Elizabeth McGill Clark

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 149
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1874-1994
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder, and 49 books and pamphlets

Scope and Content

Magazine extract and programme, c1891-1973; Photographs, c1972-1977; Medal, c1977; Books and Published Pamphlets, 1874-1994.

Administrative / Biographical History

Miss Elizabeth McGill Clark was born and brought up in Kirkcudbrightshire. Her family had a long connection with the labour movement in the southwest of Scotland. Her grandfather was Bailie David Hutchison McGill, who was successively a member of the British Socialist Party, the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party in Dumfrieshire, and a councillor in Maxwelltown and, later, Dumfries. Her mother was also active in politics and unsuccessfully stood for Kirkcudbright Burgh Council. In 1969 Miss Clark moved to Dundee. She served as President of the Dundee Local Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland 1976-1977. She was also a prominent activist in the Labour Party, where her work included serving as Secretary of the Ward XI (Broughty Ferry) Branch of the Dundee Labour Party.

Arrangement

Usually chronological within series.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Acquisition Information

The records were deposited by Miss Clark in 2007 and 2008

Note

Miss Elizabeth McGill Clark was born and brought up in Kirkcudbrightshire. Her family had a long connection with the labour movement in the southwest of Scotland. Her grandfather was Bailie David Hutchison McGill, who was successively a member of the British Socialist Party, the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party in Dumfrieshire, and a councillor in Maxwelltown and, later, Dumfries. Her mother was also active in politics and unsuccessfully stood for Kirkcudbright Burgh Council. In 1969 Miss Clark moved to Dundee. She served as President of the Dundee Local Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland 1976-1977. She was also a prominent activist in the Labour Party, where her work included serving as Secretary of the Ward XI (Broughty Ferry) Branch of the Dundee Labour Party.

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

The records are on paper.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter, July 2008

Conditions Governing Use

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Custodial History

The records were collected by Miss Clark.

Accruals

Possible

Additional Information

Published

Catalogued

MS 149

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