The latest addition to our Glasgow Town Plan map series is sheet VI.7.8 showing Sighthill Cemetery. At around 400ft above sea level its name derived from the views of Glasgow and its surroundings it afforded in all directions. The 46… Read More ›
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Building a library
Today is National Libraries Day, and it marks the “culmination of a week’s worth of celebrations in school, college, university, workplace and public libraries across the UK.” To celebrate this, Archives Services have unearthed these images in our collections of… Read More ›
The Edwin Morgan Papers: Commemorating Burns Night
To commemorate Burns Night we thought we’d share with you a few items from the Papers of Edwin Morgan, in particular a couple of Robert Burns commemorative stamps which were sent to EM by an unidentified friend in the USSR…. Read More ›
New service – canvas printing!
We’re excited to bring a new service to the library! We can now provide canvas prints to complement the range of materials we already use for large-scale reproductions. If you need a large-scale print or scan, we can provide this… Read More ›
New Postgraduate Study Space
We are delighted to be able to tell you that a brand-new study space designed specifically for postgraduate students will be opened tomorrow, 17th January 2013. The space, on level 5 of the main University Library building, has around 170 study spaces,… Read More ›
Town Plan of Glasgow – Queen Street Station and George Square
Town plan sheets covering the city centre can, unsurprisingly, offer many locations of interest. In this case Queen Street Station, George Square and the City Chambers feature prominently. Upon closer inspection we can also see intriguingly named places such as… Read More ›
Town Plan of Glasgow – Cattle Market, Gallowgate
The next Town Plan of Glasgow sheet shows what was the main cattle market in Glasgow throughout the 19th century. This live cattle market was opened in 1818 by order of the then Superintendent of Public Works, James Cleland. Covering six acres it… Read More ›
Treasures of the Scottish Theatre Archive
A new poster exhibition featuring treasures from the Scottish Theatre Archive is currently on display in the University Display area, Am Fosglan (Library entrance level). Founded in 1981, the Scottish Theatre Archive forms part of the Special Collections within the University… Read More ›
Town Plan of Glasgow – Pollokshields Town Houses and Villas
The creation of the Pollokshields area of Glasgow was set in motion by the Stirling-Maxwell family of Pollok in 1849. The Stirling-Maxwells had been associated with the area as land-owners for centuries previous to this and would continue to be… Read More ›
Black History Month exhibition
We are celebrating Black History Month with our new poster display in Am Fosglan (Level 2 of the Library) and our online display. Black History Month (BHM) is celebrated in October each year. Our display details our rich connections with… Read More ›
