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The University Archive Services
holds an extensive collection (approx 221 linear metres) of
records relating to the textile industry both in Dundee and
India. The collection of records relating to the jute industry
is the largest in Europe, possibly the world. Records of the
local textile industry, including textile engineering, relate
to linen and jute firms, and Dundee’s links with India
and Pakistan/Bangladesh, c1800-c1978. The development of jute
spinning and weaving in India, from 1855, and the Indian industry’s
relations with the industry in Dundee is an important aspect
of the collections. The records chart the rise and decline of
the textile industry and its impact on the city of Dundee. Collections
include:
- Made-Up Textiles Association Limited, Dundee, 1913-1976
- Thomas C Keay Ltd, engineers and mill furnishers, Dundee,
1914-1975
- D J MacDonald Ltd, engineers, Dundee, 1861-1989
- H & A Scott Ltd, textile manufacturers, Dundee, 1861-1986
- A & S Henry & Co Ltd, cotton and just merchants,
1853-1987
- James F Low & Co Ltd, engineers, Monifieth, 1850-1984
- William R Stewart & Sons (Hacklemakers) Ltd, textile
machinery manufacturers, Dundee, 1904-1981
- Peter Carmichael of Arthurstone, engineer and textile
mill manager, 1837-1924
- Sidlaw Industries Ltd, jute spinners, Dundee, and its
various subsidiaries, 1811-1989
- Julius Salomon & Co, merchants, Dundee, 1876-1968
- Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society, jute spinners
and manufacturers, Dundee, 1969-1983
- Caird (Dundee) Ltd, jute manufacturers, Dundee, 1834-1997
- Low & Bonar Ltd, jute spinners, manufacturers and
merchants, Dundee, 1901-1986
- Giddings & Lewis-Fraser Ltd, jute spinners, Arbroath,
1857-1987
- D Pirie & Company Ltd, jute and flax merchants, Dundee,
1882-1985
- Craiks Ltd, linen and jute merchants and manufacturers,
Forfar, 1877-1981
- William Brown's Essay on Flax Spinning and Related Papers
[1787--1890
- William Halley & Sons Ltd, flax manufacturers, Dundee,
c1977-1980
- Marshall & Edgar, Lilybank Foundry, Dundee, 1836-1847
- Papers of William Grimond, trader, Dundee, and his family,
1819-1852
- Wm Fergusson & Sons Ltd, jute manufacturers, Dudhope
Works, Dundee, 1872-1985
- Boase & Co Ltd, Claverhouse Bleachfield, Dundee,
1838-1966
- Wilson Bros (Alva) Ltd, woollen manufacturers, Alva,
1873-1986
- Baxter Brothers & Co Ltd, linen and jute spinners
and manufacturers, Dundee, 1795-1992
- Cox Brothers Ltd, jute Spinners and manufacturers, and
Cox Family Papers, 1798-1981
The Museum collections include:
- 122 textile pieces from the Needlework Development Scheme
including a few pattern and design books. The collection
was given to Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (now a
Faculty of the University) when the Scheme disbanded in
1961
- 12 further pieces from around the world acquired by the
Art College to augment the collection and its use in teaching
textile students
- A collection of c30 pieces created by students in the
1970s
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