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Document Type: Correspondence

Free Church Students’ Literary Association

Overview This association met on Friday evenings at 7.30 in the Greek Class Room of the Free Church Presbytery House, which was located on Holmhead Street. Its object (i.e. the purpose for meeting) was its members’ intellectual as well as Read More …

Renfield Free Church Young Men’s Society for Mutual Improvement (currently unknown if this is the same society as Young Men’s Association [Renfield Street United Presbyterian Church])

Overview In the early nineteenth century, the East Campbell Street Old Light congregationalists moved around to different premises before a church was built for them in 1823 on the corner of Renfield Street and Gordon Street. In 1858, a new Read More …

Waverley Burns Club (later became Western Burns Club)

Overview Prior to its official formation, the members of this Burns club met for an annual dinner in 1859 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Burns. In the following year, the Waverley Burns Club was founded at a meeting held Read More …

Recently Added Societies

  • Glasgow Bankers’ Debating and Literary Society

    Overview The evidence for this society comes from the 'Preface' to William Graham's Deirdre: A Scoto-Irish Romance of the First Century… Read more…

  • The Thom Society

    Overview The evidence for this society comes George Hull's The Poets and Poetry of Blackburn (1793-1902) (1902). This Glaswegian literary group… Read more…

  • Pollokshields Parish Church Literary Society

    Overview Pollokshields is an area in the south side of Glasgow. (For more information on this area, see Gerald Blaikie's article,… Read more…

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