Alistair Durie research collection
- Reference:GB 254 MS 342
- Dates of Creation:1695-2010
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.74 linear metres
Scope and Content
Material relating to banks and the linen industry, 1695 - 1914; Sandeman Papers, 1755 - 1760; Documents relating to linen manufacture from the National Records of Scotland, 1960; Correspondence between Durie and Miss Elspeth Boog Watson, relating to linen manufacture, 1977; Postcards, transparencies and photocopied etchings relating to the textile industry, 1775 - 1890; Publications, 1837 - 2010
Administrative / Biographical History
Dr Alistair Durie taught at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities before moving to the Department of History and Politics at the University of Stirling. His academic interests lay in the linen and tourist industries, as well as banking, railways and transport. He also taught the history of medicine for the Open University. His publications include Scottish Linen Industry (1981), Scotland for the Holidays. A history of Tourism in Scotland (2003) and Water is Best, the Hydros and Health Tourism (2006)
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.
Acquisition Information
Gifted by Alistair Durie
Note
Dr Alistair Durie taught at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities before moving to the Department of History and Politics at the University of Stirling. His academic interests lay in the linen and tourist industries, as well as banking, railways and transport. He also taught the history of medicine for the Open University. His publications include Scottish Linen Industry (1981), Scotland for the Holidays. A history of Tourism in Scotland (2003) and Water is Best, the Hydros and Health Tourism (2006)
Durie, Scottish Linen Industry 1981;
Other Finding Aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available. / Handlist
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
The records are on paper and include photographs, volumes and linen.
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Bethany Edwards, Archive volunteer, June 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.
Appraisal Information
The collection was gifted partially in a deed box labelled 'John Lyall Grants Trust', which was not kept.
Accruals
Not expected
Related Material
MS 9
Location of Originals
Originals of the some of the copies in the collection are held in the National Records of Scotland
Additional Information
Published
Catalogued
MS 342
Subjects