Archive's Queen Mary anniversary
Published: 29 September 2014
The University's Archive Services has had a surge in interest in their comprehensive records of the building and launch of the Clyde icon RMS Queen Mary 80 years ago this month
The University's Archive Services has had a surge in interest in their comprehensive records of the building and launch of the Clyde icon RMS Queen Mary 80 years ago this month.
The Queen Mary was one of the most celebrated, and largest, ships of its generation and is one of the best known liners to have sailed the seas. The contract for the building of ‘ship number 534’ was signed on 1st December 1930 and the first keel plates were laid on the 27th of that month. Work halted, however, in December 1931 due to the economic depression and did not begin again until April 1934. The structure was finished within six months and she was ready for launch on 26th September 1934.
The University of Glasgow Archive Services hold many records relating to the Queen Mary in the John Brown & Co., Clydebank collection. There are scores of plans, letterbooks, brochures, and correspondence files. The holdings can be seen in the source guide and selected highlights have been described here.
Archive Services have been busy blogging on the great ship - you can read the piece here - and they have also been stirring interest through social media including Twitter.
First published: 29 September 2014
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