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.
Zonder titelCollection of books, papers and lecture notes grouped in classes of theology, philosophy, literature and history.
Zonder titelMinutes 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.
Zonder titelCollection of around 500 items relating to new towns in Britain and internationally. The material mostly dates from the 1920s until the present and includes reports, town plans and planning proposals, and maps. The collection also includes archival material relating to new towns in Scotland, with particular emphasis on Livingston.
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research files which assemble information on ships and minesweepers, including photographs, cuttings, notes and unpublished material.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 mathematics texts from the 19th and 20th centuries, many in European languages, and including some first editions.
Zonder titelCollection of mathematics texts dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
Zonder titelCollection of books, mainly on Scottish industrial history and archaeology. Also includes some literature, notably by Sir Walter Scott and Allan Ramsay.
Zonder titelCollection of murder/mystery novels of the country house genre, including some early editions.
Zonder titelCollection 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.
Zonder titelCollection of books and pamphlets, mainly on socialism and communism.
Collection, from the library of the National Council of Labour Colleges, of mainly 20th century publications on socialism. Also includes Labour Party publications, literature and history.
Zonder titelCollection of works on socialism and left wing politics.
Includes microfilm copies of:
- Scottish Trades Union Congress minutes, 1897-1951
- Scottish Trades Union Congress annual reports, 1897-1931
- Hamilton Labour Party records, 1918-1951
- Labour politics in Glasgow, 1894-1951
- Glasgow Trades Council minutes and annual reports, 1858-1951
- Scottish women's suffrage movement, 1902-1933
Collection of pamphlets, books and serial publications mainly on anarchism, socialism and alternative politics.
Zonder titelThis 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.
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