Scottish Mountaineering Club library

Collection of books, journals, maps and yearbooks.
It includes historical and current publications by the Scottish Mountaineering Club and Scottish Mountaineering Trust along with a vast library of books on: technical and philosophical aspects of mountaineering, climbing, skiing, hill walking and other outdoor pursuits; fiction and literature; biographies and autobiographies; travel and exploration from all over the world which includes an extensive collection of Scottish texts; history of mountaineering; antiquarian collection of 18th century Scottish travel and tour books.

The Scottish Mountaineering Club was formed in Glasgow in 1889, as a result of correspondence in the Glasgow Herald initiated by William W. Naismith.

The existing arrangement of the books has been retained as closely as possible by subject or geographical area. The journals are arranged in alphabetical order. The SMC guidebooks are arranged chronologically, other guidebooks are arranged geographically.

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The collection was transferred to the University of Strathclyde in 2008 and is held on deposit from the Scottish Mountaineering Club.

The Scottish Mountaineering Club was formed in Glasgow in 1889, as a result of correspondence in the Glasgow Herald initiated by William W. Naismith.

All the books in this collection are catalogued on SUPrimo" the University of Strathclyde Library's integrated search service.
"Search "MLSPSM" to find a full list of titles in the Scottish Mountaineering Club library":http://bit.ly/2J0maO7
List of journal titles is available in the reading room.

Content of the "Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 1890-1901":http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smcj/ is available online.

The Scottish Mountaineering Club continues to add materials to this collection on a regular basis, mainly through donations from its members, authors and publishers.

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