Papers of Jack G Scott, archaeologist, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
551 130
Description Papers of Jack G Scott, archaeologist, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Collection Papers of Jack G Scott, archaeologist, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 130
Category All Other
Scope and Content This large collection comprises unpublished notes, correspondence, drafts, drawings, photographs, negatives and slides, covering his wide range of archaeological and historical research. At present only a basic handlist of this material exists.
Archive History J G Scott’s papers were presented to the NMRS by his executors in 1999 (Acc no 1999/200).
System of Arrangement The collection has not yet been sorted or catalogued. At present only a basic handlist of this material exists.
Access Conditions Access is not restricted, although an appointment to consult the material is necessary.
Administrative History Jack Gillespie Scott was a leading figure in the development of Scottish archaeological research in the mid- and later- 20th century, and a recognized authority in a wide range of archaeological, historical and antiquarian subjects. Scott was born in Northumberland in March 1913. In the 1930s he worked in Leicester Museum, and returned there after war service. In 1948 he started work in the Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery, Kelvingrove. With a limited number of staff, it was necessary to cover a wide remit, and he acquired an expertise in a number of fields, especially history and archaeology, eventually becoming Keeper of Archaeology, Ethnography and History. With his wife Margaret he worked on many archaeological projects in West of Scotland. Between 1972 and 1975 he served as President of Glasgow Archaeological Society. He retired from Kelvingrove in 1978, but continued research and writing until his death in 1999. Constantly involved in excavation, writing and research he was the author of numerous publications. His research included a number of major sites, several still the subject of ongoing research. These include: the Clyde Group Neolithic chambered cairns; Camphill earthwork (1951); Loch Glashan crannog (1960); and Temple Wood stone circles and cists (1974-80). Later, he turned to the early historical period in South-West Scotland, and the significance of the monastic site at Hoddom.
Accruals No further accruals are expected.
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