The Scottish Catholic Archives holds over 700 individual collections, spanning 800 years of Scottish and European history. From royal archives to sacramental registers; photographs and film; maps and plans, the Scottish Catholic Archive contains about 0.5 km of manuscript sources.
The Scottish Catholic Archives is continually working to improve access to the archive collections through the retro-conversion of our catalogues. Since 2003, over 50,000 catalogue entries have been converted from hand-written format to electronic format. While we work on this retro-conversion, we are additionally making available scanned copies of our handwritten catalogues. They are saved as Adobe pdf files (a free viewer can be downloaded here), and reflect the work of previous archive staff. They have a standard look and feel, with indexes at the start of the document, and further detailed information given on subsequent pages. All archives are described at least to file level, with many to item level.
As retro-conversion continues, the hand written catalogues will be replaced by typed catalogues, and a searchable database should be available online during 2009. We recommend that you browse the catalogues and print those which are helpful to you. Any research request to the Scottish Catholic Archive concerning any of these documents should include the full reference of the item being discussed.
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Bishops
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1729-1996
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BC/
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Blairs Charters
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1366-1841
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BL/
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Blairs Letters
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1627-1887
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CA/
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Colleges Abroad
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1544-1964
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CB/
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Blairs College
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1764-1988
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Not yet available |
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CC/
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Canon Clapperton
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18th cent - 20th cent
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Browse catalogues
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CG/
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Gillis College
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1924-1988
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Not yet available |
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CS/
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Colleges in Scotland
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1722-1899
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Browse catalogues
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DA/
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Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
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1493-1996
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DAb/
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Diocese of Aberdeen
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[1878-2004]
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DD/
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Diocese of Dunkeld
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1559-1996
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DE/
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Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
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1846-1998
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DG/
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Diocese of Galloway
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1847-1995
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DM/
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Diocese of Motherwell
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1837-1987
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DP/
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Diocese of Paisley
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[1948-2004]
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ED/
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Eastern District Vicariate
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1713-1986
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Browse catalogues
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FA/
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Fort Augustus Abbey
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1597-1998
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FL/
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Families and Lands
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1406-1851
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Browse catalogues
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GC/
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Gifted Compilations: Research work by Individuals
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Gifts and Deposits |
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GP/
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Photocopies and Transcripts of Original Documents
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HC/
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House Collections
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IM/
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Individual Mission Stations
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1738-1895
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Browse catalogues
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JB/
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Archbishop James Beaton’s Papers
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12th cent - 19th cent
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JO/
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St John Ogilvie
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1615-1976
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KA/
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Keeper: William James Anderson
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1822-1972
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Browse catalogues
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KB/
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Keeper: David McRoberts
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1926-1983
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Browse catalogues
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KC/
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Keeper: Mark Dilworth
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1882-1995
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Browse catalogues
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KJ/
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King James VII and II
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1633-1701
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LIT/
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Liturgy
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18th cent - 20th cent
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LS/
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Lectures and Sermons
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1675-1890
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Browse catalogues
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MC/
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St Margaret’s Convent, Edinburgh
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18th cent-2008
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MM/
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Miscellaneous Manuscripts
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13th cent - 19th cent
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MP/
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Missions and parishes
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1703-ongoing
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Summary list only |
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ND/
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Northern District
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[1828-1878]
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NDU/
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Commission for Doctrine and Unity
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[20th cent]
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NL/
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National Commission for the Laity
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OL/
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Oban Letters: Highland - Western District Vicariate
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1764-1901
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P/
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Persons
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1520-1988
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Browse catalogues
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PG/
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Photographs
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[19th cent -]
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PL/
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Preshome Letters: Northern District Vicariate
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1641-1933
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Browse catalogues
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PP/
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Photographs and Plans
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RE/
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Religious Education
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1799-1985
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SK/
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Schottenkloester (Scots abbeys in Germany)
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1177-late 19th cent
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SM/
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Scots Mission
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1560-1959
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Browse catalogues
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SmP/
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Small Printed Material
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SS/
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Synods
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1881-1961
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TM/
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Thomson-McPherson: History of the Scottish Mission
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[1560-1853]
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Browse catalogues |