. The documents, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries, relate to land and property in the area around Drymen. Although most refer to title deeds and the purchase or transfer of property, some documents list rents paid and crops grown on the family estates, and a few list the debts owed by individuals, perhaps at the time of their death.

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Verity Lambert papers
GB 249 T-LAM · Colección · 1935 - 2008

Birth and marriage certificates; biographical information; personal memorabilia; lecture notes; correspondence; awards and marks of esteem; honorary degree scroll; producer’s chair; photographs; videotapes and dvds; obituaries and tributes.

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Hugh Lang papers
GB 249 T-LA · Colección · 1860 - 1862

Incoming letters to Hugh Lang, mainly from his plantation manager, William Peebles, and various merchants, relating to the management of his estates in St. Croix in the Danish West Indies. Topics include the production of sugar, rum and molasses; the effects of the weather on production; shipments and sales of sugar, rum and molasses; sugar, rum and molasses prices and state of the markets; shortage of labourers; the provision of supplies to the estates; the valuation and sale of the Estate William. There are also some letters from family members including Ann Beckett of St. Croix (Lang's daughter); George Zachariae of Copenhagen (Lang's son-in-law); and Alexander and Lizzie Eckford, of India (Lizzie Eckford is Lang's niece).

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GB 249 T-IUF · Colección · 1961 - 2004

Minutes, papers; correspondence; newsletters and other documents relating to IUFoST, the International Committee of Food Science and Technology and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.

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GB 249 T-IFST · Colección · 1963 - 2000

Inaugural Council minutes and papers, 1963-1964; Council minutes and papers, 1965-1986; annual general meeting minutes and papers, 1964-1985; committee minutes and papers, 1973-1989; Joint Master of Food Control Board minutes and papers, 1975-1985; files of honorary secretary of Scottish Branch, 1996-2000.

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Houston Family of Johnstone papers
GB 249 T-HOU · Colección · 1757 - 1843

Notebooks, letters, bills and receipts relating to the Houston Family of Johnstone and to Quarrelton Colliery.

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Hinkley Point 'C' Enquiry records
GB 249 T-HIN · Colección · 1987-1989

Records of the inquiry held in 1988 including proceedings and transcripts of meetings and statements and proofs of evidence.

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Glasgow Typographical Society records
GB 249 T-GTS · Colección · 1817 - 1966

Minutes; contribution books; quarterly reports; rules and standing orders; financial records; membership records; branch and section records; chapel records; correspondence and agreements.

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Govane Family of Drumquhassle papers
GB 249 T-GOV · Colección · 1744, 1763 - 1862, 1932

Correspondence (c 300 letters); account books; household expenses and receipts; railway map and prospectuses; diary and pocket books; maps of the estate; plans and drawings for Park of Drumquhassle; family tree; marriage contract and other legal documents; file of correspondence and documents concerning the Baltimore Govanes; valuation roll; album of poems and sketches; books; miscellaneous items.

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Gem Line shipping company records
GB 249 T-GEM · Colección · 1861-1982

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.

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