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Business Collections: James Porteous & Co Ltd, woollen manufacturers
Today sees the launch of our James Porteous & Co Ltd catalogue. The company produced high grade scotch tweed, overcoats and flannels from Clackmannanshire. The collection includes promotional materials, minutes, as well as the production book pictured below: The book contains hand written weaving processes, colour combinations and lengths of yarn. James Porteous & Co … Continue reading
Sammy Barr (1931-2012): shop steward and key figure in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders 1971 ‘work-in’
Sammy Barr, the shop steward who was an influential figure in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders ‘work-in’ of 1971, has died at the age of 80 in Glasgow. The Herald and The Scotsman published obituaries last week. Samuel Alexander Barr (known as Sammy) was born in Glasgow on 20 December 1931. After leaving school in 1947 … Continue reading
PUDS Blog: Radio 4 Today
This morning the Radio 4 programme Today broadcast a feature about the Wellcome Library’s ‘Modern Genetics and its Foundations’ project. The Wellcome Library is bringing the papers of the pioneers of modern genetics together in one place for the first time as part of a ground-breaking digitisation project, which includes material from leading figures from … Continue reading
Business Collections at Archives: Records of A G Berry & Co, consulting engineers, Glasgow
Today sees the launch of our A & G Berry & Co catalogue. The collection is a small one, consisting of some engineering drawings and a rather beautiful design and specification book: Jamaican born Alfred G Berry set up an engineering company in Glasgow around 1878. The company was primarily concerned with the sugar industry, … Continue reading
Olive Winchester: Celebrating 100 years of women’s ordination in the UK
Born in Monson, Maine (USA), in 1879, Olive May Winchester was the first woman to be admitted to study for and to graduate with a Bachelor of Divinity degree at the University of Glasgow. While in Glasgow, Olive became a member of the Pentecostal Church of Scotland and taught in their Bible school, gaining the … Continue reading
Business Collections at Archives: Records of W & J Martin Ltd, leather merchants, tanners and footwear manufacturers
This week sees the launch of our catalogue for W & J Martin (Glasgow) Ltd. The company were leather merchants, tanners, and footwear manufacturers from around c1830-1981. The collection includes several examples of ad campaigns run by the company, such as those below for their patented ‘Zug’ uppers: These adverts acknowledge that after the war … Continue reading
Business Collections at Archives: Records of Malcolm Campbell Ltd, greengrocers, Glasgow, Scotland
Today sees the launch of our Malcolm Campbell Ltd catalogue. The name will be a familiar one to those who remember the railway station kiosks which stretched from Glasgow Central to Crew, or the flagship store in Union Street, below: Renowned for their unusual and inventive window displays and floral arrangements, the collection reflects this, … Continue reading
Searchroom visit: Lauchlan Macpherson, Bedellus of the University
Lauchlan Macpherson was the janitor, and from 1862 the Bedellus, of the University of Glasgow from 1853 until his death in 1899. His great great grandson, Duncan Macpherson, visited our searchroom last month to find out more about his role at the University and also to share some family photographs and documents with us. Duncan … Continue reading
Archive Services catalogue available again
Our electronic catalogue is back up and running. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the server problems yesterday.
Stoddard-Templeton Archive: Magic Carpets
This lunchtime I was in the Hunterian Museum giving the Hunterian Insight talk. I was talking about the Stoddard-Templeton Archive, which is full of fantastic resources from the world’s leading carpet manufacturers. I was showing off some of our design sketches – including some by Mary Quant, our chenille fabric sample, and a Templetonian (staff … Continue reading
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