School notebooks, Dreams and Moles Interpreted booklet and Railway map from Markinch Burn to Freuchie

• Reference:GB 254 MS 120/3/2
• Dates of Creation:1822-1848
• Name of Creator:
  Grimond Family
• Physical Description:
  1 box

• Scope and Content

  A collection of school exercrise books and notebooks created by the Grimmond brothers. There is also a booklet on how to interpret dreams and moles and a map of Edinburgh Northern Railway.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.

• 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.

• Acquisition Information

  The records were transferred from the National Library of Scotland in 1998 (AccM/380).

• Note

  The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  May require conservation

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Keren Guthrie

• 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

  The records were deposited at the National Library by Lady Grimond in 1984. Was NLS Deposit 365/3

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published