Minutes, accounts, and miscellaneous papers of the Edinburgh Skating Club.
Scope and Contents
The Edinburgh Skating Club was clearly well-established in 1784 when the first minute book starts. Apart from a few years of inactivity the Club flourished until the early 1900's when combined figure-skating declined in popularity. It was finally dissolved in 1966. Although the Club attracted a large proportion of its members from the legal profession, the Edinburgh Skating Club was not socially exclusive and the membership lists include local noblemen, merchants, army offers and a slater. As such, the records of skating expeditions and subsequent social activities provide a valuable insight into the social and intellectual activities of late eighteenth and nineteenth century Edinburgh.
Dates
- Creation: 1784-1966, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
9 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1967, by D Alan Stevenson Esquire, Edinburgh.
Separated Materials
Club medals and markers presented with the papers were transferred to the National Museum of Antiquities in 1967.
Printed material has been transferred to the Department of Printed Books.
Bibliography
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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