P&O Scottish Ferries Ltd records The collection comprises business records of P&O Scottish Ferries Ltd and its predecessors: Aberdeen Leith and Clyde Shipping Company; North of Scotland & Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Company; and North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Shipping Company Ltd; and papers relating to P&O subsidiaries and other companies, including Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co., Hain-Nourse Ltd. and W. Cooper and Son (Kirkwall). The records consist of: an incomplete set of minute books for Aberdeen Leith and Clyde Shipping Co., North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Co., Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co., North of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Shipping Co., Hain Steamship Co., Hain-Nourse and P&O Ferries (1810 - 1985); two draft minute books for North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Co. (1878 - 1900); agenda books for North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Co. and Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. (1916 - 1974); statutory and shareholding material for North of Scotland and Aberdeen Steam Navigation Cos. (c.1875 - 1974); ledgers and journals for North of Scotland (1956 - 1972); accounts and other related papers for North of Scotland and Aberdeen Steam Navigation Cos. (1877 - 1989); material regarding statistics, planning and reports for North of Scotland and P&O Ferries (1961 - 1997); legal and insurance records for North of Scotland (c.1960 - 1964); Aberdeen Leith and Clyde letterbook (1813 - 1820); general papers relating to ships and vessels of North of Scotland and P&O Scottish Ferries (c.1902 - 1999); personnel records of North of Scotland employees (1912 - c.1944); and Company ticket books (1895 - 1978); press cuttings books (1873 - 1951); advertising and publicity material (c.1880s - 2002). 1810-2002