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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 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
Stoddard-Templeton Catalogue Launch
Yesterday afternoon saw the launch event of the Stoddard-Templeton archive catalogue that is now fully available to search on-line. The event included an exhibition of some highlights of the collection, screening of some of the companies’ films and talks from archivists who catalogued the collection as well as designers who have already used the collection. … 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.
Archive Services catalogue unavailable
We are experiencing problems with the server which hosts our electronic catalogue and it is currently unavailable for searching. We will provide updates as soon as we know more. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thomas Ferguson Rodger: University’s first Professor of Psychological Medicine
In 1949 Thomas Ferguson Rodger became the University’s first Professor of Psychological Medicine, a position he was to hold until his retirement in 1973. Born in Glasgow, Rodger attended North Kelvinside School and studied at the University, graduating BSc (1927) and MB ChB (1929). After completing his post-graduate medical training he became assistant to Sir … Continue reading
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