Identity area
Reference code
MS 185
Title
Glasgow Argus
Date(s)
- 1833-1847 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.02 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Glasgow Argus newspaper was established in 1833. It was the officially recognised mouthpiece of the leading Whigs in Glasgow. The newspaper was inaugurated at a meeting chaired by Colin Dunlop of Tollcross, proprietor of the Clyde Iron Works and who later became a member of parliament, on 4 February 1833. Others who attended the inaugural meeting were Charles Tenant, George Crawfurd and James Lumsden. The paper was a joint-stock venture with £4,000 risk capital and 200 shares. The newspaper was published twice weekly and controlled by three committees. The first editor was William Weir, a young advocate from Edinburgh. Initially the concern struggled and first became profitable in 1835. In 1839 it was expanded. Weir resigned in 1839. He had repeatedly been in trouble with the shareholders and had criticised Whigs such as the Lord Advocate Andrew Rutherfurd in the paper. The next editor was Thornton Leigh Hunt but he also resigned, in April 1840. The editorship was assumed by William Lang and in 1844 he was replaced by Charles Mackay. In that year the newspaper was once more enlarged although it continued to make a loss. On 29 November 1847 it was decided to wind up the company.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photocopies of minutes, originals 1833; Photocopies of miscellaneous accounts and statements, 1836-1847.
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
By fond, series and item level.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The records are on paper
Finding aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Previous
MS 15/118
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
MS 185
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English