Records of Glasgow Corporation Lord Provost’s Office
- Reference:GB 243 G
- Dates of Creation:1820 - 1977
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:16.80 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
G1 General Papers, 1896 - 1926, including Letter books, 1896 - 1926, 1940 - 1946; Selected miscellaneous files, 1915 -1977, on subjects including visits by members of the royal family and foreign dignitaries, the freedom of the city, various disaster funds, civic receptions, etc; Monteith Correspondence (a group of letters written to Lord Provost Henry Monteith of Carstairs on the Radical Rebellion and measures for its suppression), 1820.
G2 Records of Public Events in Glasgow, 1869 - 1967, including Programmes and albums of public events, 1877 - 1960; Visitors’ books, 1869 - 1977; Presscuttings books, including material on the First World War, 1914 - 1919, and the Middle Classes Union, 1919, 189 - 1954;
G3 Lord Provost's Fund for Relief of Distress, 1848 - 1909, including Papers on a relief fund, 1895; Material on the Lord Provost’s Fund for the Relief of Distress, 1908 - 1909, including applications for relief, registers of relief granted, correspondence, reports by district visitors, etc.
G4 Papers of Special Organisations, 1899 - 1929, including Minutes of the Gladstone Memorial Statue Committee, 1899 - 1908, the Kelvin Memorial Statue Committee, 1908 - 1913; Roberts Memorial Statue Committee, 1914 - 1917, and Glasgow War Memorial, 1919 - 1926; Minutes and papers of the Lister Memorial Fund Executive Committee, 1912 - 1929; Minute book of the Holyrood Club of Glasgow, 1917 - 1920;
G5 Dignities and Honours, 1955-1975.
G6 Photographs of Various Occasions (portraits of civic dignitaries and of civic events), 1915 - 1960 and undated.
G7 Cinematograph New Films of Royal Events presented to The Lord Provost for preservation, 1935 - 1969.
Administrative / Biographical History
19th century-20th century. The Lord Provost’s Secretariat in Glasgow is a modern council department, mainly concerned with the ceremonial and charitable functions of the office.
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Other Finding Aids
Descriptive list available at Glasgow City Archives.
Archivist's Note
Original description prepared by Andrew Jackson, Scottish Archive Network Project.
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Appraisal Information
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