Alistair Durie research collection

Material relating to banks and the linen industry, 1695 - 1914; Sandeman Papers, 1755 - 1760; Documents relating to linen manufacture from the National Records of Scotland, 1960; Correspondence between Durie and Miss Elspeth Boog Watson, relating to linen manufacture, 1977; Postcards, transparencies and photocopied etchings relating to the textile industry, 1775 - 1890; Publications, 1837 - 2010

Dr Alistair Durie taught at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities before moving to the Department of History and Politics at the University of Stirling. His academic interests lay in the linen and tourist industries, as well as banking, railways and transport. He also taught the history of medicine for the Open University. His publications include Scottish Linen Industry (1981), Scotland for the Holidays. A history of Tourism in Scotland (2003) and Water is Best, the Hydros and Health Tourism (2006)

Usually chronological within series.

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.

Gifted by Alistair Durie

Dr Alistair Durie taught at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities before moving to the Department of History and Politics at the University of Stirling. His academic interests lay in the linen and tourist industries, as well as banking, railways and transport. He also taught the history of medicine for the Open University. His publications include Scottish Linen Industry (1981), Scotland for the Holidays. A history of Tourism in Scotland (2003) and Water is Best, the Hydros and Health Tourism (2006)

Durie, Scottish Linen Industry 1981;

Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available. / Handlist

The records are on paper and include photographs, volumes and linen.

Description compiled by Bethany Edwards, Archive volunteer, June 2012.

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.

The collection was gifted partially in a deed box labelled 'John Lyall Grants Trust', which was not kept.

Not expected

MS 9

Originals of the some of the copies in the collection are held in the National Records of Scotland

Published

Catalogued

MS 342