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Records of the Scottish Youth Hostels Association

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13372

Scope and Contents

Annual Reports, minutes, correspondence, reports, property records and photographs, 1931-2012, undated, of and relating to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association.

Following preliminary meetings in 1930s, the Scottish Youth Hostels Association was formed in Edinburgh in1931at a public meeting chaired by Lord Salvesen ‘To help all, but especially young people of limited means living and working in industrial and other areas, to know use and appreciate the Scottish countryside and places of historic and cultural interest in Scotland, and to promote their health, recreation and education, particularly by providing simple hostel accommodation for them on their travels.’ District Committees were formed in early 1931 in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen and, later that year the first hostel was opened at Broadmeadows in the Borders. By 1936, there were 48 hostels with a membership of nearly 12,000.



The records were arranged by John Martin at the SYHA Headquarters in Stirling. The arrangement has largely been retained.

Dates

  • Creation: 1931-2000

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

16.00 Linear metres

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

Inventory

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposited by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association31 December 2012

Separated Materials

Films and videos deposited with the records have been transferred to the Scottish Screen Archive. [They join the thirteen films deposited in 1986 by the SYHA in the then Scottish Film Archive.]

Records of the Ayr [South-West] District were deposited in Ayrshire Archives in 2005 and 2007.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700