West End School of Cookery, Glasgow

Corporate Biography

Dates

1878-1908

Location of main offices

346 Dalhousie Street, Glasgow, Scotland

Main function

Teacher training school

Non-preferred terms

West End Training School of Cookery and Domestic Economy

Related authority entries

Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science (Incorporated)

History

The West End School of Cookery was founded in 1878 and opened to the public on 29 October of that year. The founder of the West End School of Cookery was Margaret Black (1830-1903), who had also been an instructress at the Glasgow School of Cookery. She was a teacher of cookery and published many books on the subject of domestic science in her time. In 1908 the School amalgamated with the Glasgow School of Cookery to form a Scottish Central Institution under the title the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science (Incorporated).

Details of premises

The School's first premises were at 2 Dalhousie Street, Glasgow in the Corporation Galleries' building. Later premises included 346 Sauchiehall Street and 1 Scott Street

Mandate

Initially the School provided for private teaching but in 1885, the Scotch Education Department recognised it as a teacher training centre. The School however prior to this date had been running classes in Glasgow and Govan board schools. The subjects taught at the School covered diplomas in cookery, housewifery and laundry, along with certificates to housewives, housekeepers and cooks. Teaching also included lessons on domestic subjects and providing instruction to students from Provincial College looking for a further qualification in this field.

Administrative structure

In 1903, after the death of the founder Margaret Black, her niece Mary MacKirdy (1874-1957) became the principal of the school.

Reference codes of collections created by the corporate body

GB 1847 WSC

Notes

List of sources for the administrative information:

Thompson, W. and McCallum, C.Glasgow Caledonian University: its origins and evolution, (East Linton, Tuckwell Press Ltd, 1998)

Rules or Conventions

Authority record created according to the National Council on ArchivesRules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (NCA Rules)1997 and International Council on Archives: Ad Hoc Committee on Descriptive StandardsInternational Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (ISAAR)CPF1995.

Date of Creation

Corporate name authority record compiled for the GASHE project by Emily Woolmore, GASHE project archivist, 30 March 2000