Miscellaneous papers relating mainly to MacKinnon's higher education at the University of Glasgow, and to teaching history, along with various letters to him, ca.1930-ca.1956.
Papers and letters of John Angus MacKinnon
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 611
- Dates of Creation
- 1930 - 1956
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume of 131 pages; 32 items in 4 envelopes manuscript papers, typescript papers
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John A. MacKinnon, a Labour councillor for many years,was first elected to the former Normanton Urban District in 1947, then represented Normanton on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, He was Founder President of Normanton Civic Society and Mayor of Normanton from 1978 to 1979. In 1977 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in recognition of his historical research. He died in 1981.
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Separated Material
See also MS 609, MS 610 and MS 1978.
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