The World of David Murray (1842-1928): A Glasgow lawyer, antiquarian and book collector
The World of David Murray (1842-1928): A Glasgow lawyer, antiquarian and book collector
Date: Wednesday 05 June 2019
Time: 17:15 - 19:00
Venue: Special Collections, University of Glasgow Main Library
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: James Hamilton, Research Principal of the WS Society
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David Murray, Glasgow solicitor, historian and antiquarian, was a noted collector of books, manuscripts and pamphlets. Accompanying a talk by James Hamilton, Research Principal of the WS Society on ‘Legal Bibliophilia in the Dear Green Place: Dr David Murray’s lost law archive and his Glasgow 1860-1928’, there will be a display of items from the Library’s Murray Collection.
Kindly sponsored by Dentons LLP and the University of Glasgow Chancellor's Fund.
Part of the West End Festival 2019.