Old Glasgow Club
The Old Glasgow Club is a club that began in Glasgow in 1900.[1] It was formed to preserve the history of the city.[2]
Activities[edit]
The first meeting of the club took place on 17th December, 1900 in the Atheneum, Glasgow. [3] It followed an advertisement having been placed in The Evening Citizen and Glasgow Herald asking for people to form a society to discuss and share information about the history of Glasgow.[2] At the first meeting, Mr Charles Taylor read a paper on "The passing of Old Glasgow".[3]
The constitution stated that the object of the club was "‘to form a centre of Glasgow gentlemen for the purpose of hearing papers, reminiscences and notes on Old Glasgow Life, and to record these for permanent preservation"[4]
The club collected books and papers relating to Glasgow's past. A librarian was elected in 1903 to look after the collection, and a list of the books was published in the yearly transactions.[5][2]
Many artefacts were donated by the club to the City of Glasgow. They form the nucleus of the collections of Glasgow Museums relating to the city of Glasgow.[6]
Publications[edit]
The first annual edition of the Transactions was published in August 1904.[4] The transactions consist of the records of the business of the club, summaries of papers given to the club, lists of membership, property inventories and reports from office bearers.[7]
Notable members[edit]
Female members were first admitted in 1908.[4][8]
- Stephen Adam (stained glass designer)[5]
- Francis Thornton Barrett[5]
- William Bilsland[5]
- Dreda Boyd, first female member of the Old Glasgow Club [2]
- Agnes McLaren Lockhart, elected first lady president in 1933. [2]
- John Keppie[9]
- John Ord[7]
- William Smeal[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Visit Glasgow - Historic Glasgow - People Make Glasgow". Visit Glasgow - Historic Glasgow - People Make Glasgow. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b c d e McLaren Lockhart, Agnes (1935). The Origin and History of the Old Glasgow Club. Glasgow: Aird & Coghill.
- ^ a b "BBC - A History of the World - Object : 1930 Old Glasgow Club Members Badge". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b c "Trades House Library: List of Records of the Old Glasgow Club" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e Old Glasgow Club Transactions: Volume 1. Glasgow: Aird & Coghill. 1908.
- ^ "Glasgow Museums: Human History Collections" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Minutes - The Old Glasgow Club". www.oldglasgowclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Historic club turns back the clock". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "March 2021". Glasgow Museums Art Donors Group. Retrieved 2022-08-08.