Papers of William Brown Agnew, b.1903, procurator-fiscal and law student, University of Glasgow, Scotland

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Scope and Content

  • Scots Law lecture notes, 1924-1927;
  • Conveyancing lecture notes, 1926-1927;
  • Miscellaneous lecture notebooks, undated;
  • Notes on Court of Session practice, 1926-1927;
  • Scots Law examination papers, 1924;
  • Legal typescript, undated;
  • Matriculation cards and class tickets, 1924-1927.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Brown Agnew was born in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1903  and matriculated in 1924  in the Faculty of Law at the University of Glasgow , Scotland. He took law classes between 1924 and 1927, going on to form his own business. For twenty-four years he was the Procurator-fiscal (public prosecutor) in Kincardineshire, Scotland. He died c.1977.

Arrangement

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

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Acquisition Information

Deposit : Mrs M G Agnew : 1977

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Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.

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Custodial History

Held by the Agnew family

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Location of Originals

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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 created by Andrew Thomson, Hub Project Archivist, 24 March 2005. Amended by Sam Maddra, Assistant Archivist (catalouing), 20 January 2014.

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