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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
Laing film artist in running for Turner Prize
Glasgow-based artist Luke Fowler has been nominated for this year’s Turner Prize for his art film All Divided Selves (2011), the third in a trilogy of films which explore the life of R.D. Laing. Luke has previously worked with the R.D. Laing collection held here in Special Collections, which was catalogued with funding from the … Continue reading
Back to school for Special Collections
As well as being available to researchers, items from our collections are also in demand for exhibitions. Currently, pamphlets from the Bissett Collection are on show at Scotland Street School Museum in The Glasgow Schools, part of the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. Artist Ruth Ewan has produced poster works and a documentary on … Continue reading
Open Afternoon: Stoddard-Templeton Archive Launch
Archive Services is celebrating the launch of the online catalogue for the Stoddard-Templeton Archive with an open afternoon on Thursday, 19th April. We’ll have some of the highlights of the Archive on display, be showing some of the companies’ films, and have some talks from one of the archivists who catalogued the collection and from … Continue reading
Goethe Institute librarians visit the University Library
A group of librarians from the North European Goethe Institute conference paid a visit to the Library yesterday. Kay Munro, along with other members of staff, presented a session on accessing Library resources and services via mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and e-book readers. Later there was time for the librarians, who came from … Continue reading
Glasgow Incunabula Project update (16/3/12)
Another ten books are now fully described and indexed on the project website: Psalterium. With canticles Milan: [Printer of 'Psalterio in Volgare', 1476], 7 July 1477 Berchorius, Petrus: Liber Bibliae moralis Deventer: Richardus Pafraet, 1477 Magistri, Martinus: Expositio super Praedicabilia Porphyrii Paris: Félix Baligault, for Durand Gerlier, 27 Mar. 1499 Bricot, Thomas: Insolubilia; Obligationes Paris: … Continue reading
The map sale continues
The map sale of duplicate and surplus stock has been very popular so far, and much has been sold. However, we still have a significant number of maps available for areas such as Kirkintilloch, Leith, Kilmacolm, Dunfermline, Troon, Girvan, Wick, Hamilton, Glasgow (primarily the east and south of the city) and much more besides. Please … Continue reading
Historical Glasgow map reproductions now available
We are very pleased to announce that high quality reproductions of some of the highlights of the Map Collections covering Glasgow are now available from the Online Shop of the University. You’ll find privately surveyed maps showing Glasgow in 1778 and 1828, as well as the first Ordnance Survey of Glasgow in 1865. This initial … Continue reading
Inspiration for new writing about Glasgow
This week Special Collections hosted a creative writing workshop led by Glasgow-based author Louise Welsh. As inspiration for those attending, we selected a number of items from our collections. These included a public notice warning of hydrophobic (‘rabid’) dogs, a map illustrating the fever epidemic of 1843 and eye-witness accounts of the ‘Glasgow Earthquake’ of 1910. … Continue reading
Cambridge Books Online Trial
The Library is participating in a 6 month trial of Cambridge Books Online, http://ebooks.cambridge.org/. This trial gives us access to 11,000 Cambridge University Press ebooks in many subject areas. Individual records are available for all available titles in QuickSearch. You can access these titles directly on campus. Your GUID is required for off campus access. … Continue reading
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