| Administrative History | Mary Esslemont served for 43 years on the business committee of the University of Aberdeen's General Council, and in 1937 became the first women assessor elected to the University Court, in which capacity she remained for 27 years. Her long service to the University was acknowledged by the award of LLD in 1954. |
| Description | Correspondence concerning the candidature and election of Mary Esslemont as General Council assessor on the University Court, October - November 1937. Includes over forty letters of support from members of the General Council and a printed flyer distributed after her election, outlining the unique nature of the election, with a list of her supporters and the election result.
Letter to Mary Esslemont from Alan Grimley, Director of the University of Aberdeen Television Service, asking if she would be willing to participate in the proposed recording of 'Towards Tomorrow', a promotional film about the University of Aberdeen, 11 January 1974. With notes on the programme's objectives, background, cost, content, participants, etc., appended.
Minute of appreciation issued by G.M. Hector, Clerk to the Court, expressing thanks to Mary Esslemont for her long service and many contributions to the Court, 19 November 1974. Notes that she showed particularly valuable concern for medical policy, medical appointments and the welfare of students.
Tribute to Mary Esslemont, marking her retirement from Court, July 1973. Contains a brief account of her principal achievements - academic, medical, political, charitable.
Newspaper cutting announcing the retirement of Mary Esslemont from the University Court, 1973.
Letter from Principal Edward Wright seeking Mary Esslemont's permission to name a new block of student residences 'Esslemont House,' in her honour, 1 March 1976. |