Papers of Sir Douglas Alexander Earsman Harkness, 1902-1980, arts graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland 1919-1950

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Papers of Sir Douglas Alexander Earsman Harkness, 1902-1980, arts graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland 1919-1950

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University of Glasgow (1451- : Glasgow, Scotland)

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These are Economic History lecture notes, possibly a lecturer's own notes. There are 6 notebooks within a slipcase. On the slipcase is written in pencil "Dr James Cunnison? Alec Macfie?" The identification of the author of these notes is not certain. There is one letter within volume 6 addressed to Dr Cunnison, but without a comparison of handwriting it has not possible to assign these notes to Dr Cunnison. References within the notes would indicate that they were written after 1924. ...

Harkness, Douglas Alexander Earsman 1902-1980

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Sir Douglas Alexander Earsman Harkness was born on 12 September 1902 to George Wightman Harkness and Jane Earsman Harkness. He first matriculated at the University of Glasgow , Scotland, in 1919 where he studied French, History and Political Economy. He graduated with an MA in 1922 gaining a 2nd Class Honours in History in that year and 1st Class Honours in Economic Science in 1923. From 1923-1924 he was a Reid Stewart Fellow in Economic Science at the University of Glasgow. ...