Brenda Russell Hay was born on 14th December 1904 in Dundee. She began her degree at the University of Glasgow in 1921 . In her first year she studied French and Latin. In her second year she studied English, Geography, and Intermediate Latin, before going on in her third year to study Logic, History, and Intermediate and Junior honours English. In her final year Brenda took classes in English honours and British History. Brenda graduated MA in 1924 .
From the guide to the Papers of Brenda Russell Hay, b.1904, arts student, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1904-1961, (Glasgow University Archives Service)