The collection holds the minutes, papers and correspondence of the Anti Apartheid Movement in Scotland from 1975 to 1994. It also holds some Glasgow and Edinburgh branch meeting material and other documentation that predates the establishment of the Scottish Committee. Further to this there is a large collection of national and international material which helps create a full picture of the Movement’s activities and gives an indication of other organisations that gave their support. The Archive is also rich in ephemera including, posters, stickers, and postcards.

Committee minutes and papers 1976-1994; correspondence c1970-1994; branch meeting papers 1960’s; conference and events papers c1970’s-1994; subject based folders c1970-1994; posters/postcards/stickers/fliers/newsletters/newspapers c1970-1994
Bulletins/pamphlets/books/journals/petitions/ephemera c1970 -1994; various publications (part catalogue of published materials)

The majority of material in the collection relates to the Glasgow branch of the RSSPCC, including the predecessor organisation, the Glasgow Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Publications produced by the RSSPCC head office and the Scottish Children's League of Pity (junior branch of the RSSPCC) are also included, as well as a small assortment of records from other branches.

• Financial records of the Glasgow branch, 1906-1972
• Legacy papers, 1950-1978
• Complaint books Glasgow, 1953-1965
• Glasgow branch minutes, 1889-1963
• Glasgow District Finance Committee minutes, 1903-1971
• Records of the Ladies Auxiliary Committee Glasgow, 1888-1971
• Annual reports of the head office, 1896-1982
• Annual reports of the branches, 1896-1967
• Additional Glasgow branch annual reports, 1889-1985
• Records of the Scottish Children’s League including: annual reports, 1904-1993, City Sparrows 1899-1979, minutes of the Glasgow branch 1898-1978 and ephemera
• Legislative acts and reports on subjects affecting children, 1885-1938
• Papers relating to the Non-Accidental Injury to Children Committees for Strathkelvin, Lanark and Dumbarton, 1975-1981
• Institutional records including printed copies of the Royal Charter and the Constitution, 1920-1975
• Staff records, Dunbartonshire and Glasgow, 1964-1971
• Records relating to staff training and development, 1898, 1936, and 1970-1978
• Assorted promotional material, newsletters, and other publications, 1984-2003
• Glasgow building fund appeal records, 1965-1967, and annual appeal records, 1975
• Glasgow property records, including architectural plans, 1963-1965;
• Crookston Home records including minute books, cash books and visitor books, 1903-1925
• Organisational histories, including a recorded reminiscence of a former RSSPCC Inspector, 1990

This collection is part of the Social Enterprise Collection Scotland. The collection covers records from Community Business Scotland (1981-1999) becoming Community Business Scotland Network. It consists of 10 series (4 of the series are awaiting cataloguing and this has been noted in brackets at the end of the series title):

• Management and administration of CBS and CBSN, 1981-2010
• Information and guidance provided by CBSN, 1981-2005
• Events and training delivered by CBS, 1985-1997
• Marketing materials and annual reports for CBS and CBSN,1989-2001
• Community Economic Development Ltd (CED) records, 1988-1991
• Scottish Community Enterprise Investment Fund plc (SCEIF) records, 1984-1999
• CBS national projects and collaborations (uncatalogued)
• CBSN international projects and collaborations (uncatalogued)
• Social enterprise and related research and literature (uncatalogued)
• CBS artefacts (uncatalogued)

This collection is part of the Social Enterprise Collection Scotland. The collection covers papers kept by Glen Buchanan while working for Community Business Scotland Ltd and Strathclyde Community Business Ltd from 1981 to 1991. It consists of 4 series:

• Community Business Scotland Ltd (CBS) reports, conventions and publications
• Strathclyde Community Business Ltd (SCB) reports and training materials
• Association of Community Enterprises in the Highlands and Islands (ACE-HI) annual reviews and newsletters
• Social enterprise projects and publications

This collection is part of the Social Enterprise Collection Scotland. The collection includes John Pearce's papers dating from 1976, when he moved to Scotland, until his retirement in 2010. They include correspondence, hand annotated agendas and minutes from a variety of meetings, newspaper cuttings that Pearce found of interest, training guides (some of which he created himself), and material relating to legal structures of community and social enterprises. The papers reflect Pearce’s areas of interest and expertise (such as Social Accounting and Audit), and the work of organisations that he founded and/or was a member of: Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM), Industrial Common Ownership Finance (ICOF), Scottish Co-operative Development Committee (SCDC), Commonwealth Association for Local Action in Development (COMMACT), Community Business Scotland, Scottish Community Enterprise Investment Fund. The collection consists of 2 series:

• Social enterprise papers, 1973-2010
• Social accounting and audit (SAA) papers, 1977-2008

This collection is part of the Social Enterprise Collection Scotland. The collection contains papers kept by Robin Callander from 1975 when living in the rural community of Finzean, Aberdeenshire and reflect his involvement with Rural Forum Scotland and Birse Community Trust. It consists of 3 series:

• Rural development case studies, 1965-1995
• Rural Forum Scotland records, 1983-1999
• Birse Community Trust records, 1998-2017

The collection covers papers kept by Vera Hiddleston whilst working in the social work sector from the late 1950s to 1990s, reflecting her work as a child care officer, directing training in child care and in her advisory and lobbying roles. It consists of 10 series:

• Government acts and reports relating to social work, child care, local authority services and sick and disabled persons, 1937-1978
• Child care and training related reports, circulars, newspaper articles and talks, 1948-2002
• Papers relating to the developing role of the social worker, 1952-2006
• Training in social work related reports and consultative documents, 1955-1987
• Association of Child Care Officers (ACCO) meetings, events, annual reports and printed material, 1957-1971
• Journals and newsletters relating to social work and child care, 1958-1975
• Published social work books, reports and pamphlets, 1959-1992
• Scottish Advisory Council on Child Care (SACCC) meetings, correspondence and leaflets, 1960-1963
• Child abuse reports, studies and enquiries, 1974-1992
• Elderly care studies, 1987-1989