Elizabeth McGill Clark

• Reference:GB 254 MS 149
• Dates of Creation:1874-1994
• Name of Creator:
  Miss Elizabeth McGill Clark
• Physical Description:
  1 folder, and 49 books and pamphlets

• Scope and Content

  Magazine extract and programme, c1891-1973; Photographs, c1972-1977; Medal, c1977; Books and Published Pamphlets, 1874-1994.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Miss Elizabeth McGill Clark was born and brought up in Kirkcudbrightshire. Her family had a long connection with the labour movement in the southwest of Scotland. Her grandfather was Bailie David Hutchison McGill, who was successively a member of the British Socialist Party, the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party in Dumfrieshire, and a councillor in Maxwelltown and, later, Dumfries. Her mother was also active in politics and unsuccessfully stood for Kirkcudbright Burgh Council. In 1969 Miss Clark moved to Dundee. She served as President of the Dundee Local Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland 1976-1977. She was also a prominent activist in the Labour Party, where her work included serving as Secretary of the Ward XI (Broughty Ferry) Branch of the Dundee Labour Party.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  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.

• Acquisition Information

  The records were deposited by Miss Clark in 2007 and 2008

• Note

  Miss Elizabeth McGill Clark was born and brought up in Kirkcudbrightshire. Her family had a long connection with the labour movement in the southwest of Scotland. Her grandfather was Bailie David Hutchison McGill, who was successively a member of the British Socialist Party, the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party in Dumfrieshire, and a councillor in Maxwelltown and, later, Dumfries. Her mother was also active in politics and unsuccessfully stood for Kirkcudbright Burgh Council. In 1969 Miss Clark moved to Dundee. She served as President of the Dundee Local Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland 1976-1977. She was also a prominent activist in the Labour Party, where her work included serving as Secretary of the Ward XI (Broughty Ferry) Branch of the Dundee Labour Party.

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter, July 2008

• Conditions Governing Use

  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.

• Custodial History

  The records were collected by Miss Clark.

• Accruals

  Possible

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 149

• Subjects

  Politics