Mary Docherty Collection., 1920-2000.

Collection

Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/12

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Fonds:

The WGMLA Special Collections comprise over 60 collections relating to notable individuals, organisations, and themes in the Scottish labour, trade union, and suffrage movements. In a number of cases, collections do not contain the personal papers of the named individuals or organisations but rather comprise of primary or secondary materials collected by WGML librarian Audrey Canning, or third parties, relating to that individual or organisation and collated for public research purposes. Authorship is clarified where relevant.

Dates

Creation: 1920-2000.

Language of Materials

Two files contain German- and Russian-language material.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

2 Boxes

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials comprising the Mary Docherty Collection were donated to the William Gallacher Memorial Library by her family, and by both Frances Haggert, and Jimmy Bruce of the Communist Party of Scotland (CPS) in 2000.