Identity area
Reference code
MS 137/2
Title
Field Notebook of William Duncan, Investigator for the Dundee Parish Council
Date(s)
- Sep 1921-Oct 1921 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
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Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Duncan was an iron-moulder by trade and served his apprenticeship in the Albion Foundry. He was an investigator with Dundee Distress committee for four years before holding a similar position with Dundee Parish Council for three months in 1921. After leaving the Parish Council he returned to his trade as a moulder in the Blackness foundry. His field note book for his months at Dundee Parish Council was transcribed by William M Duncan.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Transcript of duplicated typed transcript of Dundee Parish Council investigator's notebook giving details of families' incomes, living standards, number of children, jobs, etc
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The records are on paper
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original is deposited at St Andrews University Library: Special Collections
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Previous
MS 15/39
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 137/2
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English