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Including: Notes for the Secretary of State for Scotland on the National Housing Association; Precis of matters for discussion with the Secretary of State for Scotland concerning the development of Weir housing scheme; Copy of 'Ministry of Works Production Schedule' over-riding order for 1,500 Weir two-storey permanent Quality houses; Housing costs for 'Quality' house fittings; Progress report on servicing of sites for 100 Weir Paragon houses

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Papers of William Douglas Weir, 1877-1959, 1st Viscount Weir of Eastwood, industrialist and public servant, Giffnock, ScotlandDC 096

CorrespondenceDC 096/1

Papers concerning speeches and eventsDC 096/2

Personal and estate papersDC 096/3

Polnoon Estate papersDC 096/4

Cathcart Investment Trust Ltd PapersDC 096/5

Association of Investment TrustsDC 096/6

H A Roberts Massey building papersDC 096/7

Records of personal and business Income TaxDC 096/8

Nickel and Mond Nickel business papersDC 096/9

ICI Business PapersDC 096/10

Steel housing papersDC 096/11

PresscuttingsDC 096/11/1

Ministry of Health Committee on New Methods of House Construction, Evidence and Reports 1924DC 096/11/2

Papers and correspondence on proposals to Secretary of State for Scotland concerning construction of Paragon houses and other steel houses in ScotlandDC 096/11/3

Papers and correspondence on erection of steel houses in Scotland.DC 096/11/4

Photographs of houses under construction, Glasgow and CuparDC 096/11/5

Correspondence concerning construction of 1,000 steel houses for SSHADC 096/11/6

Photographs of 'Weir demonstration house' under construction in LondonDC 096/11/7

Papers and correspondence on housing problemDC 096/11/8

Correspondence relating to early proposals for steel housesDC 096/11/9

Financial details of Cardonald factoryDC 096/11/10

Papers and correspondence relating to Weir housing scheme 1924DC 096/11/11

Letter from Fred Lobnitz on CardonaldDC 096/11/12

Draft documents describing Weir housesDC 096/11/13

Folder of publicity relating to Gunniston houses subsidiary of the United States Steel CorporationDC 096/11/14

Correspondence with Department of Health for Scotland on steel house constructionDC 096/11/15

Correspondence and papers on steel housing and development of the prototype 'Paragon House'DC 096/11/16

Papers and correspondence on development and construction of prototype demonstration houses for SSHA, Giffnock, GlasgowDC 096/11/17

Correspondence on Paragon houseDC 096/11/18

Correspondence concerning steel houses and possible post-war developmentDC 096/11/19

Correspondence and papers concerning further development of 'Paragon' house and of two storey steel houses for urban areasDC 096/11/20

Correspondence and papers on steel housing and the need for increased postwar sheet steel production in ScotlandDC 096/11/21

Estimates concerning production of steel sections for housesDC 096/11/22

Papers on steel housingDC 096/11/23

Correspondence and papers on continuing steel house development and productionDC 096/11/24

Steel housing papersDC 096/11/25

Papers on steel and prefabricated house developmentDC 096/11/26

Brochures on housing and materialsDC 096/11/27

Architect's drawings of prefabricated housesDC 096/11/28

Post War Building Studies No.1 , London, Ministry of WorksDC 096/11/29

A National Housing Policy , report of the National Housing CommitteeDC 096/11/30

Planning Our New Homes , report by the Scottish Housing Advisory CommitteeDC 096/11/31

General correspondenceDC 096/11/32

General correspondenceDC 096/11/33

General correspondenceDC 096/11/34

General correspondenceDC 096/11/35

General correspondenceDC 096/11/36

General correspondenceDC 096/11/37

General correspondenceDC 096/11/38

Cardonald Housing Corporation Ltd Financial RecordsDC 096/12

Sugar beet business papersDC 096/13

Animal Food Products Ltd business papersDC 096/14

British Standards Institution papersDC 096/15/1

Federation of British Industry PapersDC 096/16

Ministry of Munitions and Supply PapersDC 096/17

Filing cabinetDC 096/18

Electricity Industry PapersDC 096/19

Air Ministry PapersDC 096/20

Imperial Defence PapersDC 096/21

Government and Political papersDC 096/22

G & J Weir Ltd Company PapersDC 096/23

PhotographsDC 096/23/42

Other company interestsDC 096/24

Papers of J K Weir and J W WeirDC 096/25

Papers of Lady WeirDC 096/26

Royal Scottish Automobile Club PapersDC 096/27

Reports, minutes and papers accumulated by Lord WeirDC 096/28

Personal PapersDC 096/29

PresscuttingsDC 096/30