Identity area
Reference code
MS 234
Title
John Sturrock papers
Date(s)
- 1864-1997 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.04 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 8 November 1840 in the parish of Monikie, John Sturrock was an artisan, a member of a small, elite group of some 3,000 skilled men in Dundee. He was an engineer with joinery skills employed as a mill wright at Lilybank Foundry. During the time of these diaries he lodged in Victoria Street, living close to his place of work. His father, grandfather and brothers were employed in agriculture, as was the family of his cousin, Mary, whom he married in December 1867. The diaries showed Sturrock to be self-educated, hard working - Dundee's industrial fortunes were at their peak in the 1860s - pious and a nascent nationalist. Source: CA Whatley, 'Introduction' in 'The Diary of John Sturrock Millwright 1864-65' (1996)
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Diary entitled 'How I spend my leisure time', 1864-1865 with typed extracts and transcript; Personal accounts, 1865; Miscellaneous records relating to the diary including items relating to Sturrock genealogy, 1997 and undated.
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
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.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The material is on paper.
Finding aids
Descriptive list available at Dundee University Archives. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Previous
MS 15/58
Access points
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 234
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