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Collection of miscellaneous and mostly non-technical writings about John Logie Baird, television pioneer, written and/or compiled by his son, Malcolm Baird. Some of the pieces have been published. The material forms a supplement to Malcolm Baird's more concise technical memoirs entitled “From the White Suit to the Hard Hat”.

Comprises:

1. Lectures about John Logie Baird
2. Articles about John Logie Baird
3. Reviews (book and film)
4. Sketches of people in John Logie Baird’s circle eg relatives, friends, associates including:
   (a) John Logie Baird's older sister Annie (1883-1971) and his daughter Diana (1931-2016)
   (b) the executor of John Logie Baird's estate (1894-1964)
   (c) Donald Flamm (1899-1998), John Logie Baird's friend and associate in the USA, and an honorary graduate of the University of Strathclyde
   (d) Antony Kamm (1931-2011) with whom Malcolm Baird wrote a biography of John Logie Baird
   (e) John Logie Baird's first love "Alice" (1890-1971)
   (f) A set of short character sketches developed by Malcolm Baird for a proposed film project

10 tinted lithographs printed on wood-pulp paper and glued together to form a rolled panorama (total dimensions approximately 50.8 x 1402cm). The original designs were created by Murdoch for a decorative frieze which his friend Patrick Geddes proposed for the exterior of the Castlehill Water Reservoir. Although the scheme never came to fruition, Murdoch published an edition of lithographs from his designs, accompanied by a descriptive booklet, for use as a teaching aid or for interior decoration. This was entitled 'A Procession of the Kings of Scotland from Duncan & Macbeth to George II & Prince Charles Stewart with the Principal Historical Characters in their Proper Arms and Costumes' (1902). A larger edition of the lithographs, also with an accompanying booklet, was published in 1917 and entitled 'A Procession of Scottish History, Showing the Succession of Scottish Kings and the Principal Figures of their Reigns, from the Time of Duncan and Macbeth, in their Proper Arms and Costumes'.
This copy is the larger edition of 1917, but does not have its original container or accompanying booklet.

Membership card; library catalogue; press report of Glasgow meeting.

Signed minutes of meetings of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Management Association concerning the development of good management practice in the fields of industry, commerce, banking and insurance, and in public, semi-public and institutional administration.

Small collection of printed and manuscript sheet music by various composers. Probably mid 18th to early 19th century in origin.

Certificate for courses in chemistry, botany, pharmacy and materia medica awarded to Robert Douglas Wellwood. Signed by Thomas S. Barnes, Principal of West of Scotland College of Pharmacy. Attributed to April 1904 - source of evidence unknown.

Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet.

Six of the draft plans appear to be by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but are not signed. The office address is given as 140 Bath Street, Glasgow.

Minutes and papers of the Town Planning Institute and other bodies; papers relating to Singapore and other Commonwealth work; papers relating to international work; papers relating to town planning education; correspondence; press cuttings; photographs; maps and plans.

Detailed diary of a trip made by Mary Pinkerton to America; typed transcript of diary (transcribed by Anne Cameron, June 2010). Enclosed in the manuscript diary are several loose additional diary pages; a poem entitled 'Books of the Bible'; a newspaper clipping intimating the death of Mary Pinkerton on 20 December [1912]; and a newspaper clipping intimating the death of Mary Cochran, relict of James Pinkerton [undated].

Annual general meeting papers; annual reports and accounts; board of directors' minutes and papers; correspondence and papers relating to acquisitions; papers relating to constitution; papers relating to shares; financial records; newsletters; news cuttings; publicity material.

Material relating to Rusk's education and appointments; research notes; publications by Rusk; publications by others; examination papers set by Rusk; notes from seminars; correspondence; photographs; glass lantern slides.

Minutes of sectional and committee meetings; membership records; financial records; syllabuses; annual general meeting papers; jubilee number of the society's journal; photographs.

Election literature including campaign leaflets, manifestos and publications produced by political parties for Scottish constituencies. Primarily covering all elections since the first Scottish Parliament election in 1999, there is also a selection of earlier donated material present.

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.

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.