Records of New Deer Agricultural Association

This material is held atUniversity of Aberdeen Collections

Reference
- GB 231 MS 3387
Dates of Creation
- 1837 - 1845
Name of Creator
- New Deer Agricultural Association (1837 - 1845)
Language of Material
- English.
Physical Description
- 1 volume No physical characteristics affecting use of collection

Scope and Content

Minutes of meetings with lists of competition entrants and prize-winners, Dec 1837 - Feb 1845; accounts, including list of subscriptions, 1837 - 1845; newspaper cuttings and sketches of Representative Scottish Agriculturalists ... issued with Tuesday's Journal, n.d. [probably extracted from the Aberdeen Journal].

Administrative / Biographical History

The association was constituted on 11 Dec 1837, at a meeting held in Gordon's Inn, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, between farmers and others interested in promoting the agricultural interests of the parish. The main business of the association was the organisation of regular ploughing matches, an annual corn competition held in March, and an annual cattle show held in July, at which members competed for prizes. A motion to wind up the association was passed at a special general meeting held in Wood's Inn, New Deer, on 20 Feb 1845, at which time it was resolved to form a new association with similar interests within 6 months.

Arrangement

Single volume

Access Information

Open, subject to signature accepting conditions of use at reader registration sheet

Acquisition Information

Donated to the University in 1962, by Mr and Mrs Maitland Mackie. Transferred from the Agriculture Library to Special Libraries and Archives in 1992

Other Finding Aids

Very brief collection level description available on Aberdeen University Library Catalogue, accessible online http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/library/

Alternative Form Available

No copies known

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