Scottish Political Archive
Archive in Stirling Scotland
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Pathfoot Building | |
| Established | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Location | Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK |
| Type | Archive |
| Key holdings | Collections relating to devolution, the campaign for a Scottish Parliament and Independence |
| Collections | Canon Kenyon Wright Collection, Bruce Watson Collection |
| Website | www |
The Scottish Political Archive (SPA) is located within the University of Stirling and was founded in 2010.[1] The archive is made up of several collections that focus on the political history of Scotland in the 20th and 21st centuries.[2]
History
The archive was founded in 2010 and has gained a number of collections from Scottish political figures over the years.[1] The purpose of the archive is to preserve political memorabilia, which includes posters, newsletters and leaflets.[1] An important part of the archive is the material it has collected concerning the 1979 and 1997 devolution referendums,[3][4] and the 2014 Independence Referendum.
The archive has recently gained the Canon Kenyon Wright Collection which they are currently cataloguing.[5]
Collections
- The Scots Independent newspaper photograph Collection
- The George Robertson Collection
- The Bruce Watson Collection
- The Devolution Referendums Oral History Collection
- The SPA Photographic Collection
- The Dennis Canavan Collection
- Federation of Student Nationalists Collection
- The Jack McConnell Collection
- The Bus Party Collection
- Canon Kenyon Wright Collection