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GENERAL INFORMATION
 
The Archdiocesan archive, based in the Curial Offices at 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY, is primarily the archive of the Bishop’s Chancery and Office.

The correspondence and Minute Books within the archive date principally from the arrival in the west of Scotland, in January 1869, of Archbishop Charles Eyre. Information on records available for consultation can be obtained from the archivist.

It is possible, by prior appointment, for researchers to visit the archive. Appointments should be made by contacting the archivist either by letter, or by ‘phone on 0141-226-5898 x154. When arranging your first visit new readers will be asked to provide a letter of introduction, for example from their supervisor.

With the exception of photocopy requests, no charge is made for users carrying out their own research.

Parishes in the county of Lanarkshire have, since 1948, belonged to the diocese of Motherwell. Parishes in the county of Renfrewshire have, since 1948 belonged to the diocese of Paisley; and parishes in northern Ayrshire have, since 1948, belonged to the diocese of Galloway. The archdiocesan archive does not hold any post-1948 material for these parishes but pre-1948 material will be included, for example, in the General Correspondence section.

Below is information regarding some of the main categories of records:

 

EDUCATION


Minute Book of the Diocesan Education Board/Poor School Committee, 1870-1878

Correspondence, and Minutes on the 1918 Education (Scotland) Act and its aftermath

Reports of the Archdiocesan Religious Inspectors from 1878, (printed)

   

PARISHES (including buildings)

Parish booklets (opening of churches, silver jubilee celebrations, centenaries etc)

Minute Books of the Diocesan Finance Board, 1869-1930

   

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE

This was usually being sent to the (Arch)bishop or the Diocesan Secretary from various parishes and clergy, organisations, and individuals.  The correspondence, which is organised in this form well into the twentieth century, begins with the arrival of Archbishop Eyre to the Western District of Scotland in 1869 and continues after he was translated to the restored Archdiocese of Glasgow in 1878. 

 

In the scanned material, the numbers GC1, GC2 etc., refers to a particular  box of General Correspondence. The list for each box then provides the bundle numbers within each box. The document bundles are sorted usually by place of origin, or by the subject with which they are concerned.

Letters from 1869 onwards

Bound letter-books, 1871-1892

   
WESTERN DISTRICT PAPERS
(mainly from 1853)
The Western District ceased in 1878 when a Catholic diocesan hierarchy was restored in Scotland.
   
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC DIRECTORIES (annual yearbook)
1831 – current
   
WESTERN CATHOLIC CALENDAR
(similar to the Scottish Catholic Directory, but for Glasgow, Motherwell and Paisley only)
1894 – current
   
PARISH REGISTERS
Information concerning parish registers is contained within a separate leaflet.