Reference Code
GB243 T/SOR/28
Title
Brendan McLaughlin Collection
Dates of Creation
c.1990-2014
Extent
1 box
Name of Creators
Brendan McLaughlin
Level of Description
Fonds
Administrative History
Brendan McLaughlin is a local folk singer and political activist, who previously
owned and ran the Scotia Bar and The Clutha Vaults public houses which became two of Glasgow’s most notable music, literary and political venues. McLaughlin formed the group Worker’s City with James Kelman, Farquhar McLay , Hugh Savage and others in 1990. Workers City was a protest against Glasgow’s year as European City of Culture, which the group saw as ignoring the real Glasgow, the worker’s city. The group campaigned against what they saw as the unfair treatment of the People’s Palace curator, Elspeth King; the public money spent on the year of culture and Glasgow Council plans to sell off one third of Glasgow Green for redevelopment.
Scope and Content
Collection contains papers; leaflets; statements from organisations such as Worker’s City and Glasgow for People; serials; news cuttings and ephemera.
System of Arrangement
Items have been arranged according to subject and record type. Original order has been maintained where possible.
Custodial History
Material collected by Brendan McLaughlin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Brendan McLaughlin.
Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling
Appraised according to the Spirit of Revolt appraisal policy.
Accruals
Further accruals expected.
Access Conditions
Open
Copyright Reproduction
Application for reproduction should be made to the Spirit of Revolt group.
Existence of Copies
No known copies.
Finding Aids
Descriptive list available at Glasgow City Archives and on the Spirit of Revolt website.
Publication Note
No known publications.
Related collections
Other Spirit of Revolt (Ref: T/SOR) collections held at Glasgow City Archives.
Date(s) of Description
Complied by Nicola Maksymuik (Project Archivist). June 2014.
Updated by Paula Larkin (Project Archivist) September 2018.
| 1 | Workers’ City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Statements and Administrative papers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Demonstration Notice Read On Line |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ‘Our Right to Reply’, paper detailing the criticism of Glasgow’s 1990 year of culture. Read on line. |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Press Release for first Workers’ City night. Read on line |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Proposed Conference: Glasgow – Policies for Cultural Development. Read On Line |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |
Publicity A4 poster publicising Worker’s City and The Reckoning (2 copies). |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elspeth King Defence Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | An Appeal on Behalf of a Friend Unfairly Treated, a pamphlet on the Elspeth King debate by Alasdair Gray. Read on line. |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Press Release for talk by Terry McCarthy, Director of the National Museum of Labour History. 1975-1988. | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flyer for Terry McCarthy talk | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notice of picket outside City Chambers in support of Michael Donnelly (Elspeth King’s assistant). | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |
The Famous Smudge Presents A Catty Christmas Greeting with Bells A Mistur Crappy Card. Nae messin 1990 wis a crappy year |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Glasgow Green | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Flesher’s Haugh Redevelopment Survey. Read on line. |
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Glasgow Green Fact Sheet | n.d | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Save Glasgow Green, Public Meeting Flyer. | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Glasgow Green the Peoples Common Green. | n.d | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Glasgow for People, Summer 1990, Newsletter. | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miscellaneous papers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Folder of papers relating to various issues and interest’s of Brendan McLaughlin including a flyer for the launch of his album, Independence; leaflets by the groups Glasgow for People and Clydeside Action on Asbestos and material relating to Sound House Theatre; posters and flyers for events at the Scotia Bar and Clutha Vaults; The Stockwell Village, A Public Dialogue; poster for The Stockwell Village festival; poster and photocopy for a tribute to John MacLean at the Arches Theatre and printouts of photographs from Mayday, Glasgow Green 1990. Read on line. |
c1990-2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Serials | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Art Work No.44 | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Glasgow Keelie Nos 2, Read on line, 3, Read on line, 4, Read on line, 5, Read on line, 6, Read on line, May and November 1991, July 1992, 18, Read on line, Images courtesy of Workers City. 20, Read on line, PDF and other downloads.
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1990-1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | News cuttings Folder of news cutting relating to various issues including
Elspeth King; the poll tax; Glasgow’s year of culture and Glasgow Green. From the Herald; the Glaswegian and Scotland on Sunday. Also includes Socialist Worker No. 2431, 29 November 2014. Read on line
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1990-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ephemera5 CD’s: The Lucky Ones; Independence and See me I’m
Always Dreaming by Brendan McLaughlin, Living with the Legend: The Scotia Bar Live Album and The Kingston Bridge Trio. Read on line |
1991-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |
Publications and pamphlets
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1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 |
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Photographs.
Twenty colour photographs Includes photographs of: models of the Scotia and Clutha Bars; Workers City poster; framed paintings and Brendan’s home. Read on line
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