University, City and State : The University of Glasgow since 1870

by Moss, Michael S.; Munro, J. Forbes; Trainor, Richard H.

• ISBN13: 9780748613236
• ISBN10: 0748613234
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr

Summary

This book is an authoritative new history of the University of Glasgow since 1870. With the proceeds of the sale of its original city-center site to a railway company, the University of Glasgow moved to a magnificent neogothic new building at Gilmorehill in 1870. The history of the University in this new location then developed in conjunction with the evolution of the City of Glasgow, the Second City of the Empire, until both suffered the privations of two world wars and the long dislocation of the local economy from the 1920s. After the Second World War, the State ever more powerfully shaped the fortunes of the University, which expanded considerably in size. The current strong links with industry and the economy through research, innovation, and technology transfer emphasize the continuing importance of the University's economic, cultural, and social role within the life of the City.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xii
Map of Glasgow City Centre	xvi
Plan of Glasgow University Gilmorehill Campus	xvii
Introduction	1	(14)
PART I: From the Mid-Nineteenth Century To 1914
`Black College' to Gilmorehill	15	(29)
Old Wine in a New Bottle? Gilmorehill, 1870-84	44	(28)
Origins of Transformation, 1884-98	72	(20)
The Roots of the Modern University, 1898-1914	92	(37)
PART II: 1914-51
War and its Aftermath, 1914-20	129	(23)
The Poor Relations, 1920-36	152	(35)
A New Broom and Another War, 1936-45	187	(27)
Renewal and Expansion, 1945-51	214	(27)
PART III: 1951-2001
The Real Meaning of a University, 1951-61	241	(36)
Economising Resources, 1961-84	277	(35)
Never the Same Again, 1984-2001	312	(37)
Statistical Appendix	349	(16)
Sources and Bibliography	365	(7)
List of Abbreviations	372	(1)
Index	373