D J MacDonald Ltd

• Reference:GB 254 MS 93/1
• Dates of Creation:1861-1989
• Physical Description:
  2.82 linear metres

• Scope and Content

  Company files 1896-1985; personnel records 1892-1984; drawing office indices c. 1920s; stock books 1956-1989; job books/order books 1894-1986; costing records, part lists, instructions 1861-1984; miscellaneous papers, samples and memorabilia c.1920s-c.1930s; family papers 1884-c.1949; photographs 1892-c.1961; miscellaneous drawings 1952-1965; patents 1880-1943.

• 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 deposited by the company in 1985-1989 (AccM/212A, AccM/224, AccM/260) and Verdant Works in 1997 (AccM/347).

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Alternative Form Available

  The company files are available on microfiche from Companies Registration Office, Edinburgh.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper and include outsize plans. May require conservation

• Archivist's Note

  Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, March 2002. Fonds level description updated by Jennifer Johnstone, Archives Assistant, March 2006.

• 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.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published