Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1973 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
oversized scrapbook
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The West of Scotland Agricultural College (WSAC) was formed in 1899, following the merger of the agricultural department of the Glasgow and the West of Scotland Technical College and the Scottish Dairy Institute.
WSAC was the first agricultural college in Scotland. In 1900, the College was based in Blythswood Square, Glasgow and leased Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock where practical work was undertaken. In 1927, the estate of Auchincruive, Ayr, was gifted to the College by the late John Hannah of Girvan Mains. It originally offered lectures and demonstration work in the science and practice of agriculture including; dairying, chemistry, botany, book-keeping and veterinary science. In 1974, the Blythswood square site was closed.
In 1990, the College became part of the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)..
Archival history
WSAC
Ayrshire Archive
SRUC Archives and Special Collections - Elmwood Campus
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Internal transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection contains a construction paper scrapbook documenting the West of Scotland Agricultural College's entry in the Great Tartan Race 1973.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Generated finding aid
Existence and location of originals
Elmwood campus