SCOTTISH COUNCIL
ON ARCHIVES

Documents that Shaped the Nation St. Andrew’s Night, 30th November 2005 Rutherglen Town Hall

The Scottish Council on Archives is pleased to present Documents that Shaped the Nation in the recently refurbished and impressive Rutherglen Town Hall. The event will give 4 “Champions” the opportunity to speak to an invited audience, explaining how and why their particular document has shaped Scotland as a nation.  The documents selected represent a balance between the obvious historically significant and the more modern socially significant. The speakers will comprise Professor Ted Cowan who will be speaking on the Declaration of Arbroath, Tommy Sheridan MSP who will be discussing the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc (Scotland) Act 1987, Professor Richard Finlay who will speak on the Treaty of Union 1707 and Wendy Alexander MSP who will make the case for The Scotland Act, 1998. The event will be chaired by Brian Taylor, Political Editor, BBC Scotland. The programme will also include a panel session and an opportunity for questions from the audience.  This will then be followed by a vote for The Document that Shaped the Nation. To conclude the evening and to celebrate St. Andrew’s Night in style, a drinks reception has been kindly provided by South Lanarkshire Council. I look forward to what will be a unique and interesting evening, which is sure to stimulate debate and perhaps even some controversy. Irene O’Brien Chair Scottish Council on Archives

Programme for the evening to Rutherglen Town Hall (pdf file. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat)   Report and Results from the Evening