Historical information and ephemera on some companies in the Scottish provision trade

Scope and Content

  • File of information on Andrew Clements and Sons; John Ritchie and Sons; Alexander Osborne and Sons; James Leggatt and Co (Provision Merchants) Ltd ; John Howatson and Sons Ltd, 20th century;
  • file on Archibald Fleming and Co Ltd, 1977-1982;
  • publication on W M Milne Group, 1985;
  • history of John Laird & Co, 1969;
  • photocopies of adverts, c1900-1950;
  • photographs and copy negatives, 1911-1920s;
  • papers of Scottish Provision Trade Association Centenary Committee, c1988;
  • Moss, Michael, 100 Years of Provisioning Scotland: A History of the Scottish Provision Trade Association, 1989.

Administrative / Biographical History

This information was compiled from several companies and individuals by Mr W Don of D & R Stevenson Ltd and subsequently deposited at GUAS. The material was used for research for the publication by Michael Moss, 100 Years of Provisioning Scotland: A History of the Scottish Provision Trade Association, 1989