Presscuttings, mostly concerning the Scottish Development Council, the Special Areas Reconstruction Scheme, and the Federation of British Industry

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Papers of Sir James Lithgow, 1883-1952; shipbuilder & industrialistDC 035

File of letters (with index) congratulating Sir James on the award of the CBEDC 035/1

Files of typed notes on the genealogy of the Lithgow familyDC 035/2

Articles, newscuttings and notes on industry, army and personal subjectsDC 035/3

Correspondence and copy correspondence concerning war and shippingDC 035/4

File of letters to Lady Lithgow thanking her for sending copies of the memorial address to Sir JamesDC 035/5

Transcripts of a radio broadcast: British Craftsmen (Shipbuilding) by William Ayre, William Mitchell, Murray Stephen and David TorranceDC 035/6

Correspondence concerning steel controlDC 035/7

Correspondence concerning Iona Youth Trust and Church of Scotland businessDC 035/8

Files (8) concerning letters of condolence to Lady Lithgow on the death of Sir JamesDC 035/9

Letters of congratulations on Sir James‰??s appointment as Controller of Merchant ShippingDC 035/10

Letters acknowledging Sir James‰??s farewell letter to members of his staff at the AdmiraltyDC 035/11

Correspondence concerning Henderson Agencies (1945) Ltd, GlasgowDC 035/12

Correspondence and papers concerning share transfersDC 035/13

Board correspondence and financial statementsDC 035/14

Correspondence and papers concerning the Parsons and Marine Engineering Turbine Research & Development AssociationDC 035/15

Correspondence and papers concerning the shipbuilding conferenceDC 035/16

Correspondence on various industrial and shipbuilding mattersDC 035/17

Presscuttings, mostly concerning the Scottish Development Council, the Special Areas Reconstruction Scheme, and the Federation of British IndustryDC 035/18

Files (15) of correspondence (arranged alphabetically) on a variety of topicsDC 035/19

Notes on the life of Sir James and printed obituary notices, 1952DC 035/20

Correspondence, board papers and financial statements concerning the North British Electric Welding CoDC 035/21

Correspondence concerning the SY CarraigDC 035/22

Correspondence concerning Lithgows Ltd and W Hamilton & CoDC 035/23

Correspondence concerning Lithgows Ltd and W Hamilton & CoDC 035/24

Correspondence concerning the preparation of the biography of Sir James by J M ReidDC 035/25

Correspondence, mainly socialDC 035/26

Correspondence concerning Sir James appointment and resignation from the post of Controller of Merchant ShippingDC 035/27

Correspondence with Norman W DuthieDC 035/28

Correspondence between Sir James and Sir Charles Craven of Vickers LtdDC 035/29

Papers and correspondence, mostly concerning industrial subjectsDC 035/30

Correspondence, memoranda and minutes concerning the Principal Supply Officers Committee of the Committee of Imperial DefenceDC 035/31

Papers and correspondence, mostly concerning Sir James‰??s military serviceDC 035/32

Presscuttings of Sir James‰??s speech as retiring president of the Federation of British IndustriesDC 035/33

Correspondence concerning the British Employers FederationDC 035/34

Replies to Sir James‰??s farewell letter from the Admiralty to shipbuilding, marine engineering and ship-repairing firmsDC 035/35

Letters to Sir James congratulating him on being created a baronetDC 035/36

Board papers of National Shipbuilders Security LtdDC 035/37

Letters to Sir James congratulating him on being created a Commander of the BathDC 035/38

Programme for visit of Rear Admiral Howard L Vickers, United States Navy to BritainDC 035/39

Comparison of capital expenditure on AC and DC welding plantDC 035/40

Memoranda, minutes and correspondence concerning the extension of the use of welding in various works and the reorganisation of the Institute of WeldingDC 035/41

Memoranda and correspondence concerning refrigeration and insulation of cargo vesselsDC 035/42

Report of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs, Admiralty, of 1939-1945 warDC 035/43

File of papers and correspondence concerning merchant shipbuilding and repairDC 035/44

Memoranda and correspondence concerning the re-opening for war purposes of shipyards closed during the interwar yearsDC 035/45

Minutes, memoranda and correspondence concerning the Industrial Capacity Committee of the Production Council of the Ministry of SupplyDC 035/46

Correspondence concerning the salvage of merchant vessels during wartimeDC 035/47

