Archives and Special Collections
Fonds F0033 - Maitland Club fonds.
Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC F0033
Title
Maitland Club fonds.
Date(s)
- 1828-1850 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 item (4 volumes).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Maitland Club was founded in 1828 in Glasgow, Scotland, for the "cultivation of the literary antiquities of Scotland". Named for collector Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington.
Repository
Archival history
Acquired in 1968.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of four bound volumes with gilt stamp of Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow on front covers. Volumes contain correspondence, minutes of meetings, lists of members and other business papers, as well as printed material such as Club rules and minutes of annual general meetings. Includes photocopied cards indexing manuscript material in the volumes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Item level inventory available at repository.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Holograph; typescript; printed material.
Alternative identifier(s)
ckey
2976554