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Date(s)
- 1833-1888 (Creation)
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0.2 metres
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
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.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minute books, 1833-1887; cash books, 1833-1852, 1882-1887; legal papers and accounts, 1833-1888.
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Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
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Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
In 1887, Atkinson's Institution was absorbed into the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (later renamed the Royal College of Science and Technology). For the College's records, see Royal College of Science and Technology records [ref: GB 249 OE ].