Dumfries and Galloway Archives

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Dumfries and Galloway Council

Ewart Library

Catherine Street
Dumfries
Scotland
DG1 1JB

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Email: heritage@dumgal.gov.uk

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    Collections information

    Businesses (106)

    Organisations (212)

    Persons (29)

    Diaries (12)

    Families (39)

    Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (24)

    • NRA 25601 Robert Allan, farmer, Kirkcudbright
    • NRA 40852 Altrusa Club of Dumfries link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36221 Clerk-Maxwell family of Middlebie: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36243 John Corrie, James Gilchrist, John Maxwell and David Welsh, solicitors, Dumfries
    • NRA 36223 Dalrymple family, Earls of Stair: estate corresp link to online catalogue
    • NRA 32335 Dumfries Archive Centre: misc accessions
    • NRA 31757 Dumfries Archive Centre: MS collections
    • NRA 36304 Dumfries Industrial School link to online catalogue
    • NRA 41403 Dumfries Junior Chamber of Commerce link to online catalogue
    • NRA 10799 Ewart Library: MS collection
    • NRA 21186 Isobel Olive Joan Gladstone: corresp and papers rel to the Lauries of Maxwelton link to online catalogue
    • NRA 27345 Hannay family, merchants, of Whithorn link to online catalogue
    • NRA 10437 Maxwell family of Munches: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36212 McCartney family of Halketleaths: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 35772 Walter Newall, architect: corresp and papers incl sketchbooks and drawings
    • NRA 43561 AC Penman Ltd, motor car body builders, Dumfries
    • NRA 24813 William Augustin John Prevost of Craigieburn: antiquarian collection
    • NRA 38033 Sir John Richardson, Arctic explorer: letters, mainly to his sister, and misc papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 23493 JA Robertson & Sons (Dumfries) Ltd, knitwear mfrs link to online catalogue
    • NRA 28514 Sharp family of Hoddom: deeds and papers
    • NRA 40853 Southern Garage (Dumfries) Ltd link to online catalogue
    • NRA 11018 Stewart family of Shambellie: deeds and papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 36507 Symons & MacDonald, solicitors, Dumfries: clients papers link to online catalogue
    • NRA 24027 Uniroyal Ltd, rubber and chemical mfrs

    Accessions

    These are selected lists of new or additional collections that were acquired by this archive during a specific year. If a date is not displayed there are no accessions for that year.

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