Congratulations to Hew Morrison on his Honorary Degree

Category

Library Item

Item no

35576

Title

Copy of congratulations to Hew Morrison on his Honorary Degree

Description

The members of the staff of Edinburgh Public Library, being desirous of expressing our affection and esteem to you our Chief, and of placing on record our gratification that the Degree of Doctor of Laws has been conferred on you by the University of St Andrews, beg your acceptance of this address as a souvenir of the occasion and a mark of the respect we bear to you...

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1905

Size

16.5 x 10.8 cm

Type

Document

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Hew Morrison was Edinburgh's first Principal Librarian serving from 1887-1922. He was appointed in 1887 on an annual salary of £300 per annum. Hew Morrison, a teacher by profession, was a native of Sutherland. In his thirty-four years as City Librarian he was responsible for developing the Central and five Branch Libraries and, in association with Andrew Carnegie, played an active part in the development of the public library service throughout Scotland.

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