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Letters, reciepts, plans, etc relating to the building of the steam yacht THETIS, 1887-1898. (Manuscript)
1887-04-05 - 1896-09-1
DON/35
Sketch book and Notebook, 1872 (Manuscript)
1872-12-14 - 1830-12-9
DON/19-20
Letters: Sections "N" and "O" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1885-1898. (Manuscript)
1885-11-18 - 1898-03-14
DON/26/14-15
Letters: Section "V" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1878-1898 (Manuscript)
1878-07-01 - 1898-03-08
DON/26/21
Letters: Section "O" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1885-1894 (Manuscript)
1885-11-18 - 1894-06-12
DON/26/15
Letters: Section "A" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1879-1890 (Manuscript)
1879-12-15 - 1890-03-24
DON/26/1
Letters: Section "B" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1879-1896 (Manuscript)
1879-08-15 - 1896-01-27
DON/26/2
Letters: Section "I" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1870-1887 (Manuscript)
1870-10-29 - 1887-10-29
DON/26/9
Exercise book - Laboratory Journal Summer Session 1865 - 1866 (Manuscript)
1866 - 1868-02-23
DON/13
Letters: Section "P" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1875-1898 (Manuscript)
1875-04-14 - 1898-02-16
DON/26/16
Documents relating to the Federated Engineering and Shipbuilders Employers and the 48 hours demand. 1897-1898 (Manuscript)
1897-06-19 - 1898-10-27
DON/62
Commissioners for Making Improvements in the Port of Calcutta. Administration Report for th Year 1872-73 (Manuscript)
1873 - 1873
DON/52
Extracts from Newspaper Press Relating to the Thornycroft Torpedo Boats, 1877 (Manuscript)
1877 - 1877
DON/53
Letters: Section "D" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1865-1898 (Manuscript)
1865-01-03 - 1898-09-08
DON/26/4
Letters: Section "E" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1884-1896 (Manuscript)
1884-08-30 - 1896-03-25
DON/26/5
Various exam papers, 1862-1867 (Manuscript)
1862-06-03 - 1867-04-01
DON/15
Letters: Section "G" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft company, 1877-1897 (Manuscript)
1877-06-06 - 1897-05-21
DON/26/7
Letters: Section "M" . Various letters relating to John Donaldson and the Thornycroft Company, 1876-1898 (Manuscript)
1876-06-31 - 1898-05-21
DON/26/13
Exercise book containing school work, mainly mathematics, 1855. (Manuscript)
1855-09-11 - 1855-09-11
DON/1
Exercise book containing chemistry lecture notes, 1862 (Manuscript)
1862-10-17 - 1862-10-17
DON/4
Federated Engineering and Shipbuilding Employers Who Resisted the Demand for a 48 hours Working Week, 1898 (Manuscript)
1898 - 1898
DON/40
Exercise book containing mathematics lecture notes from Glasgow University, 1866-1867 (Manuscript)
1866-08-11 - 1867-04-23
DON/9
Ethical Philosophy. An Introductory Lecture delivered in the Common Hall of Glasgow College, 1866 (Manuscript)
1866-11-06 - 1866-11-06
DON/41
Various rough mathematical notes and workings out, 1866 (Manuscript)
1866-11-24 - 1866-12-05
DON/12
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