Collection of records relating to the Royal Merchant Company of Edinburgh Schools, Edinburgh, Scotland
551 809
Description Collection of records relating to the Royal Merchant Company of Edinburgh Schools, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date c. 1900
Collection Collection of records relating to the Royal Merchant Company of Edinburgh Schools, Edinburgh, Scotla
Catalogue Number 551 809
Category All Other
Scope and Content Eight presentation panels of photographs of four Merchant Company Schools in Edinburgh, George Watson's Ladies College, George Square, Edinburgh Ladies College, Queen Street, Daniel Stewart's and Melville College, Queensferry Road. Lessons shown in progress as well as views of the buildings.
Archive History Purchased by RCAHMS from R and B D McCutcheon, 1994, The Bookshop, Stirling, and accessioned as Acc No 1995/10.
Related Material See also Collection 159.
Access Conditions Open, but note that access may be subject to conservation requirements. Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.
Administrative History The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh received its Royal Charter in 1681. Established initially with the aim of promoting the interests of the merchants of the city, over time the Company became responsible for the administration of numerous charitable trusts endowed by merchants and their families: the business of the Company is now dedicated to educational and charitable works. The latter include an enterprise fund, social housing and support of the elderly. It is responsible for the management of endowed schools, comprising: ESMS (a merger of Mary Erskine (1694), the Edinburgh Institution, later Melville College (1832), Daniel Stewart's College (1855)); and George Watson's College (1741), (which incorporates George Watson's Ladies'College (1871), and John Watson's College (1762)). The Company was responsible for James Gillespie's High School (1803) until 1908, when this was transferred to the management of the Edinburgh School Board.
Accruals No accruals are anticipated.
Accession Number 1995/10
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