Umpherston and Kerr, Millwrights, Dundee

Scope and Content

Photocopies of letter book, 1829-1830; Photocopy of wages book, 1824-1827.

Administrative / Biographical History

Umpherston and Kerr were engineers and millwrights who worked from the Douglas Foundry, Dundee. They were the first local designers of fireproof mills in Dundee.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act and any other appropriate legislation.

Other Finding Aids

Descriptive list available at Dundee University Archives. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

Alternative Form Available

The material is a copy.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Mareike Platt, August 2006.

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