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 ›
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… Read More ›
This lunchtime I was in the Hunterian Museum giving the Hunterian Insight talk. I was talking about the Stoddard-Templeton Archive, which is full of fantastic resources from the world’s leading carpet manufacturers. I was showing off some of our design… Read More ›
This exhibition celebrates Scotland’s textile industry from the 1930s to the present day. It brings together samples of textile design from Scotland’s designers and textile companies, a series of documentary films about these companies and new works inspired by these… Read More ›
The latest issue of Homes & Interiors Scotland showcases the Stoddard – Templeton Collection in its regular Design Archive feature. The article highlights the great history of carpet-making in Scotland and the contribution of these two companies to Scotland’s prestigious… Read More ›
In December last year, we told you about our success in securing funding to catalogue the Stoddard-Templeton Archive. This award was made through the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives, a fund administered by the National Archives and supported by… Read More ›
Archive Services have been awarded a grant from the National Cataloguing Grants Programme to catalogue the Stoddard-Templeton Archive. The cataloguing project, which will start in 2010 and complete in 2011 will allow this fascinating collection of carpet designs and patterns… Read More ›
Recently I accompanied David Powell (BACS Surveying Officer) to a lace mill located in Ayrshire. The mill is scheduled for demolition and we were there to survey any archive material that may still be in the building. Unfortunately the building… Read More ›
