As part of my Graduate Traineeship I recently visited a Clyde shipyard with David Powell, Surveying Officer of the Business Archives Council of Scotland. We had planned to make a quick pick up of the records the business had identified… Read More ›
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Archive Survey #2
Recently I accompanied David Powell (BACS Surveying Officer) to a lace mill located in Ayrshire. The mill is scheduled for demolition and we were there to survey any archive material that may still be in the building. Unfortunately the building… Read More ›
Archive Services Visit to Irn-Bru
Following on from David Powell’s work surveying the Irn-Bru company archive, Archive Service’s staff enjoyed an afternoon at the company’s new headquarters, production and distribution unit at Cumbernauld. Irn-Bru are very proud of their heritage; Barr’s soft drinks business was… Read More ›
Archive survey
As part of my Graduate Traineeship within Archive Services, I recently shadowed David Powell (BACS) on an archive survey of a fabric manufacturer in Ayrshire to provide advice on preserving and managing their archives. The archive contained thousands of fabric… Read More ›
