Glasgow Normal Seminary

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Corporate body

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Glasgow Normal Seminary

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        Dates of existence

        1837-1845

        History

        The Glasgow Normal Seminary was established by the Glasgow Educational Society as a training school for teachers. The foundation stone was laid at Dundas Vale in the Cowcaddens area of Glasgow in 1836, and the seminary opened in October 1837.

        The seminary was run as a private concern, until, in 1841, the government made it a condition of financial support that the seminary be handed over to the Church of Scotland, which at that time had a major role in the provision of education. Negotiations were still in progress in 1843, when the great Disruption of the Church of Scotland took place, and the Established Church refused to continue in employment those who adhered to the Free Church. In 1845, David Stow, the entire staff, students and pupils left the seminary to found the Free Church Training College a short distance away from Dundas Vale. The Dundas Vale building continued in use as the Glasgow Church of Scotland Training College.

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        Glasgow, Scotland

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        Related entity

        Glasgow Church of Scotland Training College (1845-1907)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0034

        Category of relationship

        temporal

        Dates of relationship

        1845

        Description of relationship

        The Training College opened in the Dundas Vale building previously occupied by the Normal Seminary.

        Related entity

        Glasgow Free Church Training College (1845-1907)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0035

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1845

        Description of relationship

        The staff and pupils of the Normal Seminary left the Seminary to found the Free Church Training College.

        Related entity

        Stow, David, 1793-1864, educational writer (1793-1864)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0033

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1837

        Description of relationship

        David Stow was one of the founders of the Glasgow Normal Seminary.

        Related entity

        Glasgow Educational Society (Founded 1834)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0104

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1837

        Description of relationship

        The Society established the Glasgow Normal Seminary.

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        Authority record identifier

        C0036

        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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        Created by Victoria Peters, December 2009.

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