The collection holds the minutes, papers and correspondence of the Anti Apartheid Movement in Scotland from 1975 to 1994. It also holds some Glasgow and Edinburgh branch meeting material and other documentation that predates the establishment of the Scottish Committee. Further to this there is a large collection of national and international material which helps create a full picture of the Movement’s activities and gives an indication of other organisations that gave their support. The Archive is also rich in ephemera including, posters, stickers, and postcards.

Committee minutes and papers 1976-1994; correspondence c1970-1994; branch meeting papers 1960’s; conference and events papers c1970’s-1994; subject based folders c1970-1994; posters/postcards/stickers/fliers/newsletters/newspapers c1970-1994
Bulletins/pamphlets/books/journals/petitions/ephemera c1970 -1994; various publications (part catalogue of published materials)

This collection has been arranged into 4 sections: committee minutes and papers; AGM and annual conference material; papers and correspondence (subject files); and publications. It dates from 1969 to 1999 however there are various gaps in this date range. The papers relate to Scottish Directors of Social Work.

• Executive Committee meetings (1969-1996)
• Policy, Planning and Review Standing Committee minutes (1988-1995) and papers (1988 to 1995)
• Children and Families Standing Committee minutes (1988-1998) and papers (1981-1998)
• Community Care Co-ordinating Group minutes (1991-1996) and papers (1988-1996)
• Community Care Standing Committee papers (1994-1999)
• Health and Handicap Standing Committee minutes (1989-1990) and papers (1989-1991)
• Mental Health and Mental Handicap Standing Committee/Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Standing Committee minutes (1988 to 1995) and papers (1988-1995)
• Illness and Disability Standing Committee minutes (1991-1995) and papers (1991-1998)
• Standing Committee on Services to Elderly and Disabled People/Committee on Services for Elderly People/Committee of Services to Elderly People/Standing Committee on Services for Elderly People/Standing Committee for Services to Older People minutes (1988 to 1994) and papers (1988-1995)
• Services to Offenders Standing Committee/Adult Offenders Standing Committee /Criminal Justice Services Standing Committee minutes (1988 to 1995) and papers (1988-1995)
• Manpower and Training Standing Committee/Training Sub Committee/Training Committee/Training Standing Committee minutes (1988 to 1995) and papers (1988-1995)
• Research Sub Committee/Research Standing Committee minutes (1989 to 1994) and papers (1988-1995)
• Standards, Training and Research Standing Committee meetings (1997-1998)
• Joint meetings between ADSW and SWSG minutes (1974-1994) and papers (1975-1995)
• Annual General Meetings (1970-1995)
• Annual Conferences (1970-1999)
• General papers and correspondence (1969-1999)
• ADSW publications (1988-1997)
• Non ADSW publications (1978-1997)
• Numerous subject files in the aforementioned areas

The majority of material in the collection relates to the Glasgow branch of the RSSPCC, including the predecessor organisation, the Glasgow Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Publications produced by the RSSPCC head office and the Scottish Children's League of Pity (junior branch of the RSSPCC) are also included, as well as a small assortment of records from other branches.

• Financial records of the Glasgow branch, 1906-1972
• Legacy papers, 1950-1978
• Complaint books Glasgow, 1953-1965
• Glasgow branch minutes, 1889-1963
• Glasgow District Finance Committee minutes, 1903-1971
• Records of the Ladies Auxiliary Committee Glasgow, 1888-1971
• Annual reports of the head office, 1896-1982
• Annual reports of the branches, 1896-1967
• Additional Glasgow branch annual reports, 1889-1985
• Records of the Scottish Children’s League including: annual reports, 1904-1993, City Sparrows 1899-1979, minutes of the Glasgow branch 1898-1978 and ephemera
• Legislative acts and reports on subjects affecting children, 1885-1938
• Papers relating to the Non-Accidental Injury to Children Committees for Strathkelvin, Lanark and Dumbarton, 1975-1981
• Institutional records including printed copies of the Royal Charter and the Constitution, 1920-1975
• Staff records, Dunbartonshire and Glasgow, 1964-1971
• Records relating to staff training and development, 1898, 1936, and 1970-1978
• Assorted promotional material, newsletters, and other publications, 1984-2003
• Glasgow building fund appeal records, 1965-1967, and annual appeal records, 1975
• Glasgow property records, including architectural plans, 1963-1965;
• Crookston Home records including minute books, cash books and visitor books, 1903-1925
• Organisational histories, including a recorded reminiscence of a former RSSPCC Inspector, 1990

