List of collections in Subdivision Social History

Collection TitleInstitutionsort iconDescription
Coal Mining CollectionEast Dunbartonshire Council MuseumsEast Dunbartonshire and the former Strathkelvin District have had a long history of coalmining, and were home to a number of Scotland's most significant coal seams and collieries, as well as other qua
ArtEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceEast Lothian Council Museums Service has a small selection of artworks relating to mining as part of its larger collection stored at Library and Museums Headquarters in Haddington.
BooksEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceThe Museums Service holds a small selection of books on mining, all of which are dedicated to the history of East Lothian or Scottish coalmining to some extent.
CostumeEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceThe Museums Service holds a small collection of costume items, many of which are held at Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum on display (or indeed, in many cases, for visitors to try on).
GeologyEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceEast Lothian Council Museums Service holds various notebooks on the geology around local coalfields as well as others from geology lectures and one on the lime industry, another industry to be found i
Maps and PlansEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceThe Museums Service holds within its collection various maps, plans and technical drawings of collieries, equipment and coal seams, all of which relates in some way to the various pits around East Lot
Mining Tools and EquipmentEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceThe Museums Service holds a small collection of mining tools and equipment, many of which are held at Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum on display to the public.
Other archivalEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceEast Lothian Council Museums Service has a large and varied collection of documents related to mining, the vast majority of which specifically to sites within East Lothian.
PhotographsEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceWithin its collection, the Museums Service has a broad selection of images of men at work, community events involving miners and their families as well as locomotives and pieces of machinery.
Social HistoryEast Lothian Council Museums ServiceMining communities are fairly well represented in the Museums Service’s social history collections, with a wide variety of disparate objects, including a Prestongrange teapot, a banner from the Frie