Collection 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research files which assemble information on ships and minesweepers, including photographs, cuttings, notes and unpublished material.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.
Zonder titelJohn 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.
Zonder titelCollection of books, journals, maps and yearbooks. Also SMC library register (1 volume) recording books borrowed from the collection from 1935-2007.
It includes historical and current publications by the Scottish Mountaineering Club and Scottish Mountaineering Trust along with a vast library of books on: technical and philosophical aspects of mountaineering, climbing, skiing, hill walking and other outdoor pursuits; fiction and literature; biographies and autobiographies; travel and exploration from all over the world which includes an extensive collection of Scottish texts; history of mountaineering; antiquarian collection of 18th century Scottish travel and tour books.
Zonder titelCollection of fictional works in which the city of Glasgow is an integral element or theme. First editions are present where available. The collection offers researchers the opportunity to consider the variety of historical and literary approaches used to depict Glasgow.
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