Today is Commemoration Day, the day on which the founding of the University in 1451 is celebrated each year. As well commemorating the University’s benefactors, celebrations include the conferring of honorary degrees by the Chancellor. With just 35 days to… Read More ›
This is the second of Katie Berry’s two-part blog on the history of the Glasgow University Mountaineering Club told via the stories of alumni from the club. In addition to members from the 1940s and 1950s I also managed to… Read More ›
Our series on the history of University sport continues with the first of two posts of selected memories of the Glasgow University Mountaineering Club collected and compiled by Katie Berry. After researching some of history of the Glasgow University Mountaineering… Read More ›
by Catriona Donaldson As my second article for archive services I decided to look into the running of the Glasgow University Athletic Club (GUAC) during the years it was affected by the First and Second World Wars. Surprisingly, it was… Read More ›
Our series of posts on the history of University sport continues with Mathilde Renauld’s engaging report on her Club 21 placement investigating historical alumni and staff who took part in the early Commonwealth Games, and the painstaking, challenging and enjoyable… Read More ›
In the second of our sports-history series Katherine Berry tells us about her exploration of the University Archive during a Club 21 research placement. As the start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow draws nearer, Scotland has been venerated in… Read More ›
In the first of a series of exciting posts on the history of University sport, Catriona Donaldson tells us about her discoveries in the University Archives during a Club 21 research placement. ‘Whilst studying History at university, you generally develop… Read More ›
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