University of Dundee Archives

Papers of Alexander Steven Wilson (1882-1976), woollen manufacturer, [including papers of Isobel Johnson Wilson, his wife]. 1897-1964

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1897-1964

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Correspondence - All letters are to Alexander Steven Wilson unless otherwise indicated and include miscellaneous papers.

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"Sandy's letters from his Father." James Wilson, London and Manchester. [10]

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1890-1891

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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Letters to Alexander Steven Wilson

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1902-1908

Part of Wilson Family Papers

While he was in Nürnberg from his immediate family in "Heathcote", Upper Tooting, London: James Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Helen Primrose Wilson, James Blackburn Wilson, Agnes Ann "Nancy" Wilson. Subjects include Lord Mayor's lunch, electric cars, violence at school, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, unemployment marches, Westminister school, tours in Germany, the Boer War, attitudes to Indian culture, the British Empire, German society and customs, tram cars, royal visits to Scotland and Ireland, tariffs and trade, the new game of "La Cross", and social life in London.

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Letters from various friends and relations.

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1902-1925

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Including Clarkson Maynard and A.H.W. Forrest.

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Letters from his immediate family: mainly Helen Primrose Wilson, James Blackburn Wilson, Nancy Wilson, with some from Margaret Wilson.

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1907

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Subjects include suffragists, social problems, cloth samples; there are also cloth samples from James Blackburn Wilson and drawings by Helen Primrose Wilson, especially of clothing and furniture.

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Miscellaneous letters

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1902-1932

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Include letters from Margaret Wilson; also letters regarding Alexander Steven Wilson's departure for Germany, from Jane [to Margaret Wilson], the Bilsland family, Nora Mercer, and Helen Carrick (all 1902).

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Miscellaneous letters

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1907-1928

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Correspondents include R.S. Tapp, James Blackburn Wilson, Helen Primrose Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and Clarkson Maynard (including photograph). Include letters to Margaret Wilson (also as "Meta") from "Jane" [Bryce?], 1908; and from Agnes Bilsland.

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War letters from A.H. F[orrest] and Mill soldiers.

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1916-1917

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Letters from Wilson Brothers employees serving in World War I, mainly in France and England.

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Miscellaneous papers.

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Sub-series

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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Examination Certificates, Balham School.

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1897-1899

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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"100 Hundred Years in Wool"

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May 1966

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Typescript by Alexander Steven Wilson. Account of early years of Wilson Brothers, and also of his own experiences. [7pp]

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Obituary of Alexander Steven Wilson. From The Scotsman

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13 January, 1976

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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"Siemens" X-Ray Apparatus and Accessories.

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c.1900

Part of Wilson Family Papers

A catalogue and price list. Three X-Ray photographs of hands.

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Miscellaneous receipts

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1903-1909

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Includes receipts for: The Pelman School of Memory Training, 1904; The Scottish Temperance Life Assurance Co., 1909; New Departure Coaster Hub: The World's Standard Combination Free Wheel and Brake, 1918.

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Botany drawings: Isobel (Johnson) Wilson.

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c 1904

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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Examination papers for admission of students and election of Associate Members to the Institute of Civil Engineers.

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1906

Part of Wilson Family Papers

A.S. Wilson's German electronics lecture book.

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Passport of A.S. Wilson.

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1922

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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Agnes Ann Steven, Alexander Steven Wilson's grandmother.

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c.1880-1890

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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Alexander Steven Wilson's childhood letters, from Agnes Ann Steven and from various uncles and aunts.

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1883-1891

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Relate mainly to his earliest birthdays.

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Miscellaneous letters from family and friends

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1907-1908

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Including some engagement congratulations. The correspondents include James Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Helen Primrose Wilson, James Blackburn Wilson, A. Steven, Kate Mann.

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Papers of Helen Primrose Wilson (1885-1958).