Minutes 1835-1882; letter books 1844-1883; shareholding records 1860-1879; contract book 1846-1848; conveyance books 1846-1863; day book 1850-1853; miscellaneous correspondence, financial, legal and parliamentary papers relating to affairs of the company, particularly Railway Bills, and including some relating to Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company 1838-1864 - subjects covered include various actions against the company, railway bridge at Perth 1844-1848, station at Perth c.1846, Dundee harbour 1847-1851, accidents at Pilmore Bridge 1848 and Montrose 1849; also includes correspondence between Shiell and Small and Co and J K Brunel 1849, carriage of H M Mails, 1842-1848, subscription contracts 1846-1847
Legal, personal papers and correspondence, mainly of Col West, his wife Evaline and son George, many papers relating to George's precarious finances and his mental health. Plus photographs and research material
Summary MS 66/10/1 Minute books, memorandum and material relating to the firm's history. 1920-1985 MS 66/10/2 Shareholding records. 1920-1974 MS 66/10/3 Accounts ledgers and journals. 1887-1958 MS 66/10/4 Miscellaneous financial. 1920-1949 MS 66/10/5 Wages and salaries records. 1904-1963 MS 66/10/6 Order and sales books. 1900-1948 MS 66/10/7 Jute stock books. 1941-1951 MS 66/10/8 Miscellaneous raw jute records. 1939-1954 MS 66/10/9 Delivery books. 1939-1940 MS 66/10/10 Agreements. 1921-1940 MS 66/10/11 Correspondence and miscellaneous. 1913-1949 MS 66/10/12 Photographs and artefacts. 1892-1986 MS 66/10/13 Valuations. 1931-1954 MS 66/10/14 Plans. 1955-1979 MS 66/10/15 Publications, pamphlets and press cuttings. 1922-2003
Diaries 1923-1981; financial records 1922-1972; correspondence 1933-1975; Red Cross records 1939-1975; press cuttings 1868-1939; ephemera [1930s]-[1940s]; maps and travel guides 1927-[1940s]; art 1923-1947; publications [1940s]; photographs c 1875-c 1960.