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Map of the Nyasaland Protectorate.

This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.

Article on teaching of law in late 19th century at Glasgow University; application and testimonials for Euing lectureship on music at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College.

Printed material collected by the Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association.

Correspondence and papers from most of Dalton's career. The collection includes:

• papers on Dalton's career and the libel cases brought against him
• correspondence and papers originating from Dalton's roles at the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science, the Transport and General Workers' Union, the Environment Agency and others
• correspondence with fellow activists, occupational health experts, academics, doctors, solicitors, politicians, trade unionists, campaign groups, asbestos victim support groups and others
• subject files on environmental and occupational health issues, particularly asbestos
• publications by Dalton and letters to the press
• consultancy and expert witness work
• notes and papers from conferences and meetings
• correspondence and papers relating to Dalton's involvement in the production of television and radio programmes on asbestos, together with a series of video recordings and transcripts of documentaries and other programmes collected by Dalton on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health and safety topics.
• press cuttings on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health issues
• Dalton's library of books, academic papers, reports and other publications on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health issues

Certificates from George Heriot's School Edinburgh, 1899-1901; certificate in shorthand from Phonetic Institute, Bath, 1901; papers relating to appointments as pupil teacher, 1902, 1907; pupil teacher's certificate, 1907; teacher's certificate and related papers, 1909; photographs of staff and pupils at Whifflet Primary School, Coatbridge, c 1910; biographical information, 2006.

Minutes of the board of governors and committees; articles of association.

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.

Minutes and papers of the Building Committee of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College concerning the implementation of the building scheme at the College.

This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.

School and teaching certificates, 1909-1915; Clydebank Higher Grade School class photographs, c 1900-1912; letter to McDonald family in Canada from Mary R. Craig giving news of Clydebank acquaintances, 1925; extracts from registers of births and marriages relating to Maggie McDonald and Robert Callan; dance notebook, 1912-1914; 'The four Margarets and a notebook' by Alistair MacFadyen, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society bulletin, (64), October 1986, pp. 93-94 and reprinted in Royal Scottish Country Dance Society bulletin (77), October 1999, p.25, with news item.

This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.

Council, Board of Governors and Committee minutes and papers; financial records; annual reports; calendars; prospectuses; correspondence with Scottish Education Department; student records; administrative files; building plans; college history, journal and other publications.

Exercises set in Higher Natural Philosophy class at Glasgow University; notes on John Anderson's books and instruments; papers on Muir's work as examiner for Drawing Office Apprentices' Examination for William Denny & Brothers Ltd; papers on consulting work; reprints of scientific papers; biographical details; applications and testimonials.

Signed and indexed minutes of meetings of the Boilermaking Classes Committee of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College and (from 1912) the Royal Technical College, Glasgow concerning the direction of the boilermaking classes.

Signed and indexed minutes of meetings of the Plumbing Classes Committee of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College and (from 1912) the Royal Technical College, Glasgow concerning the management of the classes in plumbing.