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Anderson's College, Glasgow

Corporate Biography

Dates

1877-1887

Location of main offices

George Street, Glasgow, Scotland

Main function

Higher education institution

Non-preferred terms

The Andersonian

Related authority entries

Anderson's University, Glasgow

Anderson's College Medical School, Glasgow

Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College

College of Science and Arts, Glasgow

History

Anderson's College succeeded Anderson's University following the passing, in 1877, of the Anderson's College (Glasgow) Act (40 Vic., c.xii), entitled 'An Act for incorporating the Trustees of the Educational Institution in Glasgow founded under the will of Professor John Anderson; for altering the name of that Institution and the powers and duties of the Trustees and Managers thereof; and for other purposes'. Then, in the 1880s, under the Educational Endowments (Scotland) Act 1884, the College was split in two. Its medical school (established in 1800) became a separate and distinct institution, incorporated in 1887, as Anderson's College Medical School (later The Anderson College of Medicine, Glasgow). The rest of the College was amalgamated with the College of Science and Arts, Allan Glen's Institution, the Young Chair of Technical Chemistry and Atkinson's Institution to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (later the Royal College of Science and Technology), also in 1887.

Details of premises

The College was located in George Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

Mandate

At the medical school, Institutes of Hygiene and Public Health were established in 1878 and of Aural Surgery in 1879.

Administrative structure

Under the 1877Anderson's College (Glasgow) Act, the College's trustees were made a body corporate, and had their powers and duties remodelled and defined.

Other significant information

Reference codes of collections created by the corporate body

GB 0249 OB

GB 0248 DC 244

Notes

List of sources for the administrative information:

Butt, J., John Anderson's Legacy: The University of Strathclyde and its antecedents, (East Linton, Tuckwell Press Ltd, 1996)

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,, 29 March 2000