Tay Bridge Disaster notes

• Reference:GB 254 MS 30/1/28
• Dates of Creation:1878-1976
• Name of Creator:
  Michael Shafe
• Physical Description:
  1 file

• Scope and Content

  Manuscript notes from books on the Tay Bridge Disaster and Bouch's railways which inlcude:- John Prebble- 'The Tay Bridge Disaster' from History is My Witness. 1976; Jack Simmons- The Railways of Britain: a historical introduction. 1961; John Thomas, - The North British Railway, 2 volumes. 1969 and 1975, and 'The Tay Bridge Disaster - new light on the 1879 tragedy'. 1972; and Albert Grothe,- The Tay Bridge: its history and construction. 1878.

• 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 Recs C3.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper

• 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.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published