Scottish Record Society

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The Scottish Record Society was founded at Edinburgh in 1897 and since then has published numerous volumes of calendars and indices of public records and private muniments relating to Scotland.

Membership of the Society is open to all persons and institutions interested in its work. The president in 2007 was the Very Reverend Duncan Shaw of Chapelverna, PhD., Th.Dr., Dr.h.c. The secretary is Professor James Kirk, MA., PhD., D.Litt., FRHS., FRSE., Department of History, University of Glasgow.

Amongst its many publications are:

  • Watt, D. E. R., & Murray, A. L., editors, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi Ad Annum 1638, revised edition, Edinburgh, 2003, (hardback) ISBN 0-902054-19-8
  • Fothringham, Henry Steuart, OBE., editor, Munro, Jean, BA., PhD., transcriber, Edinburgh Goldsmith's Minutes 1525 -1700, Edinburgh, 2006, (hardback) ISSN 01439448
  • Sutherland, Robert, transcriber, The Practiques of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington from December 1550 to October 1577, Edinburgh, 2007, (hardback) ISSN 01439448