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

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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

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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

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Female members were first admitted in 1908.[4][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Visit Glasgow - Historic Glasgow - People Make Glasgow". Visit Glasgow - Historic Glasgow - People Make Glasgow. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e McLaren Lockhart, Agnes (1935). The Origin and History of the Old Glasgow Club. Glasgow: Aird & Coghill.
  3. ^ a b "BBC - A History of the World - Object : 1930 Old Glasgow Club Members Badge". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ a b c "Trades House Library: List of Records of the Old Glasgow Club" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b c d e Old Glasgow Club Transactions: Volume 1. Glasgow: Aird & Coghill. 1908.
  6. ^ "Glasgow Museums: Human History Collections" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b "Minutes - The Old Glasgow Club". www.oldglasgowclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  8. ^ "Historic club turns back the clock". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  9. ^ "March 2021". Glasgow Museums Art Donors Group. Retrieved 2022-08-08.