Country Code
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GB
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Repository Code
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243
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Repository
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Glasgow City Archives
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Reference
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GB243/TD546
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Title
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E Forbes Papers
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Dates
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1841-1972
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Access Status
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Open
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Description
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Daybook of an unidentified boilermaker and engineering firm in Airdrie, 1909-1916; Notice of public sale of stock at Longriggend Store, Roughrigg colliery, to be held on 6 Oct.1864. Research notes, notebooks, sketches, research files and miscellaneous records concerning individual collieries and miners' housing and social conditions [1841-1929, undated].Histories of the following collieries are included: Arden; Auldshields and Muirhead; Avonhead; Ballochney; Bellsdyke; Boglea and Blacktongue; Broadrigg; Broomfield; Brownieside; Brownrigg; Cameron; Darngavil, Drumshangie; East Longrigg; East Greengairs; East and West Meadowhead; Easter and North Glentore; Greendykeside; Greengairs; Hill of Drumgray and Mochriesinch; Langdale; Little Drumgray; Lochend; Longriggend; Meadowfield; Meikle Drumgray and West Drumgray; Raebog; Rawyards; Riggend; Rochsolloch; Roughrigg; Stanrigg; West Longrigg; Airdriehill; Arbuckle; Ardean; Avonhead; Braidenhill and Cromlet; Burnbrae and Whinhall; Chapelside and Airdrie No. 1; Colliertree and Drumgelloch; Commonhead and East Mavisbank; Cotton Mill and Holehills; Dalmacoulter Moss; Drumbathie; Drumshangie; Dryflat and Palace; Dykehead; East Rochsoles; Hill of Drumgray and Mochriesinch; Kipps and Kippsbyre; Laverocknowe and Pinwinnie; Mavisbank; Millfield and Fruitfield; Monkland; Netherhole, Rigg, Cullochrig and Drumbowie; Roadside and Rigghead; Roughcraig and Dalmacoulter; Springwells; Stand; Stanrigg; Thrashbush; West Glentore Coal Company; West Longrigg; Wester Moffat (Blackridge); Whitehill; Whiterigg; Small collieries around Greengairs; and small collieries near Glen Mavis.Bore journals, 1855-1857; Correspondence, 1967-1972; Maps and plans including copies, map tracings, negatives of printed maps and photocopies, 1899-1922 and undated; Mining plans, 1843- 1914, and undated; Miscellaneous personal effects, undated; Maps and plans, undated.
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Level
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Fonds
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Extent
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1.10 Linear Metres
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Finding Aids
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Descriptive list available at Glasgow City Archives.
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Language
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English
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Related Material
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See Baron F Duckham, 'A History of the Scottish Coal Industry', (Newton Abbot, 1970).
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