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Business records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Records generated by a commercial or industrial enterprise.

Found in 669 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of John Grant, bookseller.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9751

Papers of John Rennie and his family., [Circa 1770]-1936, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.19938-19965
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities. This...
Dates: [Circa 1770]-1936, undated.

Papers of office bearers and the executive council of the Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse., 1924-1949.

 File
Identifier: Acc.3435/4
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Comprising:

1. two minute books, 1923-1949

2. sederunt book, 1932-1949

3. lists, 1924-1949, of officer bearers.

Dates: 1924-1949.

Papers of Studio Alec Finlay.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13459
Scope and Contents

Papers, circa 2000-2012, of Studio Alec Finlay, comprising mainly project files and published material including artist books.

Dates: circa 2000-2012

Papers of T [and] T Clark, containing correspondence and business files.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11268
Scope and Contents

Containing papers mostly of 1970-1992, but including some material as early as 1936.

Dates: 1929-1992.

Papers of the Fenwick Weavers' Society.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.4702/1-3
Scope and Contents

Records of the Fenwick Weavers' Society, founded in March, 1761 to establish 'proper regulations..amongst us for the better ordering and Government of our said Trade'; the Society had a continuous existence until its dissolution in June, 1873.

Dates: 1761-1873.

Papers of the Saltire Society.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9393/1-1174
Scope and Contents

Records of the Saltire Society including minutes, reports and correspondence. The Society's aims are the strengthening and preservation of Scottish culture and tradition, and its archives reflect its numerous activities in these fields.

Dates: 1936-1989, undated.

Papers of the Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3435
Scope and Contents

Comprising:

1. two minute books, 1923-1949

2. sederunt book, 1932-1949

3. lists, 1924-1949, of officer bearers.

Dates: 1923-1950.

Papers of the Sutherland Estates.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12173
Scope and Contents

Includes titles, minutes, rentals, maps and architectural drawings. Also includes Cromartie Estate correspondence, 1887-1894.

Dates: 1823-1894 and undated.

Papers of the Traverse Theatre.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9285
Scope and Contents

Includes minutes, accounts, correspondence and play scripts

Dates: 1969-1985.

Papers of the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11288/1-29
Scope and Contents

Includes publicity material and photographs of productions.

Dates: 1980-1993.

Papers of the Trefusis Family., 1848-1942.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/135-179
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1848-1942.

Papers of W and A K Johnston, Ltd., 1839-1931, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.5811/22-54
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes biographies and histories of members of the Johnston family, and business records of W and A K Johnston, Ltd, founded in 1826 by William and Alexander Keith Johnston.

Dates: 1839-1931, undated.

Papers of W and R Beveridge, Weavers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5596
Dates: 1869-1895 and undated.