Glasgow Athenaeum

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Glasgow Athenaeum

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        Description area

        Dates of existence

        1847-1929

        History

        The Glasgow Athenaeum was founded in 1847 to provide courses in commerce, languages, music and the fine arts. Classes were initially held in the Assembly Rooms, Ingram Street, but, in 1888, the Athenaeum moved to a new building at St George's Place and Buchanan Street.

        In 1888, the commercial teaching side of the Glasgow Athenaeum separated in name to become the Athenaeum Commercial College.

        In 1890, a School of Music was established as a discrete department of the Athenaeum, with its own principal and prospectus.

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        Glasgow, Scotland

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        Related entity

        Glasgow Athenaeum Commercial College (1888-1915)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0044

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1888

        Description of relationship

        The Glasgow Athenaeum Commercial College was established in 1888 to look after the commercial teaching side of the Glasgow Athenaeum.

        Related entity

        Geological Society of Glasgow (1858 to date)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0122

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        From 1858

        Description of relationship

        Meetings of the Society were held at the Athenaeum.

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        Authority record identifier

        C0042

        Institution identifier

        GB 249

        Rules and/or conventions used

        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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        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Created by Victoria Peters, February 2010.

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