• Commemorative gong presented to Robert Climie from the STUC in 1914
• Handwritten letter from Ramsay MacDonald (The Hillocks, Lossiemouth), 2 January? 1929
• Typed and signed letter from Ramsay MacDonald (10 Downing Street), 23 September 1929
• Newspaper cutting "Robert Climie: a tribute" (obituary) by William Stewart

Commemorative gong mounted on wood and presented to Robert Climie from the Scottish Trades Union Congress in 1914.

This material has yet to be formally sort and listed but the following record series have been identified.
Further series will be identified in the future.

• Governing Council, College Council and Governing Body minutes and papers 1971-1993
• Prospectuses 1971-1993
• Academic Board minutes and papers 1971-1982
• Formal opening documentation 1972
• Graduation and awards ceremony programmes 1972-1993
• Awards ceremony photographs 1973
• GCT News, Contact , Online (staff magazines) 1976-1991
• Academic Policy Committee minutes and papers 1982 - 1993
• Finance, Policy and General Purposes Committee minutes and papers 1985-1987
• Student Affairs Committee minutes and papers 1985-1992
• Health, Safety and Welfare Committee minutes and papers 1985-1987
• Staff Affairs Committee minutes and papers 1986-1992
• Finance Committee minutes and papers 1987-1993
• Building and Works Committee minutes and papers 1987-1993
• Papers relating to the change of College’s names 1987 and 1991
• Health and Safety Committee minutes and papers 1988-1993
• Principal’s Management Group minutes and papers 1989-1992
• CUC/Management Consultative Committee 1991-1993
• University Management and Deans Group (UMDG) 1992-1993

There are only a few records surviving from the School.
This collection consists of 9 files:

• Minutes and papers of meetings, 1875-1878
• Register of diplomas for cookery and laundry courses, 1904-1909
• Scotch Education Department forms, 1900-1908
• School prospectuses and stationery, 1875-1908
• Memorandum of Association, 1906
• Recipes scrapbook, 1870s-1880s
• "Superior Cookery Recipes", book issued by Glasgow School of Cookery, [c late 19th century]
• Glasgow International Exhibition 1888, School tearoom records
• Glasgow East End Industrial Exhibition 1903-04 medal

This file contains 1 bound volume:

• Handwritten minutes of meetings of the Provisional Committee, Directors', Ladies Executive Committee and sub-committees
• Handwritten copies of official documents and letters
• Printed prospectuses inserted into pages for Feb 1876, Sep 1876 and Oct 1877
  -Index to entries on back pages

This file contains 1 volume:

• Handwritten record book of diplomas for Cookery and Laundry courses detailing student name, address, date of birth, entry and leaving dates, examination results, award dates and class of diploma

This file contains 1 folder:

• Scotch Education Department forms relating to grants, expenditure and course returns
• Handwritten student results lists for Physiology and Hygiene Courses 1906-07

This file contains 4 items:

• Annotated list of Provisional Committee Members [c 1875]
• Annotated list of Ladies' Executive Committee members, [c 1875]
• Prospectus for Session, 1908-1909
• Printed stationery for notification for meetings to be held at Albert Hall, 285 Bath Street, Glasgow, 1870s

This file contains 1 booklet:

• Printed Memorandum of Association of the Glasgow Training School of Cookery and Domestic Economy, including the Articles of Association

This file contains 1 scrapbook:

• Handwritten recipes, including some on Glasgow School of Cookery stationery from the 1880s
• Printed recipes from the Manchester School of Cookery
• Printed recipes from the Liverpool School of Cookery
• Recipe cuttings from publications

The recipes have been pasted or inserted loose into the pages and were used in teaching cookery classes at the Glasgow School of Cookery. At a later date the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science has added a label to the front cover titled "The Original Glasgow Cookery Book, 1875" and inside the front cover a printed sheet has been pasted titled "History of the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science Cookery Book" by Robert Clow, dated May 1972.

