Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography, 1860-1960
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- Author(s) Slaven, Anthony, & S G Checkland
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1986-90
- Pages 2 vols; illus
- Publisher Aberdeen University Press
- Place Published Aberdeen
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Dictionary containing scholarly essays on c200 leading Scottish businesspeople, 1860-1960, arranged in two volumes and within each by sector - extractive industries; metals; civil, mechanical, instrument and electrical engineering; shipbuilding; vehicles; chemicals and allied industries; textiles, clothing; leather and footwear; food, drink and tobacco; bricks, pottery, glass and cement; timber and furniture; construction; paper, printing and publishing; other manufactures; gas, electricity and water; transport and communication; distributive trades; banking, insurance and finance. Each section has introductory essay which appears in BHE as a separate entry