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Glasgow Mechanics' Institution | Committee of Management

Corporate Biography

Dates
1824-1879

Location of main offices
Glasgow, Scotland

Main function
Educational management

Alternative name(s)

College of Science and Arts, Glasgow | Council

History

The Committee of Management was established 29 May 1894 under the constitution drawn up by the committee appointed for this purpose at a general meeting of the mechanics' class at Anderson's Institution. In 1879, the College was registered under the companies acts and the Committee of Management was replaced by a Council.

Mandate

The Committee of Management was responsible for the whole management of the College. It had the power to make bye-laws for the better regulation of the class and Library provided that they did not infringe upon the constitution.

Administrative structure

The Committee comprised sixteen members chosen by and from the students of the course on chemistry and mechanics. It met once a month. Initially, there were three subcommittees: finance, library and apparatus.

Reference codes of collections created by the corporate body

GB 0249 OC Committee of management

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 by Victoria Peters, research archivist, 1 April 2004.