Glasgow Corporation

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1324-1980
Places:	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government, Scotland (local) > Burghs
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C26772 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O41271 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1324-1975: grants and charters, burgh court records, corporation minutes, departmental records, police commission minutes, trust records, papers of lord provost's office, records of annexed burghs	Glasgow City Archives	A-H	NRA 37295 Glasgow Corporation
2	1708-09: weigh house tacksmen's book	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	CS96/11
3	1780-82: letter book of provost, Hugh Wylie	Glasgow City Archives	TD200/53-100, 104-160	NRA 16183 New Glasgow Mus
4	1881-1945: corporation diaries	Glasgow City Archives	TD312	NRA 12501 Glasgow misc
5	1871-1976: ward committee records	Glasgow City Archives	TD90
6	1912-1976: No 37 (Cathcart) ward committee minutes and cash book	Glasgow City Archives	TD411
7	1920-1977: No 18 (Maryhill) ward committee	Glasgow City Archives	TD455
8	1928-1977: 20th (Partick East) ward committee minutes	Glasgow City Archives	TD491	NRA 12501 Glasgow misc
9	1959-1977: 22nd (Whiteinch) Municipal Ward Committee minutes and corresp	Glasgow City Archives	TD472
10	1912-1973: dean of guild court trustees cash books and day books	Glasgow City Archives	TD688	NRA 12501 Glasgow misc
11	1882-1974: records of the Joint Bridges Committee of the City and other bodies	Glasgow City Archives	TD754	NRA 12501 Glasgow misc
12	1932-33: reports on the unemployed	Glasgow City Archives	TD1207	NRA 12501 Glasgow misc
13	1881-1980: Medical Officer of Health records	Glasgow City Archives	D-HE	See Annual Return 2016
14	c1965: Education Dept: photographic survey of Glasgow schools	Glasgow City Archives	D-ED	See Annual Return 2020
15	c1905: Libraries Dept: British Competitions in Architecture - Mitchell Library submissions incl conditions of competition as well as the successful and unsuccessful designs	Glasgow City Archives	D-LB	See Annual Return 2020
16	c1930-1957: Parks Dept: photographs of Glasgow Parks and Open Spaces and correspondence rel to Knightswood Park	Glasgow City Archives	D-PK	See Annual Return 2020
17	1890-1975: Domesday Book of Glasgow	Glasgow City Archives	C5/10/4	See Annual Return 2022