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Collection of books, papers and lecture notes grouped in classes of theology, philosophy, literature and history.

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 large folio volumes of architecture related material.

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 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research files which assemble information on ships and minesweepers, including photographs, cuttings, notes and unpublished material.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:

• 'They led the way: the fleet minesweepers at Normandy, June 1944' (Blackpool: 1994)
• 'The Algerines: Fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy, 1942-1961' (Blackpool: 1995)
• 'Fleet sweepers at war: fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1939-1945' (Blackpool: 1997)

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.

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.

Various papers from the life and career of Mary Dawson covering her student life, lecturing, research, and professional awards. Includes:

• student notebooks from Dawson's studies at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow
• lecture notes and papers used for her teaching at the Royal Technical College, later the University of Strathclyde
• reprints of her own and other pharmacy articles
• research notes and data
• conference papers and programmes
• illustrations and captions for scientific posters
• material relating to articles and publications by Dawson
• index of scientific papers about tissue culture
• slide transparencies for publications and lectures
• papers about Dawson's film 'In Your Hands, Tissue Culture Techniques'
• film reels
• meeting notes and papers relating to pharmaceutical professional bodies and groups
• papers and correspondence relating to awards won by Dawson such as the Pharmaceutical Society’s Charter Silver Medal and the Marschig Animal Welfare Trust Prize

Oral history project conducted in 2016 by Rory Stride as research for his undergraduate history dissertation, ‘“Proud to be a Clyde shipbuilder. Clyde built”: The changing work identity of Govan’s shipbuilders, c.1960-present.’ The collection comprises interviews with seven men who were employed as shipbuilders between c.1960 and 2016 at Govan’s three shipyards: Alexander Stephen and Sons, Fairfield’s, and Harland and Wolff. The interviews were conducted in a variety of places across Glasgow. The interview questions were semi-structured and largely directed by the responses of the participants. Topics discussed include trade unions, working conditions, occupational injury, masculinity, politics, staff camaraderie, redundancy and periods of employment at different companies. There is a focus throughout the interviews on indicators and expression of masculine identity including alcohol consumption, paid employment and macho attitudes in the yards. The interviews also cover the workers' interactions with the trade union movement, focusing on their experiences of strike action. In addition, some of the key episodes in the Clyde’s shipbuilding history during the twentieth century are covered including: the closure of Harland and Wolff; the closure of Alexander Stephen and Sons; the Norwegian company Kvaerner’s takeover of the Fairfield yard from British Shipbuilders in 1988 and the withdrawal of Kvaerner from Govan in 1999 which threatened the existence of shipbuilding on the Clyde heading in to the twenty-first century.

Offprints, copies and drafts of articles and chapters by Graham Hills; speeches; letters of congratulation on his appointment as Principal of University of Strathclyde; curriculum vitae; account by Hills of retirement of Bursar and establishment of unitary administration in University of Strathclyde; visitors' book; news cuttings about Hills; photographs; video scrapbook.

‘Get A Chinese: stories of the Chinese community inside and outside the Chinese takeaway’ was an eighteen month oral history project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and carried out by the Chinese Community Development Partnership. The aim of the project was to record the experiences of the older generation of Chinese people who migrated to the UK after 1950 and how they survived in an environment completely new and strange to them.

Fifteen elderly people from Chinese communities in the central belt of Scotland were interviewed by volunteer researchers in 2017. Almost all of the interviewees were born in Hong Kong and migrated to the United Kingdom after 1950. At that time, life was not easy in Hong King even in the city. In the rural areas where facilities were very limited, it was even worse. In these remote areas, young people lacked education and job opportunities. Unable to earn a living, many villagers tried to build a new life in the United Kingdom. After working hard for several years and saving up enough money, many set up Chinese restaurants and takeaway food shops. Working long hours in these eateries, many found it difficult to find enough time to learn English. Although managing to pick up some basic English in their daily life, language remained a big barrier and restricted their ability to integrate into wider society. By interviewing members of this ‘hidden community’ as the older Chinese community in Scotland has sometimes been described, the project hoped to help the public better understand their courage and determination and to change attitudes that had arisen towards the community due to a lack of understanding.

The interviews focus on the interviewees’ lives before they emigrated, their early experiences of living in Scotland, their current lives and the changes in Scottish society witnessed by them.

The culmination of the project was the publication of a book in both Cantonese and English recounting the interviewees' stories.

The collection comprises:

• 15 recorded interviews (in Cantonese)
• Time-coded summaries (in English)
• Publication: Mitford, T. (ed.) (2019) Get a Chinese: stories of the Chinese community inside and outside the Chinese takeaway. Chinese Community Development Partnership.

