This category was used for posts created by archives staff before August 2016. Since then all posts are categorised as Archives and Special Collections posts.
The papers of Margaret Wylie Martin, nee Thomas (1903-2002) provide a fascinating insight into the story of 4 generations of determined women, Margaret, her grandmother, mother and daughter. Margaret Wylie Thomas graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MB… Read More ›
To mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, we take a look at her love of music and investigate its influence on her written works. ‘Without music,’ Jane Austen wrote in Emma, ‘life would be a blank to me.’ … Read More ›
Professor Alexander John Haddow donated his collection to the University of Glasgow just before he died in December 1978. The papers within his archive are not just confined to his mosquito catch records and professional work, they also… Read More ›
Each month The Archives Hub highlights an archive or collection on its ‘Features’ page, in order to promote new research and resources. This month the Erskine Hospital collection has been featured – you can read the full article here. June 2017… Read More ›
A memorial service for Lady Marion Fraser is being held at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on 9 February at 11am. Lady Marion Fraser was a significant figure both within the University and in the wider world. She was the… Read More ›
The 7th of January marks the University’s official Birthday, when Pope Nicholas V issued the Bull that granted the permission for our foundation! Since 2017 is the Scottish Government’s Year of History, Heritage, and Archaeology we thought we would share… Read More ›
Guest blog post by Olivia Howarth, digital preservation trainee with the SCA Opening Up Scotland’s Archives programme Over the past year, I’ve been privileged enough to work on cataloguing the Papers of Reverend James MacMorland, who was a University of… Read More ›
