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Administrative Records of the Dawn Cine Group and Clydeside Film Society
Series
Identifier: MI.4/21
Dates:
1948-1959
Assorted administrative papers of Yes Musselburgh, and of the Musselburgh and District Branch, Scottish National Party, relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014, collected by Nan Proudfoot.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13682/1-2
Scope and Contents
The papers include minutes of meetings, campaign strategy documents, newsletters, financial reports, and other documents.
Dates:
2012-?2014.
Correspondence and papers of the Edinburgh Branch, Scottish Labour Party.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7472
Dates:
1976-1979.
Correspondence and papers of the Scottish National Party, headquarters office.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10754
Dates:
1965-1989.
Further records of the Scottish Green Party, with papers of the UK Green Party and predecessor organisations.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14224
Dates:
Circa 1980-2017.
Papers of James Halliday, former chairman of the SNP, and two minute books of the National Party of Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13417
Scope and Contents
James Halliday (1927-2013) played a pivotal role in stabilising the SNP in the 1950s. He replaced Dr Robert D. McIntyre as chairman of the party in 1956, thus becoming the youngest chairman at the age of 28. However, this promotion was not devoid of problems as internal divisions had to be overcome. By the 1959 election the prospects of the party had started to improve. There were five candidates contesting seats, including Halliday himself who stood once more for Stirling burghs. That same...
Dates:
1928-2005, undated.
Papers of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13657/1-71
Scope and Contents
The papers include minutes, committee papers, working group papers and reports produced by the Library and Information Services Council Scotland (LISC(S)) and its successor the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC). Although the organisation dates from 1982 there are papers relating to its creation between 1979 and 1982. There are a number of papers which relate to LISC partners in Northern Ireland and Wales. There are several files which relate to the restructuring of LISC(S) into...
Dates:
1979-2011.
Papers relating to the Edinburgh branch of the Social Democratic Party.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13662
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of agendas, minutes, newsletters and publications relating to the organisation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Edinburgh and its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats Party, later known as the Liberal Democrats.
Dates:
1981-1988
Political papers, including correspondence, press cuttings, and minutes, of Frank Yeaman, with some personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included is material relating to the early days of the Scottish National Party.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12944/1-41
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a mixture of personal (1931-1942) and political papers (1935-1985). The political papers reflect his activity as SNP candidate for East Edinburgh at the 1945 general election as well as his involvement in nationalist politics in Scotland and particularly in Edinburgh. It also contains material relating to the early days of the SNP, including organizational records of the party and an interesting group of newsletters and nationalist literature dealing with a broad...
Dates:
Circa 1930-1985.
Records of Edinburgh South Liberal Democrats.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13302
Scope and Contents
Agendas, minutes of executive committes and annual general meetings, treasurer`s accounts and reports, internal mailings.
Dates:
2003 - 2010
Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7295/1-34
Scope and Contents
Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.
Dates:
1932-1974, undated.
Records of the Royal Highland Yacht Club
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14054/1-8
Content Description
Minutes, correspondence, lists of members, newsletters and journals.
Dates:
1970-2021.
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...
Dates:
1931-2000
Records of the South Edinburgh Liberal Association relating to the Scottish Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats and the Edinburgh Liberal Party.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14384/1-5
Scope and Contents
Various records preserved in the office filing of the Edinburgh South Liberal Democrats.
Dates:
1968-1999.