Family accounts and school notebooks.

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 120/3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1822-1848
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 6 boxes

Scope and Content

School notebooks and exercise books of the Grimmon brothers. There household accounts for Wm Grimmond.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred from the National Library of Scotland in 1998 (AccM/380).

Note

The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

May require conservation

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Keren Guthrie, February 2016

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Custodial History

The records were deposited at the National Library by Lady Grimond in 1984. Was NLS Deposit 365/3

Accruals

Not expected

Additional Information

Published