Records of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd, shipbuilders and engineers, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 355; GB 248 UCS 005
- Dates of Creation:1961-1983
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:6.2 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Minute books 1967-1973
- Board papers 1965-1977
- Press cuttings books 1966-1971
- Liquidation papers 1971-1983
- Publicity materials 1968-1971
- Administrative files 1966-1973
- Technical files 1961-1972
Administrative / Biographical History
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd was established in 1968 through the linking of five Scottish companies; John Brown & (Clydebank) Ltd , Clydebank; Charles Connell & Co Ltd , Scotstoun; Yarrow & Co Ltd , Scotstoun; Alexander Stephen & Sons plc , Glasgow; and Fairfields (Glasgow) Ltd , Glasgow, following the recommendations of the Geddes Committee of Inquiry into the Shipbuilding Industry of 1965. With governmental approval, Yarrow & Co Ltd left the consortium in 1971. Upper Clyde Shipbuilders went into liquidation in 1972 .
Ritchie, L A (ed),The shipbuilding industry: A guide to historical records, (1992, Manchester)
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Requests for access for legal, business or commercial purposes must be referred to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland (UCS 005 only).
Open (UGD 355 only).
Acquisition Information
National Archives of Scotland, 1974-1985
Held under the charge and superintendence of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Other Finding Aids
Manual file level list available in searchroom.
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in London (NRA14659) (UCS 005 only) and Edinburgh (NRA(S)3087) (part of UCS 005 only)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
See separate copyright regulations (UCS 004 only)
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist (UGD 355 only)
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents (UGD 355 only)
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with National Archives of Scotland procedures
Custodial History
Records held by Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd prior to acquisition by the National Archives of Scotland
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
See source list on Shipping and Shipbuilding Industry available via the Glasgow University Archive Services homepage
GB 248 UGD 348 and GB 248 UCS 001 Records of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd
GB 248 UGD 349 and GB 248 UCS 003 Records of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd
GB 248 UGD 215 : GB 248 UGD 356 : GB 248 UCS 004 Records of Simons-Lobnitz Ltd
GB 248 UGD 180 BBC transcripts relating to the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders' work-in
GB 248 UGD 181 Records of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Shop Stewards Committee
GB 248 DC 065 Hay and Woolfson UCS ephemera collection
GB 248 DC 140 S Barr, Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Yard Convenor
GB 248 DC 187 Professor David Flint's UCS Reports
GB 243 UCS 002 Records of Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, 1801-1969 (Glasgow City Archives)
For contact details of all repositories with a GB code, see the ARCHON repository search page
Bibliography
No known publications using this material
Additional Information
This material is original
The fonds level description was compiled by Jenny Bunn, Assistant Archivist, 16 March 2000
Revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 19 October 2001
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