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Elizabeth Thomson (1847-1918): Suffragette memoir

Autobiographical memoir of Scottish suffragette Elizabeth Thomson (1847–1914), documenting her life as a teacher, missionary, traveller, and her involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

Glasgow Looking Glass and related publications: Satirical periodicals

Early 19th-century satirical illustrated periodicals, including The Glasgow Looking Glass (later The Northern Looking Glass) and early issues of Looking Glass from London, showcasing hand-colored illustrations and early examples of British satire.

Glasgow University Guardian: Student newspapers

Student newspapers from the University of Glasgow, including editions of the Gilmorehill Globe, Gilmorehill Guardian, and Glasgow University Guardian published between 1932 and 2007.

Mirrlees Watson: Sugar machinery order books

Order books recording machinery purchases for sugar manufacturing and related engineering industries from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries.

Select Parts of the Holy Bible (1807): Transatlantic slave trade

An abridged 1807 London edition of the King James Bible printed for missionary use, containing selected passages only with extensive omissions from both Testaments, including texts associated with liberation and resistance.

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