You can download finding lists for archives relating to the printing trade in Scotland through the following links:

• individual printers and Scottish printing companies
• printing trades unions in Scotland
• archives relating to the allied trades of paper- and ink-making, and of bookbinding

The following institutions have important collections relating to printing and the allied trades in Scotland:

• The Edward Clark Collection at Edinburgh Napier University 
• National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
• National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh
• Edinburgh University Library Centre for Research Collections 
• Edinburgh and Scottish Collection at City of Edinburgh Central Library
• Mitchell Library, Glasgow
• Glasgow University Library Special Collections: particularly their list of collections relating to printing and publishing
• A K Bell Library, Perth
• Aberdeen University Lbrary, Special Collections and Museums 
• Dundee University Library , 
• St Andrews University Library

Last updated: November 2025