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Description: | The Museum and Archive at the Edinburgh campus contains archives, plans, photographs, objects and works of art relating to the history of Heriot-Watt University and its predecessors � Heriot-Watt College (1885�1966) and The School of Arts and Watt Institution & School of Arts (1821-1885). Related collections include archives of Leith Nautical College and records relating to the engineering firm of Boulton and Watt.
Other collections relate to the history of the Riccarton campus including estate records dating back to the 15th century. There was a strong connection between the estate and the local communities of Currie, Balerno and Juniper Green and we also hold images and archives relating to the history of these communities including images of paper and snuff mills on the Water of Leith.
Works of art include portraits of the Gibson-Craig family by Sir Henry Raeburn, paintings by artists of the Edinburgh School such as Elizabeth Blackadder and John Bellany and sculptures including James Watt by Peter Slater and A Stone for the Whales by Stan Wilson.
The Textile Collection held at the Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels relates to the history of Scottish textiles and dates from the mid 18th century to the present. Highlights include business records and pattern books from Borders mills; material from designer and artist Bernat Klein; furnishing fabrics from Donald Brothers of Dundee; Paisley shawls, highland dress, tartan and costume. The Collection also includes the records of the Galashiels Combined Technical College (1889-1909), South of Scotland Combined Technical College (1909-1922), Scottish Woollen Technical College (1922-1968) and Scottish College of Textiles (1968-1998). | Source: | MLA Institutions Server | Address: | Mary Burton Centre, Level 1 Cameron Smail Librar, Heriot-Watt University,,Riccarton,Edinburgh,EH14 4AS,UK | Sector: | Museums | Type: | Higher Education | FAX: | 01314513164 | Telephone: | 01314513218 | Identifier: | 46182 |
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