Records of George Outram & Co, printers, Glasgow, Scotland

• Reference:GB 248 UGD 026
• Dates of Creation:1802-1869
• Name of Creator:
  George Outram & Co (printers: fl.1802-1903: Glasgow, Scotland)
• Physical Description:
  0.71 metres
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  • Ledgers 1802-1869
  • Cash books 1818-1855

• Administrative / Biographical History

  George Outram & Co was the publisher and printer of The Glasgow Herald , The Bulletin (founded 1876), The Evening Times and a number of weekly periodicals. It was incorporated as a limited liability company, George Outram & Co Ltd , in 1903  . The firm were pioneers in the use of high-speed printing and installed new rotary presses in 1936  . The company still existed in 2002 although in a dormant state.

• Arrangement

  This material is arranged into two series as described in the scope and content note

• Access Information

  Open

• Acquisition Information

  Gift : George Outram & Co Ltd, Glasgow : prior to 1966

• Other Finding Aids

  Digital file level list available in searchroom.

  Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)1690) and London (NRA21664)

• Alternative Form Available

  No known copies

• Conditions Governing Use

  Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist

  Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

• Appraisal Information

  This material has been appraised in line with normal procedures

• Custodial History

  Records deposited with Economic History Department, Glasgow University, prior to 1966. Management of the collection transferred to Glasgow University Archives in 1975.

• Accruals

  None expected

• Related Material

  See source list on Printing and Publishing available via the Glasgow University Archive Services home page at http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk

  Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance

• Bibliography

  No known publications using this material

• Additional Information

  This material is original

  Updated by Lesley Richmond , Acting Director, 3 March 2000

  Updated by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 15 February 2002

• Subjects

  Newspapers

  Printers

• Corporate Names

  George Outram & Co fl.1802 - 1903

  George Outram & Co Ltd 1903 -

• Geographical Names

  Glasgow, Scotland