Papers of Francis John MacCunn, c1887-1915, assistant in department of History, University of Glasgow, Scotland

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Special Collections

Reference
- GB 247 MS Gen 532
Dates of Creation
- 1914-1916
Name of Creator
- MacCunn, Francis John (1888-1915: historian, lecturer in History, University of Glasgow, 1913-1914)
Language of Material
- English.
Physical Description
- 0.07 metres

Scope and Content

Correspondence from Francis MacCunn to members of his family during military service 1914-1916
Correspondence regarding the death of Francis MacCunn in action 1916
Correspondence from Glasgow University Officers' Training Corps 1916
Glasgow University Officers' Training Corps certificate 1914

Administrative / Biographical History

Francis John MacCunn ( c1887-1915 ) graduated from the University of Oxford, England, BA in 1911 and Blitt in 1912. He then worked as an assistant within the department of History at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, from 1912 and in 1914 published his main work, The Contemporary English View of Napoleon (London: Bell, 1914). Upon moving to Glasgow, he also joined the Glasgow University Officers' Training Corps, achieving the rank of Captain. At the outbreak of the 1914-1918 World War, he joined the 6th Cameron Highlanders and was killed in action at Battle of Loos, France in 1915 .

Arrangement

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Gift : family member : 1967 : ACCN 4178

Other Finding Aids

Item level descriptions are available via the department's online manuscripts catalogue available at http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/manuscripts/ searching by the call number MS Gen 532