Scope and Contents From the Fonds: These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...

Scope and Contents Journal of a tour of Scotland from 21 September to 1 October 1885. The unidentified author is a Scot living in Sunderland and travels to Scotland to visit his brothers and mother in Dundee. He visits places in and around Dundee including Newport-on-Tay and Howe of Strathmore, and then takes an excursion into the Highlands. He travels by train, steamer, coach, sail boat and on foot. The journal, written in the form of a daily diary, includes several painted illustrations including train...