Edinburgh Campus

About this Resource

The service at the Edinburgh Campus includes the archive of the University and the predecessor bodies Heriot-Watt College, the Watt Institution and the School of Arts dating back to 1821.

Additional collections include records relating to James Watt, Leith Nautical College and Carfrae Morrison surveyors.

Local history collections relating to Riccarton and the surrounding areas of Currie, Juniper Green and Balerno include the Gibson-Craig estate papers, John Tweedie research papers and over 5000 photographs.

Organisation

This resource is held by:

Contacts

Resource Details

Resource Type

Primary
Secondary
Online/Digitised
Images/Photographs
Catalogued

Subject

Architecture, Surveying and Town Planning
Education
Political & Diplomatic

Geographical Coverage

Edinburgh
Currie

Era

1400 - 1499
1500 - 1599
1600 - 1699
1700 - 1799
1800 - 1899
1900 - 1945
1945 - 2000
2000 - present

Access

By appointment only

Online Availability

Remote access available

Official Records

Location

Archive and Museum
Cameron Smail Library
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS

Other Information

Entry last updated: April 25th, 2018

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