Records of Walter McGhee & Sons Ltd, textile machinery manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland

Scope and Content

  • Miscellaneous ledgers 1832;
  • Journals 1925-1936;
  • Private journals 1919-1934.

Administrative / Biographical History

By 1917  , Walter McGhee & Sons Ltd was established as a textile manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1931  , the company's patents were assigned to J & P Coats Ltd , thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 1932  , assets of the company were transferred to Laighpark Electric Motors Ltd , electrical engineers and manufacturers, Paisley, as nominees of J & P Coats Ltd. The company appears to have continued trading after 1936.

Arrangement

This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series the items are generally arranged chronologically.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Indefinite loan : J & P Coats : Glasgow : c1984

Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : London: 1991 : ACCN 0146 (Additional Deposit)

Indefinite loan : via Business Archives Council in Scotland : 1993 : ACCN 0198 (Additional Deposit)

Indefinite loan : 1995 : ACCN 0240 (Additional Deposit)

Indefinite loan : 1996 : ACCN 0255 (Additional Deposit)

Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : Swinton, Manchester: 2000 : ACCNs 1887, 1925, 1926, 1996

Indefinite loan : ACCN 0054

Other Finding Aids

Digital file level list available in searchroom

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2576) and London (NRA20914)

Alternative Form Available

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Conditions Governing Use

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Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Custodial History

Held by J & P Coats Ltd

Accruals

None expected

Related Material

GB 248 UGD 199/1 Records of J & P Coats Ltd and CoatsPatons Ltd

GB 248 UGD 199/13 Records of Laighpark Motors Ltd

See source list on Textiles available via Glagsow University Archive Services homepage at http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk

Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance

Bibliography

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Additional Information

This material is original

No alterations made to date

Geographical Names

Glasgow, Scotland