Identity
UGC 179
Papers of W G Scott, fl 1900-1914, test driver and
engineer
c1905-1914
0.1
metres
Glasgow University Archive Services
Scott, W G (fl
1900-1914 : test driver and engineer)
English
Administrative history
W G Scott was a test driver and engineer for Argylls Motor Limited
(later Argylls Limited), at their works in Alexandria. Following the collapse
of the firm in 1914, he went on to be a test driver at Brooklands Motor Course,
Weybridge, Surrey, later moving to Nairn to work with MacRae & Dick.
Scope and Content
- 11 Plate glass negatives of Argyll Works, Alexandria,
c1905-1914.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in line with original order .
Archival history
Held by C G Scott, nephew of W G Scott, prior to transfer to Glasgow
University Archive Services
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift : C Gideon Scott : April 2007
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248
procedures
Accruals
None expected
Conditions governing access
Open
Copyright / Conditions governing reproduction
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the
Archivist.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and
condition of documents
Existence and location of copies
No known copies
Location of originals
This material is original
Physical characteristics
None which affect the use of this material
Other finding aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom.
Related material
GB 248 UGD 103, Papers of Thomas W Burt, c1880s-1920s, consulting
engineer, Scotland.
Bibliography
No known publications using this material
Notes
Rules and Conventions
Description compiled in line with the following international
standards:
International Council on Archives,
ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and
National Council on Archives,
Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate
names
Note
Scotland is the location of all place names in the
administrative/biographical history element, unless otherwise stated.
Dates(s) of Descriptions
Fonds level description compiled by Clare Paterson, Assistant
Archivist (Business Collections) -- January 2008.
Catalogue amended and enhanced by Kath Roper-Caldbeck, cataloguing
volunteer, 19th June 2018.
Argyll Motor Co
1905-1914Alexandira, West
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Scott
W G fl
1900-1914 test driver and
engineer
Alexandria (Scotland)
Automobile engineering
Mechanics (people)
Cars
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/1
No. 1,
Interior of workshop, with staff in shot
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/2
No. 2,
Interior of workshop, showing chassis and engines being assembled, with staff
in shot
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/3
No. 3,
Interior of workshop, showing bodywork and car interiors being
assembled
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/4
No. 4,
Interior of workshop
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/5
No. 5,
Drawing of exterior of works, with inscription 'Argyll Motor Works Ltd,
Alexandria M.B.'
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/6
No. 6,
Interior of workshop
c1905-1914
1 negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/7
No.7,
Cars being worked on outside the works, with staff in shot
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/8
No. 22,
Interior of workshop showing cylinder leads, with staff in shot
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/9
Argyll
car with driver
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/10
Exterior of works showing damage to building and machinery, with
staff in shot
c1905-1914
1
negative
FILE DESCRIPTION
UGC 179/11
W.G.
Scott
c1905-1914
1
negative