Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd Jute Spinners and Manufacturers

• Reference:GB 254 MS 338
• Former Reference:GB 254 MS 77/12
• Dates of Creation:c 1890-c 1980
• Name of Creator:
  Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd
• Physical Description:
  67 photographs

• Scope and Content

  Copy photographs of the Company's directors, employees, workers, machinery, buildings, fire fighters and pages from wages books

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd was active in the textile industry from at least 1851. Originally based in Constable Works, Dura Street, in 1970 the company moved to the old Dundee Linen Works in Constitution Street, renaming the factory to the 'Constable Works'. Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd was one of the last firms to be engaged in jute spinning in Dundee. The firm is now engaged in the casting of bronze alloys and in manufacturing insulating glass panels, optical lenses and steel catering equipment.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Note

  Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd was active in the textile industry from at least 1851. Originally based in Constable Works, Dura Street, in 1970 the company moved to the old Dundee Linen Works in Constitution Street, renaming the factory to the 'Constable Works'. Malcolm Ogilvie & Co. Ltd was one of the last firms to be engaged in jute spinning in Dundee. The firm is now engaged in the casting of bronze alloys and in manufacturing insulating glass panels, optical lenses and steel catering equipment.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are photographs

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter, January 2012

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  Unknown

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  Malcolm Ogilvie and Company Limited also retain minute books

• Location of Originals

  As of 30th March 2012: Album with original photographs retained by the firm. Letter on file about this from N. G. Cunningham, Director and Company Secretary.

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 338