Community Archives

Reference:GB 3143 8
Dates of Creation:1924 - 2005
Name of Creator:
Language of Material:English
Physical Description:

Scope and Content
This collection comprises the records of various community groups including those representing Barrhead, Busby, Clarkston, Cartvale, Eaglesham, Giffnock, Linn, [Newton] Mearns, Muirend, Netherlee, Neilston, Stamperland, Thornliebank, Uplawmoor, Whitecraigs and Williamwood.
It mostly comprises minutes, but also includes petitions, financial records, publications, accounts and correspondence.
Administrative / Biographical History
This fonds is an artificial collection, comprising the records of a number of distinct community groups from throughout East Renfrewshire. Ratepayers' groups and other local organisations existed from at least the 1920's. Community Councils were established from 1977. These are distinct to, but often carry on from, the prior organisations.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged into sub-fonds in alphabetical order:
01 - Barrhead Community Council
02 - Busby, Clarkston and Williamwood Community Council
03 - Clarkston Rate Payers
04 - Clarkston Community Council
05 - Cartvale Community Council
06 - Eaglesham Residents Association
07 - Eaglesham Community Council
08 - Giffnock Ratepayers' Committee, lat. Giffnock [& District] [Ratepayers' and] Residents' Association
09 - Giffnock & Thornliebank Community Council
10 - Giffnock Community Council
11 - [not allocated]
12 - Linn Community Council
13 - [Newton] Mearns Ratepayers' [& Residents'] Association
14 - Mearns Community Council
15 - Mearns Tenants' Association
16 - Muirend and Netherlee Residents' Association
17 - Neilston Community Council
18 - Stamperland and Netherlee Community Council
19 - Thornliebank [and District] Residents' Association
20 - Thornliebank Community Council
21 - [not allocated]
22 - Uplawmoor Community Council
23 - Whitecraigs and District Ratepayers' Association
24 - Williamwood and District Residents' Association
25 - [not allocated]
26 - Community Council Conference papers
Within each sub-fond items are arranged into:
minutes
correspondence and other papers
but items below this division are simply numbered consecutively rather than within a hierarchical arrangement.
Access Information
There are no restrictions on access
Acquisition Information
Acquired as part of accessions 2006/02, 2007/01 and 2007/02.
The Mearns Ratepayers' Association handbooks were accession 2008/06.
Giffnock & Thornliebank letter files were accession 2018/07
Additional Uplawmoor records accession 2019/03
Note
This description was based on the General International Standard for Archival Description and East Renfrewshire Council's Manual of Listing and Archival Description.
Other Finding Aids
An item level list has been prepared and is searchable on the archives database.
Archivist's Note
Description prepared by Craig Geddes, Council Records Manager. 25/11/10 - 18/3/11
Conditions Governing Use
Contact Records Manager
Appraisal Information
All records which transferred to the archives have been retained, with the exception of some ephemeral material, duplicate published records, and unsorted or misc. correspondence and receipts.
Custodial History
These records were deposited, presumably at various times, at libraries in East Renfrewshire. There is no documentation relating to those deposits.
The material was held in Library stock until being transferred to "the Bothy" in Eastwood Park and to the store at Neilston Leisure Centre.
Accruals
Further accruals from the organisations, their successors, or from ERC libraries are likely.
Related Material
see [currently unlisted] Bill Scott papers for other records from the Eaglesham Community Council and related organisations.