Atkinson's Institution, Glasgow

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Atkinson's Institution, Glasgow

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        Atkinson's Institution was founded under the will of Thomas Atkinson, a radical bookseller in Glasgow and former Lecturer in Craniology at Anderson's Institution. Atkinson's Institution was intended 'for the instruction of artisans and all members of the middle classes in literature and languages'. Run initially on the lines of a personal trust, it was incorporated under the Atkinson Institution of Glasgow Act 1861, but never achieved physical existence although the Trustees built up considerable funds. Atkinson's Institution was absorbed into the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College in 1887 and the Institution's funds were used to provide bursaries for students.

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        Glasgow, Scotland

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        Related entity

        Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (1887-1964)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0065

        Category of relationship

        temporal

        Dates of relationship

        1887

        Description of relationship

        Atkinson's Institution joined with other institutions to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the Royal College of Science and Technology).

        Related entity

        Atkinson, Thomas, ? 1801-1833, poet and writer, bookseller (? 1801-1833)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0017

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1833

        Description of relationship

        Thomas Atkinson founded Atkinson's Institution.

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        Authority record identifier

        C0030

        Institution identifier

        GB 249

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        ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).

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        Created by Victoria Peters, November 2009.

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