Anderson's College, Glasgow | Trustees

Although the Trustees retained the same title throughout their history, Anderson's College was formerly known as:

Anderson's University 1828-1877

Anderson's Institution 1796-1828

The Trustees were appointed under the terms of John Anderson's will, dated 7 May 1795. Under the 1877 Anderson's College (Glasgow) Act, they were made a body corporate, and had their powers and duties remodelled and defined.

The Trustees were responsible for the whole management and administration of the College and were vested with the power to enact or ordain bye-laws, rules and regulations for the better governing and promoting the purposes of the College.

There were eighty-one Trustees, divided into the following nine classes with nine members in each class: tradesmen, agriculturists, artists, manufacturers or merchants, mediciners, lawyers, divines, natural philosophers and kinsmen. The Trustees met at four general meetings each year.

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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.

Corporate name authority record compiled by Victoria Peters, research archivist, 19 March 2004