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Papers of Miss Margaret Campbell Scott

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1570

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Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of:

  1. 1 x Will of Catherine Scott, bequeathing her property to Margaret Campbell Scott, dated 1934, 1945
  2. 3 x ms letters from D. M. McDonald, Toronto, Canada, dated 8 April 1935, 16 December 1935, and 13 February 1938
  3. 1 x ms letter (part letter at least) to 'Dear Miss Scott' from Toronto, 1936, with ts titles/claims, The Timmins Area, as reported by Peter Mclaren
  4. 2 x sheets being letter dated 11 May 1937, and list of share certificates of Peter McLaren, addressed to Margaret Campbell Scott
  5. 1 x bundle legal documents, accounts and correspondence relating to Scott's inheritance from Christina McLaren, 1952
  6. 1 x petition to execute alterations on 'subjects' bounded by [...] the property of Miss Margaret C. Scott, 223 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, June-July 1953
  7. 4 x letters from Mathe Ruxton to Margaret Campbell Scott, being: ts letter dated 24 August 1953; ms letter dated 26 August 1953; ms letter dated 14 August 1954; and, ms letter dated 28 February 1955
  8. 1 x ts letter to Margaret Campbell Scott, from The Corporation of Glasgow re:Lands valuation Acts, and 223a Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, 1956
  9. 1 x bundle of class certificates relating to attendance at classes, University of Edinburgh, 1925-1927
  10. 1 x University of Edinburgh degree award, Arts, in favour of Margaret Campbell Scott, 1 July 1927
  11. 1 x University of Edinburgh, Diploma in Education, in favour of graduate in Arts, Margaret Campbell Scott, 28 June 1928
  12. 1 x Glasgow University degree award, B.Ed., in favour of Margaret Campbell Scott, 8 November 1941
  13. 1 x University of London, Academic Diploma in Education, Institute of Education, in favour of Margaret Campbell Scott, 4 July 1960

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-1960

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance of visit.

Biographical / Historical

Margaret Campbell Scott was born in St. Andrews on 1 May 1905. She attended Hawick High School and then studied at Edinburgh University from 1924 to 1927 when she graduated with the degree of M.A. (Arts). She then studied for the Diploma in Education which she was awarded in 1928. Several years later she was awarded the degree of B.Ed. from Glasgow University, 1941. Scott then, again studied for a Diploma in Education, this time at the University of London in 1960.

Margaret Campbell Scott was the daughter of Catherine McLaren (Mrs Scott), and she was also the niece of Miss Christian (or Christina) McLaren who died circa 1951. Scott lived in Glasgow.

Full Extent

1 box

Additional Description

Physical Location

CLX-A-1407

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Departmental transfer from Mr M. D. Cornish, former Dep. Sec'y, Old College, to Arnott Wilson, University Archivist, 1997. Accession no: E2014.56.

Related Materials

Also within Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections, there are the 'Papers of the McLaren family including Christina McLaren, Alexander McLaren, Peter McLaren, Duncan McLaren, Samuel McLaren and others, including legal documents, and mining share certificates, 1850s-1950s', Coll-1588. Margaret Campbell Scott was the niece of Miss Christian (Christina) McLaren.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 23 April 2015

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Correspondence, papers and Diplomas/Certificates of Margaret Campbell Scott (fl. 1927-1960)
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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