Papers of Professor George Frederick Barclay Houston, 1920-1996, Professor of Political Economics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 ACCN 3080; ACCN 2477; ACCN 2193
- Dates of Creation:1636-1996
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.25 linear metres
Scope and Content
- Publications and documents regarding agriculture, 1794-1996
- Pamphlets, 1972
- Publications regarding Scottish farms, 1874-1977
- HMSO reports, 1907-1912
- University of Glasgow exam book, c1950s
- Videotape, Apr 1983
- Correspondence, c1924-1982
- Newspaper cuttings, c1940s-1963
- Communist Party documents, 1948-1955
- Handwritten notes, c1930s-1950s
- Typed documents, c1931-1942
- School award, c1931-1932
- Cash book, 1939-1943
- Photograph, c1950s
- Personal papers, c1954-1982
- The Highlands and Islands Development Board documents, 1963-1991
- The Scottish Labour History Society documents, 1969-1971
- Croft forms, 1986
- Scottish Committee of the Communist Party documents, 1956-1958
- Secretariat minutes, c1950s
- University awards and degree documents, 1938-1958
- Committee on Agriculture minutes, 1968
- Scottish Milk Marketing Board documents, 1956-1971
- The National Farmers Union of Scotland correspondence, 1960-1969
- Miscellaneous documents and letters, 1700s-1996
- Miscellaneous NOA reports, c20th century
- Documents regarding local government, 1670-1867
- Miscellaneous notes and figures, 1636-1814
- The Scottish Farm Servants Section documents, c20th century
- Economics Department documents, c20th century
- Strath of Kildonan Survey, 1966-1968
- Student lists, 1949-1960s
Administrative / Biographical History
George Frederick Barclay Houston was born on 26 October 1920. After receiving his Honours degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1949, he attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained a BLitt. His time at the University of Edinburgh was interrupted by World War II where Houston was imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs for being a conscientious objector.
Houston joined the staff of the University of Glasgow's Political Economy department in 1951, and remained at the University until his retirement in 1984, however he remained in the department working part-time and eventually became Senior Research Fellow. He was appointed titular Professor of Political Economics in 1970.
Houston also became an active member of the Scottish Communist Party, and worked closely with The Scottish Farmers Union, The Milk Marketing Board, and the Highlands and Islands Development Board. His research interests mainly concerned agricultural policy, particularly marketing and Scottish agrarian history.
Professor Houston passed away on 21 October 1996.
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Acquisition Information
Deposit : Steve Connell y: July 2007 : ACCN 3080
Gift : Dr Donald McQueen : Nov 2003 : ACCN 2477
Gift : Mrs Houston : Apr 2002 : ACCN 2193
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