Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 SC Laing
Title
Laing collection
Date(s)
- 1627-1883 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
10 metres
Books
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The collection was formed from the personal library of Alexander Laing who left it as a bequest to Anderson's College.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of mathematics texts dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
All the books in this collection are catalogued on SUPrimo the University of Strathclyde Library's integrated search service.
Search "MLSPLA" to find a full list of titles in the Laing collection
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
The collection is listed in: 'Catalogue of books bequeathed to Anderson's College by Alexander Laing, LL.D., late professor of mathematics there.' (Glasgow, 1883)