Photographs of student life in the 1950s, Edinburgh University 1949-1954

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Photographs of student life in the 1950s, Edinburgh University 1949-1954

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Hills, Joseph W.

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Joseph W. Hills graduated with the degree of MA from Edinburgh University. He sat on the executive of the Students' Representative Council as Senior President and represented Edinburgh University on the third National Council of the Scottish Union of Students, 1952-1953. From the guide to the Photographs of student life in the 1950s, Edinburgh University, 1949-1954, (Edinburgh University Library) ...

University of Edinburgh.

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The University of Edinburgh was established by Royal Charter in 1582 . It was originally called Tounis College, when part of a legacy left by Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney in 1558 had established a college of which the Town Council had gained control to establish a College of Law on the South side of Edinburgh. The inception of the University took place in 1583 . In 1617 when King James VI of Scotland (I of England) visited the College it was decreed that the College should change i...