UGD 137
Papers of James M Mowat (fl. 1917-1967), technical director, William Beardmore & Co Ltd, steel and iron manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland
1899-1967
2 metres
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Mowat, James (fl.1917-1967: technical director, William Beardmore & Co Ltd)
James Mowat
joined
William Beardmore & Co Ltd
, steel and iron manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland, on leaving school in
1917
. He was a metallurgist and head of the company's research department. He was appointed technical director in
1954
, a position he held until
1966
.
- Photographs 1899-1950
- Metallurgical and research department reports 1944-1967
- Publications 1923-1975
- Administrative records 1879-1967
- Production records 1936-1965
- Plans 1941-1944
This material has been arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Some of the papers were acquired from Moncrieff, Warren & Paterson : solicitors, Glasgow and some from James Mowat.
Deposit : James Mowat
Deposit : Moncrieff, Warren & Paterson, solicitors: Glasgow
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Some material is also available on microfilm
Digital file level list available in searchroom.
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2482) and London (NRA14667)
Mainly originals, but some microfilms. These microfilms are of material within the collection
GB 248 UGD 100 Papers of William Beardmore & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 127 Papers of T M Service, director of William Beardmore & Co Ltd
Material in other repositories: no material related by provenance
Publication note
Hume, John R and Moss, Michael S,
Beardmore: The History of a Scottish Industrial Giant
(1979, London)
Moss, Michael S and Hume, John R,
Workshop of the British Empire: Engineering and Shipbuilding in the West of Scotland
(1977, London)
Notes
Date(s) of Description
Compiled by
Jenny Cooknell
, Assistant Archivist, 19 July 1999
Extent element updated by
Jenny Cooknell
, Assistant Archivist, 22 July 1999
Manufacturing industry
William Beardmore & Co Ltd
1902-1975
Mowat
James M
fl.1917-1967
technical director of William Beardmore & Co Ltd
Glasgow (Scotland)