This file contains 1 book:

• Recipe book printed by N Adshead and Son, 11 and 92 Union Street, Glasgow.

This file contains 3 large mounted sepia photographs and 1 artefact:

• 2 photographs of the interior of the School's tearoom at the Glasgow International Exhibition 1888
• Group photograph of staff and students outside the pavilion where the tearoom was located
• Panel from above the doorway of the School's tearoom, framed in wood, depicting 3 women representing music, literature and art

This file contains 1 framed medal:

• Glasgow East End Industrial Exhibition 1903-04 medal awarded to the School for its contribution in the section on women's industries

The exhibition was held at Duke Street, Glasgow, and ran from 9 December 1903 to 9 April 1904. Its aim was to raise funds for Glasgow Royal Infirmary and showcase the work of the artisan classes.

This series consists of 31 bound volumes which has been digitised to create 39 items:

• The British Workman 1855-57 numbers 1-8
• The British Workman 1855-57 numbers 18-26
• The British Workman 1855-57 numbers 27-30
• The British Workman 1855-57 numbers 31-36
• The British Workman 1855-57 numbers 9-17
• The British Workman 1858 numbers 37-42
• The British Workman 1858 numbers 43-48
• The British Workman 1859 numbers 49-54
• The British Workman 1859 numbers 49-60
• The British Workman 1859 numbers 55-60
• The British Workman 1860 numbers 61-67
• The British Workman 1860 numbers 68-71
• The British Workman 1861 numbers 73-78
• The British Workman 1861 numbers 79-84
• The British Workman 1862 numbers 85-90
• The British Workman 1862 numbers 91-96
• The British Workman 1863 numbers 103-108
• The British Workman 1863 numbers 97-102
• The British Workman 1864 numbers 109-114
• The British Workman 1864 numbers 115-120
• The British Workman 1866 numbers 133-138
• The British Workman 1866 numbers 139-144
• The British Workman 1867 numbers 145-150
• The British Workman 1867 numbers 151-156
• The British Workman 1868 numbers 157-162
• The British Workman 1868 numbers 163-168
• The British Workman 1869 numbers 169-172
• The British Workman 1869 numbers 173-176
• The British Workman 1869 numbers 177-180
• The British Workman 1871 numbers 193-198
• The British Workman 1871 numbers 199-204
• The British Workman 1872 numbers 205-210
• The British Workman 1872 numbers 211-216
• The British Workman 1873 numbers 217-222
• The British Workman 1873 numbers 223-228
• The British Workman 1874 numbers 229-234
• The British Workman 1874 numbers 235-240
• The British Workman 1875 numbers 241-246
• The British Workman 1875 numbers 247-252

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 5 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 1-8
• The British Workman numbers 9-17
• The British Workman numbers 18-26
• The British Workman numbers 27-30
• The British Workman numbers 31-36

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 145-150
• The British Workman numbers 151-156

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

The British Workman numbers 157-162
The British Workman numbers 163-168

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 3 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 169-172
• The British Workman numbers 173-176
• The British Workman numbers 177-180

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 193-198
• The British Workman numbers 199-204

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 205-210
• The British Workman numbers 211-216

This file consists of 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 217-222
• The British Workman numbers 223-228

This file consists of 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 229-234
• The British Workman numbers 235-240

This file contains 1 volume. This volume has been digitised. The digitised volume has been divided into 2 parts:

• The British Workman numbers 37-42
• The British Workman numbers 43-48