The collection comprises Ronald Livesey's school, college and professional examination papers, with their original cardboard binder. The following papers are included, some with annotations showing which questions were attempted:

• Sea Cadet Corps: Mechanics Badge (c 1946)
• Scottish Education Department, Senior Leaving Certificate Examination: English (March 1946); Arithmetic (March 1946); Geography Lower Grade (March 1946), Mathematics Lower Grade (March 1946); Mathematics Higher Grade (March 1947): French Lower Grade (March 1946 and March 1947); Science: Physics Higher Grade (March 1946); Science: Engineering Technical Subjects Group II Higher Grade (March 1946); Mathematics: Dynamics Higher Grade (March 1947)
• Scottish Universities Entrance Board Preliminary Examination: Mathematics (Higher Standard, August 1947)
• Royal Technical College, Glasgow, Higher National Certificate course: final examinations: Mathematics S.2 (April 1947); Engineering Drawing S.2 (April 1947); Electrical Science S.2 (April 1947); Applied Mechanics S.3 (March 1948); Applied Heat S.3 (March 1948); Technical Mathematics S.3 (March 1948); Civil Engineering Materials A.1 (March 1949); Mathematics A.1 (April 1949); Engineering Materials A.1 (April 1949); Structures A.1 (April 1949); Engineering Drawing A.2 (March 1950); Soil Mechanics A.2 (March 1950); Applied Electricity A.1 (March 1950); Structures A.2 (March 1950); Hydromechanics A.2 (March 1951); Structural Design A.2 (Reinforced Concrete - March 1951); Geology A.3 (March 1951); Surveying A.3 (March 1951)
• Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow: final examination in Roads and Road Construction (March 1959)
• Institution of Civil Engineers, membership examination: alternative subjects for inverview, candidate no.207 (April 1956)

• Royal Technical College laboratory sheets for Physics Course I;
• Royal Technical College laboratory sheets for Magnetism and Electricity Course I;
• University of Glasgow Bachelor of Science degree parchment, 1927;
• Order of proceedings for University of Glasgow graduation ceremony, 1 July 1927;
• Printed list of degrees conferred by the University of Glasgow on 1 July 1927

The Quality of Life Experiment was a government initiative to improve the quality of cultural life in the community. One area in Scotland, one area in Wales and two areas in England were chosen to participate in the experiment. These areas received funding to bring in culture of all sorts to help improve people's quality of life. The area chosen in Scotland was West Dunbartonshire. This collection relates solely to the activities in West Dunbartonshire.

The invitation to participate in the experiment was extended to Dumbarton District Council in November 1973 and the first meeting of the Dumbarton District Community Development Advisory Board took place in February 1974. Three neighbourhood development groups (Dumbarton, Vale of Leven and Helensburgh) were established and staff appointments were made during summer 1974. The project team, consisting of a project director and three area coordinators, were in post by 1 September 1974. The project headquarters, Overtoun House, was opened on 2 September 1974. The experiment ran until August 1976. 163 community projects were assisted during the life of the experiment. The areas funded were wide-ranging and included sport, music, drama, art, festivals, children's play facilities and playschemes, youth clubs, community television and radio, and outdoor centres. An evaluation of the experiment was conducted by John Cassidy under the guidance of Jack Brand, Director of Strathclyde Area Survey, University of Strathclyde.

The collection comprises:

• Dumbarton District Community Development Advisory Board minutes, correspondence and papers
• Dumbarton Neighbourhood Development Group minutes and papers
• Vale of Leven Neighbourhood Development Group minutes and papers
• Helensburgh Neighbourhood Development Group minutes and papers
• Administrative records
• Newsletters, press releases, news cuttings, publications
• Community project applications
• Community project reports
• Evaluation reports

• Management committee papers
• Annual reports
• Financial records
• Estates and buildings records
• Certificates of accreditation of courses
• Prospectuses
• Course leaflets
• Handbooks for international students
• Examination papers
• Awards ceremony programmes
• Student records
• Prize and scholarship records
• Uniforms
• Student memorabilia
• Group photographs
• Internationale Kochkunst Grosser Preis medal
• Function menus
• Visitors' books
• News cuttings books
• Year books and newsletters
• Teaching aids
• Published articles about the Scottish Hotel School
• Corporate merchandise
• Board game entitled 'Who wants to be a hotelier'
• Certificate of corporate membership of Hospitality Action
• Scottish Hotel School Library records