Here at Archive Services we are pleased to announce that material from our Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd collections is to be featured in the BBC’s new series of Coast! Items from our collection will feature in ‘The Workers’ Coast’ episode,… Read More ›
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In the media: Thomas Leckie’s 18th century diary
This week’s ‘Sunday Morning with…’ programme on BBC Radio Scotland included a feature on Thomas Leckie (1678-1723), who studied theology at the University of Glasgow before becoming Minister of Kilmaronock Parish Church, near Loch Lomond, in 1703. Special Collections hold six of his notebooks,… Read More ›
News from Westminster, Holyrood and Brussels
Westminster news BBC Strategy Review – BBC Trust – BBC Executive proposals for the future direction of the corporation. Proposals include the closure of 6 Music and Asian Network by the end of 2011 and half of the websites on… Read More ›
Stars of the Show
We are asked fairly regularly if items from Special Collections can be used in television programmes. Recently, the BBC filmed some of the beautiful 18th century red chalk drawings and engravings that William Hunter commissioned for his great work The… Read More ›
