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University of Glasgow Archive Services

•     DC 003: Papers of Robert Cowan, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence & Forensic Medicine (1839-1841), and John Black Cowan, Professor of Materia Medica (1865-1880)

•     DC 414: Papers of Wallace Ainsworth Pride, 1872-1926, medical graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland.  Contains forensic medicine lecture notes from 1893 made by the student Wallace Ainsworth Pride during lectures given by Pierce Adolphus Simpson

•     UGC 073: Papers of James Hutchison Stirling, 1820-1909, philosopher, Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland.  Contains lecture notes from c1840 made by the student James Hutchison Stirling on 'The Practice of Medicine' during lectures given by Dr Harry Rainy

•     DC 396: Papers of Dr Robert Sinclair Shiels, b1953, law graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Contains lecture notes from 1990-1991 made by the student Dr Robert S Shiels who took the Diploma in Forensic Medicine

•     DC 335: Papers of Sarah McEwan, c1923-, medical graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Contains Public Health lecture notes, 1961 and a Public Health day book 1960-1961

•     MED 1/1: Minutes of the Medical Faculty of the University of Glasgow, 1856-1878

•     SEN 10: University Calendars.  Contains details of forensic medicine courses offered by the University 1826-1998

•     LFS 4/9/1: Register for the Class of Jurisprudence, 1904-1913

•     P5/1-3: Western Infirmary Pathological Reports and Pathologist's Reports

University of Glasgow Library, Special Collections

•     John Glaister Snr (1856-1932) MD Thesis, Necessity for Legislative reform in Scotland in regard to uncertified deaths

•     John Glaister Jnr (1892-1971) MD Thesis, The Results of Experimental Work upon the Serological or Precipitin Test for the Detection of Blood, considered from the Medico-legal Aspect

•     Pierce Adolphus Simpson Testimonials in favour of P A Simpson, MD, MA Cantab. ..., candidate for the Chair of Medical Jurisprudence in the University of Glasgow Sp Coll MacLehose 675

•     John Cleland (1835-1924) Truth, pathology, and the public address to the graduates in medicine at the close of the summer session, University of Glasgow, Thursday, July 29, 1880; Sp Coll Mu25-a.50: Syllabus of lectures on forensic medicine.

University of Glasgow, Hunterian Museum

Holds c. 300 microscope slides of hairs which came from the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Glasgow and may have been produced by John Glaister, Junior

Greater Glasgow Health Board Archive

• GB 812 HB 43/3: Dr Angus McNiven, Killearn Hospital, Patient Examinations (1942-1943)
• GB 812 HB 014 and HH67: Glasgow Royal Infirmary (1787-1998)
• GB 812 HB 105: Professor William Parry-Jones (Forensic Psychiatrist to the Lockerbie enquiry)
• GB 812 HB 088: Professor John Lenihan, British Clinical Physicist, (Creation of material, 1953-1999)
• GB 812 HB 023: Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow (1881-1985)

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow

Holds numerous forensic medicine textbooks, and minute books relating to John Glaister Senior's work for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary Medical Society and the Southern Medical Society.

• RCPSG 013: Papers of Dr Henry Faulds (1843-1930)
• RCPSG 001/20/1/17: Lectures on forensic medicine by Professor Harry Rainy. Notes taken by P A Simpson
• RCPSG 021: Dr John Marshall Cowan (1870-1947), the collection includes scrapbook of memorabilia and testimonials for Robert Cowan.

Glasgow City Archive, Mitchell Library

• GB 243 E, SR22/38-70: Glasgow Police records 1935-1954
• GB 243 TD1450: Glasgow Corporation Public Health Department, 1936-1954
• GB 243 CO4/3/10, SR22/77: Dumbartonshire Constabulary, 1884-1979
• GB 243 TD734, Records of Criminal Cases in Glasgow area, 1823-1841
• GB 243 B3/1, Glasgow Police Court, 1805-1875
• GB 243 TD22, Dr Jamieson Papers, 1893-1975, (Oscar Slater Case)

Strathclyde University Archive

• GB 249 OB: Records of Anderson's College formerly Anderson's University formerly Anderson's Institution, Glasgow

Scottish Screen Archive

Holds film of John Glaister Junior's wedding

Glasgow Police Museum

Strathclyde Police Museum

Entry by appointment only

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Holds Pouto Komanaw a Maori figure investigated by the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Glasgow to discover its origins through hair examination