Archives
What do we have?
Uniforms
Allison Cargill’s uniform, early Rosebuds and Brownie, Rainbow, Guide, Ranger, Young Leader, Cadet, Adult through the ages.
Badges
Enrolment badges, metal and cloth badges, awards for test work completed or good service, badges to celebrate key dates or special camps.
Books
Handbooks for all sections throughout the years, books teaching skill and outdoor crafts, books recording the history of Guiding, song books, prayer books, fiction and annuals.
Log Books
Recording special occasions and personal memories.
Press Cuttings
Large volumes recording material and local Guiding events.
Records
Annual Reports, Registers and Minute Books.
Personalities - Records of the Guiding life of prominent people in Scottish Guiding
Magazines
Girl Guide Gazette, The Guider, Guiding Magazine, Brownie Magazine, The Guide, To-day’s Guide, The Trefoil magazine, Scottish Newsletter and Blueprint.
Photographs
Albums – Personal and of events.
Loose photos – boxed and in decades.
Framed photographs
Flags, banners, wall charts
Slides, Films, Tapes, CDs, DVDs
Ceramics
Plates, mugs etc. celebrating events.
Gifts and Souvenirs from abroad
Where
The Archives are located in two rooms at the top of Girlguiding Glasgow Headquarters, 15 Elmbank Street.
Access
The Volunteer Archivists are on duty in the Archives rooms on tuesdays from 10.30am, to 3.30pm when visitors are welcome.
Visits may be made at other times by prior arrangement. Items may be borrowed for use at Guiding events. Requests should be made at least two months in advance. These can be collected from the Guide Shop on the ground floor or can be sent for the cost of the postage.
Girlguiding Scotland Archives, 15 Elmbank Street, Glasgow, G2 4PB
Tel: 0141 248 7933
