Papers of Charles Gairdner, 1836-1892, banker, Glasgow, Scotland 1836-1918
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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. ...
Gairdner, Charles, 1836-1892, banker, Glasgow, Scotland
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Charles Gairdner was born in 1824. At the age of 38, the Union Bank of Scotland employed him in as joint manager, following his work with the Western Bank, first as liquidator, then as principal. He became sole general manager of the Union Bank in 1865 on the retiral of James Robertson, and remained in the position until his own retirement in 1895, during which time he was awarded an honorary LLD from Glasgow University. He was one of the foremost writers on banking theory in 19th Century Scotla...
