Papers of Margaret Isgouhie Balabanian, 1900-1988, arts student, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1918-1923

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Scope and Content

  • Student notes 1920-1924;
  • Essays 1919-c.1922;
  • Correspondence and papers c.1926-1933.

Administrative / Biographical History

Margaret Isgouhie Balabanian was born in Glasgow on 31 Dec 1900 , the daughter of Hevork Balabanian, a photographer. She studied at the University of Glasgow from 1918-1923 . In 1918/1919, she studied Latin; 1919/1920 French (ordinary) and Roman History; 1920/1921 Higher French, Junior Honours Latin, English (ordinary). She was absent in session 1921/1922, but returned in 1922/1923 to take Latin with honours and French and Geology (ordinary). She graduated with a first class MA honours degree in Latin and French on 22 November 1924 . She later went on to become a teacher.

When she died in 1988, she bequeathed to the University of Glasgow the sum of £750 for an annual prize in French to be known as the Maragaret I Balabaniuan Prize. It was open to students at the end of their second year, who intended to proceed to Joint Honours in French and another modern language.

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Deposited by Margaret Balabanian in 1977

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Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives,ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and National Council on Archives,Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names

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Fonds level description by Alma Topen, Assistant Archivist, cataloguing, 01 July 2004

Amended by Sam Maddra, Assistant Archivist (cataloguing), 14 April 2014.

Geographical Names

Glasgow, Scotland