Papers of Robert Spears, University Librarian, Glasgow 1862-2004

Spears , Robert Brady , 1843-1878 , University Librarian, University of Glasgow

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Robert Spears was born in 1843 in Glasgow, the son of Matthew Spears , a confectioner. He matriculated at Glasgow University in 1865 and took classes in Mathematics and English Language and Literature. In 1866 , he attended the Glasgow Athenaeum where he took a class in Mental Science and Logic. In 1867 , at the age of 23, he was appointed University Librarian at Glasgow. His work in the Library included preparing a new catalogue of the whole collection, arranging the fittings in the new Library...

Dickson, William P., Professor of Biblical Criticism, Glasgow University

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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. ...

Spears Robert Brady 1843-1878

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McCracken, Andrew, fl 1878, of Glasgow

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