Heriot-Watt University Archive and Museum Service
About this Organisation
Heriot-Watt University was founded in 1821 as the School of Arts, the world's first Mechanics Institute. The Archive and Museum Service holds the archive, works of art and objects relating to the University's history.
The collections also include local history material relating to Currie, Juniper Green and Balerno.
The Textile Collection at the Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels is a research resource relating to the Scottish textile industry.
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Contacts
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Ann Jones
heritage@hw.ac.uk
Tel: 0131 451 3218
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Other Information
Resources Available
| Title | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Textile Collection |
The Textile Collection is a research resource focusing on Scottish Textile Heritage from 1700 to the present day. Key collections include business records and pattern books from Scottish Borders tweed mills, institutional records of the Scottish College of Textiles, Bernat Klein fabric and costume, tartan and highland dress, Paisley shawls, Donald Brothers of Dundee furnishing fabrics ... read more |
Primary, Secondary, Online/Digitised, Images/Photographs, Catalogued |
| Edinburgh Campus |
The service at the Edinburgh Campus includes the archive of the University and the predecessor bodies Heriot-Watt College, the Watt Institution and the School of Arts dating back to 1821. Additional collections include records relating to James Watt, Leith Nautical College and Carfrae Morrison surveyors. Local history collections relating to Riccarton and the surrounding areas ... read more |
Primary, Secondary, Online/Digitised, Images/Photographs, Catalogued |
Please note that links to websites and catalogues are provided by the Organisations listed and not maintained by Scottish Local History Forum.