George Houston Collection., 1942-1971.
Scope and Contents
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: 1942-1971.
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply. Please note that Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/19/5 ("Papers concerning the Communist Party of Great Britain", 1942-1957") contains distressing or harmful content, in particular depictions of beheadings.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the William Gallacher Memorial Library by Mrs. Houston, wife of the late George Houston.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk