Tay Bridge Collection

• Reference:GB 254 MS 30
• Dates of Creation:1832-1980
• Name of Creator:
  Michael Shafe
• Physical Description:
  16 files

• Scope and Content

  Notes, drawings, and photographs relating to the history of the Tay Bridge, and the career of Sir Thomas Bouch 1832-1980. Also includes photocopies of papers and letters relating to the collapse and the rebuilding of the Tay Bridge; The Tay Bridge Disaster collection (incomplete) by John Perkins of photographs and commentary of the accident 1849-1880; The Tay Bridge Disaster by John Perkins; collection (incomplete) of photographs with commentary, forming account of the accident, Dundee District Council, 1975; copy interim report by Committee of Dundee and Perth Railway Company which mentions the possibility of bridging the Tay at Inchyra, near Perth 1836; duplicate interim report of Dundee Town Council considering some property aspects of the scheme to build a bridge over the Tay 1865; articles from The Scots Magazine; photocopies of letters and papers related to Thomas Bouch and the Tay Bridge 1872-1877; 'Destined for Disaster', by Bill Dow (illustrated article from the Scots Magazine), December 1989; article entitled 'Side-Scan Sonar Reveals Submerged Remains of the First Tay Railway Bridge', by R.W. Duck and W.M. Dow.

• 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.

• Note

  The reference MS 30 was previously used for papers of Professor J.E.A.. Steggall which have now been transferred to UR-SF 3.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper, photographs

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Bernard John McLaughlin.

• 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

  Display material with related notes and copies of records and papers brought together by Michael Shafe, Deputy Librarian, University Library, Dundee, for an exhibition held in the library, December/January, 1979-1980, to commemorate the centenary of the Tay Bridge Disaster and mark the career of Sir Thomas Bouch, engineer of the first Tay Bridge.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Location of Originals

  National Archives of Scotland and the University of St.Andrews.

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 30

• Subjects

  Engineering