Swept away by Special Collections? Awed by Archives? If you have been inspired by our collections, now is your chance to share it with the world! We are looking for current University of Glasgow students to contribute posts on Special… Read More ›
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New student and staff collection descriptions on the Archive Services catalogue
In the past month Archive Services have uploaded a number of new collection descriptions to our electronic catalogue. These include descriptions of papers of Glasgow students and academics as well as descriptions of Scottish business collections. We thought we’d give… Read More ›
Heritage Beasts
To celebrate World Animal Day today, the people behind Follow An Archive and Ask Archivists have organised a Twitter event around the hashtag #heritagebeasts. At Archive Services we have selected some images from the Records of United Turkey Red Co Ltd, bleachers, finishers and… Read More ›
Graduate Trainees at the Freshers’ Fair
Hi, I’m Sarah, a recent addition to the Glasgow University Archive Services team. As a new Graduate Trainee I spent my first month in the searchroom, helping readers navigate our catalogues and collections. This month I have been on document… Read More ›
New Graduate Trainee at Archive Services
Hi all! I’m Jen, and I’m a Graduate Trainee at the Glasgow University Archive Services. I’ve been a student in Classics at the University of Glasgow for 5 years, and have just finished my Masters degree and will graduate in a… Read More ›
Scotlands oldest documents online
A new interactive online database, which will make thousands of the oldest documents in Scotland’s history available to the public, is being launched by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP, today at the University of… Read More ›
Thomas Ferguson Rodger collection online
The catalogue for the papers of Thomas Ferguson Rodger (1907-1978), the University’s first Professor of Psychological Medicine, is now online. Rodger was a graduate of the University and received a BSc in 1927 and MB ChB in 1929. You can… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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:… Read More ›
World Malaria Day marked by our new display
A new poster exhibition to mark World Malaria Day on 25 April, is on display in the University Library until 30 June. The exhibition, the first to be held in our new display area, Am Fosglan (on the entrance level), delves… Read More ›