Letters from Sir James concerning priorities in merchant ship repairDC 035/48

Memoranda and correspondence concerning the Area Boards for Scotland of the Production Council of the Ministry of SupplyDC 035/49

Memoranda and correspondence concerning tank productionDC 035/50

Memoranda and reports concerning the shipbuilding conference and a transcript of Sir James‰??s address to the meeting in Edinburgh on 23 JunDC 035/51

Memoranda and correspondence with ACNSDC 035/52

Minutes and correspondence concerning the 10th Annual Meeting of the Scottish Development CouncilDC 035/53

Correspondence, mostly with Sir Denis BurneyDC 035/54

Minutes and papers concerning the shipping policy of the Ministry of War TransportDC 035/55

Memoranda on London Graving Dock costings and production twelve months prior to the warDC 035/56

Memoranda and correspondence concerning labour supply and labour relations in the shipbuilding and ship repairing industryDC 035/57

Correspondence with Sir Amos Ayre, director of Merchant Shipbuilding, including Memorandum The Shipbuilding Industry in War, 26 Oct 1939DC 035/58

Correspondence and memoranda concerning the Barlow Committee on the conditions of labour in shipyards and the committee on the modernisation of plantDC 035/59

Memoranda and correspondence on merchant marine boiler productionDC 035/60

Correspondence between Denis and Sir Percy BatesDC 035/61

Correspondence on shipbuilding abroadDC 035/62

Correspondence and memorandum between Sir James and the Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyDC 035/63

Memoranda and correspondence concerning the establishment of the Scottish Engineering Students‰?? AssociationDC 035/64

Papers and correspondence concerning the determination of shipbuilding costs during wartimeDC 035/65

Memoranda and correspondence between Sir James and the Admiralty Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and RepairDC 035/66

Correspondence and papers concerning the Admiralty contracts departmentDC 035/67

Correspondence and memoranda concerning Lloyds Register of Shipping and the British Corporation Register of Shipping and AircraftDC 035/68

Correspondence, papers and reports concerning various missions to the USA to investigate merchant shipbuildingDC 035/69

Letters to Sir James congratulating him on receiving an LLD from Glasgow UniversityDC 035/70

Memoranda, correspondence and related papers mainly concerning merchant shipbuilding during World War IDC 035/71

Miscellaneous momentoes, letters and photographs concerning Sir James active serviceDC 035/72

Photograph albums containing regimental and family photographsDC 035/73

File of speeches and articles by Sir JamesDC 035/74

File of speeches by and articles about Sir JamesDC 035/75

Papers concerning the wills and settlement of the estates of Henry Lithgow and Sir JamesDC 035/76

Correspondence concerning the purchase of shares by Lord Barnaby on behalf of Sir James in the Aire Wool CoDC 035/77

Papers and correspondence concerning Sir James‰??s tax liabilitiesDC 035/78

Correspondence and papers concerning the purchase of Daniel Varney Ltd by Sir JamesDC 035/79

Papers and correspondence concerning Sir James‰??s life assuranceDC 035/80

Papers and correspondence concerning the settlement of Sir James‰??s estate before and after his deathDC 035/81

Correspondence concerning the Islay and Duchal estatesDC 035/82

Correspondence concerning the Ayrshire Dockyard CoDC 035/83

Correspondence and papers concerning British Polar Engines LtdDC 035/84

General correspondence concerning the Lithgow estatesDC 035/85

Papers and correspondence concerning the dispute of Daniel Varney Ltd with Dr C G HatayDC 035/86

Papers and documents of the Industrial Capacity Committee of the War CabinetDC 035/87

Secret papers and documents of the Production Control Committee of the War CabinetDC 035/88

Minutes of the meetings of the directors of the Glasgow Iron and Steel Co 1949-1953 and articles of association of Kingston Financial Services LtdDC 035/89

Papers and correspondenceDC 035/90

Correspondence and papers concerning Sir James and Henry Lithgow‰??s holdings of ordinary shares in William Beardmore & CoDC 035/91

Correspondence and papers concerning Sir James‰??s holding of first debenture stock in William Beardmore & CoDC 035/92

Papers and correspondenceDC 035/93

Correspondence concerning the purchase of the subsidiary companies of William Beardmore & Co by Lithgows LtdDC 035/94

File of back letters and proxies concerning various companies in which Sir James and Henry Lithgow and Lithgows Ltd held financial interestsDC 035/95

File of back letters and proxies relating to various companies in which Sir James and Henry Lithgow and Lithgows Ltd held financial interestsDC 035/96