Administrative records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Records that relate to budget, personnel, supply, and similar facilitative operations within an organization.
Found in 559 Collections and/or Records:
Accounts and papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (Darien Company).
Fonds
Identifier: Adv.MSS.83.1.1-83.9.3
Dates:
1694-1709.
Administration and finance papers of 'Cencrastus' magazine., Circa 1979-2000.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12644/48-56
Dates:
Circa 1979-2000.
Administration files of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland)., Circa 1980-2005, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12911/290-310
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection dates mainly from after 1988, when John McGrath and Elizabeth MacLennan resigned from the company which they had established, with David MacLennan, in 1973. Following the funding crisis in 2006, the company had to leave its base in the STUC building in Glasgow, and it was at this point that much of the material in this accession was presented to the National Library of Scotland.
Dates:
Circa 1980-2005, undated.
Administration papers of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland)., 1971-1991, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10893/281-412
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
Dates:
1971-1991, undated.
Administrative and business papers of Basil Cochrane., 1780-1787.
File
Identifier: MS.8459
Scope and Contents
The main topics are the accusation of murder brought against Basil Cochrane through the death of his servant after flogging (folio 8) and Cochrane's contract with the East India Company for the monopoly of supplying the Company's troops in Madras with spiritous liquors (folio 115). There is a report, 1786, by a Company solicitor in reply to a petition presented by the Earl of Dundonald on behalf of Cochrane (folio 182), and an abstract, 1786, of Cochrane's case against the Company Directors...
Dates:
1780-1787.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of and concerning Basil Cochrane, a senior merchant of the East India Company in the Madras Presidency, and a nephew of Andrew and James Stuart.
Administrative correspondence and papers of James Stuart., 1777-1783.
File
Identifier: MS.8425
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of:(i) Correspondence, 1777, concerning the administration of Tanjore (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence, 1782-1783, including some copies and extracts, chiefly concerning administration and a mutiny at Bidanore, and other papers (folios 38);(iii) Papers, 1782-1783, concerning a court of enquiry and a court-martial held by James Stuart, into the conduct of the officers who surrendered the forts of Trincomalee and Ostenburg to the French...
Dates:
1777-1783.
Administrative documents issued to James Johnston by the Royal College of Defence Studies., 1985
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/183-185
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These papers related to the 1 year course studied by James Johnston during 1985 on high level strategy and politics. This fits between his 2 command positions within the British Army of the Rhine in his career chronology. The course was deisgned only for the most senior Ministry of defence personnel. The dates reflect the pre- and post course correpsondence.
Dates:
1985
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating the post-graduate course taken by James Johnston at Royal College of Defence Studies in military strategy and international politics.
Administrative documents received by James Johnston., 1977-1979
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/94-97
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1977-1979
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating to James Johnston on his posting to the Staff College, Camberley as part of the Directing Staff,
Administrative documents relating to staff officer course received by James Johnston. , 1969-1972
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/57-59
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1969-1972
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a student at Staff College, Camberley.
Administrative documents relating to the period James Johnston spent as representative Colonel Commandant., 1993-1996.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/308-310
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These papers relate to the period spent by Johnston as Colonel Commdandant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical engineers. This has been placed within his military career despite most of the material dating beyond his active military service. This is due to it still being a military appointment albeit an honorary position and does not fit within his civilian career.
Dates:
1993-1996.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating to the period spent by James Johnston as representative Colonel Commandant for the corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical engineers.
Administrative file of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland), relating to the fixed-term funding and grant applications, containing minutes, notes, budgets, correspondence, applications and related papers., Circa 1997-2001.
File
Identifier: Acc.12911/297
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection dates mainly from after 1988, when John McGrath and Elizabeth MacLennan resigned from the company which they had established, with David MacLennan, in 1973. Following the funding crisis in 2006, the company had to leave its base in the STUC building in Glasgow, and it was at this point that much of the material in this accession was presented to the National Library of Scotland.
Dates:
Circa 1997-2001.
Administrative files of Victor Gollancz, publishers, relating to various works of Archibald Joseph Cronin.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14088/1-31
Dates:
1928-1998.
Administrative guide to the 4th armoured division, received by James Johnston., 1981.
File
Identifier: Acc.13818/162
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1981.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating James Johnston on his posting as Deputy Chief of Staff at 4th Armoured Division, British Army of the Rhine.
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Documents relating to the Administration of the 4th armoured division retained by James Johnston.
Administrative papers concerning Roxburghshire., 1748-1890, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.13399
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Papers concerning Commissioners of Supply for Roxburghshire, 1748-1870, undated (folio 1); (ii) Papers concerning Roxburgh County Council, 1889-1890 (folio 152).
Dates:
1748-1890, undated.
Administrative papers of Basil Cochrane concerning Ingeram, 1780, and Vizagapatam, 1776-1787., 1776-1787.
File
Identifier: MS.8458
Dates:
1776-1787.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of and concerning Basil Cochrane, a senior merchant of the East India Company in the Madras Presidency, and a nephew of Andrew and James Stuart.
Administrative papers of James Stuart., 1776-1787, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8425-8430
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1776-1787, undated.
Administrative papers of Scottish Film Productions (1928) Ltd.
Series
Identifier: MI.4/1
Content Description
Film production company established 1928, directors Stanley L Russell and Malcom A Irvine, with studios in India Street , Glasgow. Became Russell Productions 1943 and, circa 1945, Thames and Clyde Film Company.Produced documentary, industrial, educational and promotional films, attempting to break into entertainment films in the 1930s.Designed and built own film sound recording system the Albion Truphonic Sound System.Russell was vocal advocate for...
Dates:
1928-1948.
Administrative papers of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland), labelled 'Day file', relating to the day-to-day running of the company., 1995-2000.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12911/293-294
Scope and Contents
Personnel material has been removed.
Dates:
1995-2000.
Administrative papers of the Edinburgh Cabinet Makers' and Chairmakers' Society., 1846-1875.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.4056/1-6
Administrative papers of the Scottish Poetry Library., 1998-2010.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13626/12-26
Dates:
1998-2010.
Administrative papers of the William Gallacher Memorial Library., 1970s-2017.
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14114 Administrative Papers
Scope and Contents
The administrative papers of the William Gallacher Memorial Library contain correspondence files concerning the management and administration of the Library, alongside a series of inventories and catalogues documenting Library collections and those held by other related institutions. All files were formed by WGML librarians Bob Saunders and Audrey Canning in the course of their work. Files in this sub-fonds have not been fully catalogued, but summary descriptions have been provided to...
Dates:
1970s-2017.
Administrative Records for the Glasgow Picture House Ltd
Series
Identifier: MI.5/22
Dates:
1911-1978