Small collection of printed and manuscript sheet music by various composers. Probably mid 18th to early 19th century in origin.
Correspondence (c 300 letters); account books; household expenses and receipts; railway map and prospectuses; diary and pocket books; maps of the estate; plans and drawings for Park of Drumquhassle; family tree; marriage contract and other legal documents; file of correspondence and documents concerning the Baltimore Govanes; valuation roll; album of poems and sketches; books; miscellaneous items.
Govane family of DrumquhasslePhotographs of India c. 1912 taken by S.H. Christie, probably a relative of Major George Christie, owner of Ross Priory; garden notebooks; published articles and press cuttings about Ross Priory.
Ross PrioryNotebooks, letters, bills and receipts relating to the Houston Family of Johnstone and to Quarrelton Colliery.
Houston, George, 1743-1815, 4th Laird of JohnstoneCollection of books originally part of the reference library at the Scottish Hotel School. The collection is made up of two components:
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The Scottish Hotel School antiquarian collection comprising over 200 books on cookery dating mostly from 1776 to the 1940s. It includes 18th century Scottish cookery books, works by Mrs Beeton and other popular writers and books by 19th century French chefs such as Alexis Soyer.
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The Scottish Hotel School cookery collection comprising over 700 books on cookery and wine, dating from 1885 to 2000 but primarily 20th century.
Collection of books, mainly on Scottish industrial history and archaeology. Also includes some literature, notably by Sir Walter Scott and Allan Ramsay.
Agnew, James Percival, 1905-1998, chairman of the Scottish College of CommerceMinute books of the society and of the lottery committee; laws of the society; treasurer's book; cash receipt books for exhibitions; incoming letter book; exhibition catalogues; catalogue of books etc belonging to the society; library loans record; letter from Robert Burns.
Glasgow Dilettanti SocietyCorrespondence 1860-1867; published articles; Thornliebank chartulary 1789-1929.
Crum, Walter, 1796-1867, calico printer and chemistPublished articles by Garnett; correspondence; marriage certificate; map of Garnett's tour of the Highlands in 1798; receipts and insurance certificate; cartoon by Gillray.
Garnett, Thomas, 1766-1802, chemist and physicianRecords relating to governance; constitutional and legal records; annual reports; calendars; class and lecture advertisements, programmes and syllabuses; class admission tickets; subscription lists; financial records; draft contract relating to property in John Street; student records; library and museum records; lectures.
Anderson's College, GlasgowThe Strathclyde collection comprises printed or published material by or about the University of Strathclyde and its staff. There are three components to the collection:
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Strathclyde staff collection comprising publications by members of staff of the University, including monographs or other publications (except periodical articles) of which a member of staff is prominent as an author, compiler, editor, translator, illustrator, consultant, etc during their University employment.
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Strathclyde official collection comprising publications of the University or its constituent organisations, including: official publications of the University as a whole; publications of departments and faculties; student, staff and graduate association publications.
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Strathclyde serial collection comprising serial/journal publications, newspapers, newsletters and annuals of the University or its constituent organisations, including: official publications of the University as a whole; publications of departments and faculties; student, staff and graduate association publications.
Collection of mathematics texts from the 19th and 20th centuries, many in European languages, and including some first editions.
Gibson, George Alexander, 1858-1930, mathematicianCurriculum vitae; copies of some of her published papers; source material gathered in the course of researching her history; correspondence with Robert Rusk concerning the history; books.
Cruickshank, Marjorie, 1920-1983, educationistCorrespondence; class ticket; subscriptions by students for Ure's benefit; prospectus of lectures; copies of Ure's published papers; licence from Andrew Ure to Patrick Cruikshank to use equipment for evaporating syrups and juices on St Vincent; details of patents by Ure; notice regarding his appointment at Belfast Academical Institution; items on his experiments with galvanism; articles about his work; biographical information and obituaries.
Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857, chemistJohn 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.
Eaton, John Carnegie, 1915-1972, mathematician