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MS 981 - John and Margaret Glennie: journals of trips around Scotland

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Fonds
Ref No	MS 981
Title	John and Margaret Glennie: journals of trips around Scotland
Date	1825-1835
Extent	4 volumes
Creator Name	Glennie; John (1806-1864); of Aberdeen Glennie; Margaret (c. 1800 - 1845)
Administrative History	Born in 1806, John Glennie was sixth of the eight children of George Glennie, MA, DD (d 1845) and Margaret Valentine, niece of James Beattie (1735 - 1803). He graduated AM at Marischal College, Aberdeen in 1824 but did not take up a profession. He died in 1864. Margaret Glennie was fifth of the eight children of George Glennie, MA, DD (d 1845) and Margaret Valentine, niece of James Beattie (1735 - 1803). Little is known of her life.
Source	The volumes were listed as accessions to the University Library in October 1929.
Description	'Journal of a tour thro' part of Scotland' by John Glennie. The itinerary includes passage from Aberdeen to Newhaven, Edinburgh, Stirling, Dunblane and Dundee (1825). This collection also comprises three journals by Margaret Glennie, including material on holidays and visits to Edinburgh during the meeting of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1825 - 1835). The emphasis in her journals is personal and social rather than topographical.
Access Status	Open
Language	English
Physical Description	The volumes measure 18.5 x 11.5 cm. MS 981/1-3 are bound in quarter-calf with marled boards; MS 981/4 is sewn into marled boards.
Publication Note	Journals of tours and holidays in Scotland, 1825-35 of John Glennie (1806-64) and Margaret Glennie. Northern Scotland, Volume 1, No. 1 (1972), p.123.

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