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Businesses (29)
- Arthur Bell (Scotch Tweeds) Ltd, woollen manufacturers Langholm, Dumfriesshire
- Blenkhorn, Richardson & Co Ltd, tweed and woollen manufacturers Hawick, Roxburghshire
- Brown Brothers (Galashiels) Ltd, woollen manufacturers Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Carfrae & Morrison, civil engineers, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Currie and Balerno News
- Donald Brothers Ltd, linen, canvas and furnishing fabric manufacturers, Dundee Dundee, Angus
- Ebenezer Y Johnston Ltd, woollen manufacturers Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Edward Gardiner & Sons Ltd, woollen manufacturers Selkirk, Selkirkshire
- Frazer & Sons, tailors, Perth Perth, Perthshire
- George Harrison & Co (Edinburgh) Ltd, woollen fabric merchants Edinburgh, Midlothian
- George Laing & Co, paper maker Balerno, Midlothian
- George Roberts & Co, woollen manufacturers Selkirk, Selkirkshire
- Gibson & Lumgair Ltd, woollen manufacturers Selkirk, Selkirkshire
- Henry Bruce & Sons Ltd, paper makers Currie, Midlothian
- Hunters of Brora Ltd, woollen manufacturers Brora, Sutherlandshire
- J & A Ogilvie, woollen drapers, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- J & H Brown & Co, woollen manufacturers Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Kemp, Blair & Co Ltd, woollen dyers and finishers Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Laidlaw & Fairgrieve Ltd, woollen yarn spinners Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Peter Anderson Ltd, woollen manufacturers Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- R & A Sanderson & Co Ltd, woollen manufacturers Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Robert Stocks & Co Ltd, linen manufacturers Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Stone & Kemp, silk manufacturers London
- T Craig-Brown & Co, woollen yarn spinners Selkirk, Selkirkshire
- Thomas Hope & Co, drapers Stow, Midlothian
- W & O Marcus Ltd, gown manufacturers London;Hawick, Roxburghshire
- W Lumsden & Son Ltd, household textile manufacturers Kirkcaldy, Fife
- William Watson & Sons, tweed and woollen manufacturers Hawick, Roxburghshire
- William Wilson & Son, tartan manufacturers Bannockburn, Stirlingshire
Organisations (20)
- Ancient Order of Foresters: Court Juniper Bush Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Benevolent Institution of Junior Clothiers, Galashiels Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Colonel Craig's Troop of Horse
- Currie History Society Currie, Midlothian
- Currie Horticultural and Flower Show
- Currie Parish Horticultural and Industrial Society Currie, Midlothian
- Dolphin, training ship, Leith Leith, Midlothian
- Galashiels Cloth Hall Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Galashiels Combined Technical School Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Galashiels Manufacturers Corporation Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Heriot-Watt University
- James Watt Subscription Fund, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Leith Nautical College Leith, Midlothian
- Scottish College of Textiles Alumni Association Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Scottish College of Textiles, Galashiels Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Scottish Woollen Technical College, Galashiels Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- South of Scotland Central Technical College, Galashiels Galashiels, Selkirkshire
- Watt Club, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Watt Institution and School of Arts, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian
Persons (19)
- Amies, Sir Edwin Hardy , (1909-2003), fashion designer
- Blair, Sir Robert, (1859-1935), Knight, educational administrator
- Brown, James, (1790-1872), engineer
- Craig, Sir James Gibson, (1765-1850), Knight, politician
- Craig, Sir William Gibson, (1797-1878), 2nd Baronet MP
- Dalrymple, Sir John Hamilton Macgill, (1771-1853), 8th Earl of Stair, General
- Fleming, Jane, (b 1991), textile designer
- Jeffrey, Francis, (1773-1850), Lord Jeffrey Scottish judge and critic
- Klein, Bernat, (1922-2014), textile designer
- Laurie, Arthur Pillans, (1861-1949), chemist
- Maitland, James, (1759-1839), 8th Earl of Lauderdale, statesman
- Nisbet, Hugh Bryan, (1902-1969), Principal of Heriot-Watt University
- Pinder, Shirley , (fl1996-2010), Textile Designer
- Prais, Henry, (1918-1996), academic and humanitarian
- Scott, Robert MacDonald, (1914-1996), artist and tapestry weaver
- Shaw, Shirley, (20th cent), textile collector
- Smail, James Cameron, (1880-1970), Principal of Heriot-Watt College
- Thompson, Professor Alan , (1924-2017), politician and economist
- Wood, Charles, (1800-1885), 1st Viscount Halifax, statesman
Diaries (1)
- Tweedie, John, (1970-1989), local historian Edinburgh, Midlothian
Families (2)
- Buchanan family of Curriehill, Midlothian: Barskimming Barskimming, Ayrshire
- Gibson-Craig family, baronets, of Riccarton Riccarton, Midlothian
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (21)
- NRA 31124 Peter Anderson Ltd, woollen mfrs, Galashiels link to online catalogue
- NRA 21893 Arthur Bell (Scotch Tweeds) Ltd, woollen manufacturers, Langholm link to online catalogue
- NRA 43322 Sir Robert Blair, education officer, London County Council: notebooks and papers link to online catalogue
- NRA 43333 Blenkhorn, Richardson & Co Ltd, woollen mfrs, Hawick link to online catalogue
- NRA 43334 Donald Brothers Ltd, furnishing fabric mfrs, Dundee link to online catalogue
- NRA 44544 Galashiels Manufacturers Corporation link to online catalogue
- NRA 21886 Edward Gardiner & Sons Ltd, woollen mfrs, Selkirk link to online catalogue
- NRA 37154 Gibson-Craig family, baronets, of Riccarton: family and estate papers link to online catalogue
- NRA 44831 George Harrison & Co (Edinburgh) Ltd, wholesale woollen merchants link to online catalogue
- NRA 43338 Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh link to online catalogue
- NRA 43341 Heriot-Watt University Archives: misc accessions
- NRA 43339 James Watt Subscription Fund, Edinburgh link to online catalogue
- NRA 21885 Laidlaw & Fairgrieve Ltd, yarn spinners, Galashiels link to online catalogue
- NRA 43316 Leith Nautical College link to online catalogue
- NRA 43335 R & A Sanderson & Co Ltd, woollen mfrs, Galashiels link to online catalogue
- NRA 44548 Robert MacDonald Scott, artist and tapestry weaver: sketch books and designs link to online catalogue
- NRA 44547 Scottish Woollen Technical College, Galashiels link to online catalogue
- NRA 43336 Robert Stocks & Co Ltd, linen mfrs, Kirkcaldy link to online catalogue
- NRA 43337 John Tweedie, Edinburgh local historian: research papers link to online catalogue
- NRA 43340 Watt Club, Edinburgh link to online catalogue
- NRA 17172 Watt Institution and School of Arts, Edinburgh link to online catalogue
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