Walter Lumsden & Son Ltd., Merchant and Cloth Manufacturer, Kirkcaldy.

This material is held atHeriot-Watt University Museum and Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 582 HWUA WL
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1956 - 1971
  • Physical Description
    • 3 volumes

Scope and Content

Financial Records

Administrative / Biographical History

Address given as Denfield Works, Smeaton Road

Arrangement

Records are arranged chronologically by type following classification scheme

Access Information

By appointment. Closure periods may apply to unpublished records less than 30 years old and other records containing personal information. Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.

Other Finding Aids

Printed list plus item level computerised list available in the Searchroom

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopies and photographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Permission to publish material from the Archive must be sought in advance from the University Archivist. Responsibility for obtaining copyright clearance rests with the applicant.

Custodial History

The records were first listed as part of the Archive by the Business Archives Council (Scotland) Surveying Officer in 1988 while in the High Mill. Following the merger of the Scottish College of Textiles with Heriot-Watt University in October 1998, responsibility for the collection was transferred to Heriot-Watt University Archive, Records Management and Museum Service. In September 2000, the Archive moved to the Main Building at the Scottish Borders Campus, Galashiels.

Accruals

Not expected.

Geographical Names