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
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
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
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
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.
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 collection covers records from the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science (1907-1975) becoming the Queen's College, Glasgow (1975-1993). The records have been arranged into 19 sections covering the following activity or format:
Governance, 1907-1993
Institutional administration, 1908-1993
Finance, 1909-1993
Building and campus development, 1911-1992
Student administration, 1908-1993
Course development and teaching, 1914-1993
College services, 1921-1993
Marketing and public relations, 1910-1993
Research and staff development, 1935-1992
Student body, 1919-1988
College enterprise activities, 1981-1993
Fundraising activities, 1939-1979
Royal connections, 1944-1993
Special anniversaries, events and visitors, 1924-1989
Collaboration with external organisations, 1917-1986
College histories, 1925-1975
Published books and pamphlets by the College, 1910-2009
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1907-1909
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1909-1917
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1917-1923
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1923-1934
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1935-1940
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1940-1950
Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1950-1964
The minutes of all committees for the year were printed and bound together for the annual general meeting. These are copies of these minutes which have been bound into volumes. Loose copies of individual minutes for 1964 -1993 can be found in QC/1/2/3. To consult just AGM papers, loose copies of the reports of the Governors' to the AGM for 1917 -1991, and AGM minutes for 1973-1991 can be found in QC/1/1/2.
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1909-1920
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1920-1938
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1939-1956
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1956-1966
The minutes of all committees for the year were printed and bound together for the annual general meeting. These are copies of these minutes which have been bound into folders. These have been retained to show the different ways in which minutes were kept. To consult the actual content of the minutes please refer to QC/1/2/1 which contains the minutes bound in volumes for 1907-1964 and QC/1/2/3 which contains loose copies of individual minutes for 1964-1978.
Handwritten Housewifery Sub-Committee minutes, with typescript agendas pasted into the pages, 11 June 1926 - 16 June 1933
Typescript Housewifery Sub-Committee minutes, pasted into the pages, 13 October 1933 - 3 December 1948
Typescript Hostels Sub-Committee minutes, pasted into the pages, 22 February 1949 - 19 November 1968
The Housewifery Committees, Cookery Committees and Laundry and Dressmaking Committees were disbanded in December 1948 and replaced with Technical Committees.
Handwritten Cookery Sub-Committee minutes, with typescript agendas pasted into the pages, 10 March 1926 - 15 June 1933
Typescript Cookery Sub-Committee minutes, pasted into the pages, 12 October 1933 - 3 December 1948
Typescript Technical Sub-Committee minutes, pasted into the pages, 4 February 1949 - 24 September 1968
The Housewifery Committees, Cookery Committees and Laundry and Dressmaking Committees were disbanded in December 1948 and replaced with Technical Committees.
Handwritten Sub-Committee minutes, with typescript agendas pasted into the pages, 12 June 1929 - 7 June 1933
Typescript Sub-Committee minutes, pasted into the pages, 11 October 1933 - 8 October 1948 The Housewifery Committees, Cookery Committees and Laundry and Dressmaking Committees were disbanded in December 1948 and replaced with Technical Committees.
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1964-1968
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1968
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1969
and for each successive year until:
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1991
Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1992-1993
Bound volumes of minutes for 1907-1964 can be found in QC/1/2/1. To consult just AGM papers, loose copies of the reports of the Governors' to the AGM for 1917-1991, and AGM minutes for 1973-1991 can be found in QC/1/1/2.
