Acquisitions
Items received from January 2012 will be publicised on the Archive Services blog rather than on this page. Items received between 2008 and 2011 can be found below and via the links on the right hand side of the page.
Please note that items may not be available until they are catalogued. Anyone interested in using a particular newly acquired collection is encouraged to contact the Duty Archivist to find out whether it has yet been catalogued or to find when it may be made available. You can influence our cataloguing priorities by telling us which of our new collections you would like to use for your research and why.
The following accessions have been received by Glasgow University Archive Services during 2011:
December 2011
- Records of Blackies Ltd, mainly catalogues and files of authors correspondence (Accn 3633)
- University of Glasgow exam papers 2010-2011 (Accn 3634)
November 2011
- Degree scroll for medical graduate Robert Howat, MBChB 1920 (Accn 3626)
- Lecture notes for engineering classes taken by Alexander McLean Porkess, c1950s (Accn 3627)
- Photographs of the Students' Representative Council (SRC) executive 2008/9 and SRC council 2008/9 & 2009/10 (Accn 3631)
October 2011
- McKean Group Limited (in receivership) company records, 1950-1980 (Accn 3611)
- Papers of Sir Robert Smith regarding the liquidation of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (Accn 3613 & Accn 3629)
- Jock Hunter's unpublished three volume History of J&P Coats (Accn 3614)
- William Jacks & Co Christmas Dinners Album containing dinner menus, signatures of guests and presscuttings (Accn 3615)
September 2011
- Centre for Urban & Regional Research (CURR) Newsletter, nos 1-30; University of Glasgow Newsletter 1996-2002 (incomplete) (Accn 3596)
- Papers of John Brash de Vere Weir and the University of Glasgow Department of Physiology (Accn 3597 & Accn 3604)
- Glasgow University Dialectic Society minutes, 2000 (Accn 3599)
- Records of the Glasgow Archaeological Society (Accn 3602)
August 2011
- Records of the Historical Thesaurus of English (Accn 3589)
July 2011
- University of Glasgow Finance Committee papers (Accn 3578)
- Records of the GU Model United Nations Society, 2009-2011 (Accn 3582)
June 2011
- Four video tapes compiled by former Department of Hispanic Studies. 1) Carlos Fuentes seminar; 2) Interview with Cuban ambassador; 3) Interview with Virginia Chambers (Accn 3572)
- Glasgow University Dialectic Society journal Groundings, vol 1-4 (Accn 3577)
May 2011
- Further papers of Sir Alexander Cairncross (Accn 3569)
- Diaries of Mary McAlpine (Mrs Andrew Bishop), daughter of Sir Robert McAlpine, c1890-1930 (Accn 3571)
- Glass slides from Professor F O Bower's trip to Malay (Accn 3573)
April 2011
- University of Glasgow exam papers, 2009/10 (Accn 3561)
March 2011
- Financial records and ship files relating to Harrisons (Clyde) (Accn 3545)
- Deeds relating to Harrison Gow; photo albums of Harrison ships(Accn 3548)
- Photograph of University of Glasgow Vet School staff and students 1947/8 (Accn 3550)
- Photographs and business records relating to Hilden, Coats (Accn 3555)
February 2011
- Department of Geology student records (Accn 3534)
- Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd records, including letterbooks, presscuttings, correspondence, inventories, agreements (Accn 3535)
- Graduation photograph and scroll of Melville George Tuck, BSc 1955; wedding photograph of Melville George Tuck and Sheila Murdoch (Accn 3536)
- Glasgow Archaeological Society President's papers, 2009-2010 (Accn 3540)
- Student Support Folder, compiled for the University of Glasgow Enterprise in Higher Education project, 1993 (Accn 3543)
January 2011
- Programme: The Student International Club presents A Concert of Nations, 9-11 Feb 1950 (Accn 3525)
- 2 issues of Ygorra magazine, 1945-1947 (Accn 3531)
