LIBRARIES IN SCOTLAND TO 1850
The following is a complete listing of libraries so far identified in Scotland.The arrangement is alphabetical by county, and within county by place and name.The Scottish Booktrade Index is now available on the website of theNational Library of Scotland.References to this are in the course of being added to the file.[A-L completed April 1999]
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Aberdeen Christian Evidence Library
1847 Rules and cat. BL.
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Aberdeen Free Church College
1843(Archives)
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Aberdeen New Public Library
1830?
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Aberdeen Reading Society
1805- 1834.
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Advocate's Library
1788
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Alford Mutual Improvement Society
1839 Aberdeen U.
ABERDEEN abe Angus' Circulating Library. 1743[Alexander Angus]
1743-64. SBTI.
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Angus' Circulating Library
1764
[Alexander Angus & Son]
1765--1807. SBTI.. Adv. Aberdeen Journal 1764. ESTC imprints 1766-93. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Cats. 1765, 1779, 1787, 1790, 1800 (ESTC). Alsoknown as the Aberdeen Circulating Library (the son?).
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Athenaeum
1845? Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
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Berry's Circulating Library
1780?
[W. Berry]
Cat. in NLS. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
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Blair's College
1829 NLS?
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Boyle's Circulating Library
1760
[John Boyle]
1760-94. SBTI.
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Brown's Circulating Library
1785?
[Alexander Brown]
1785-90. SBTI. Cat. 1795. ESTC imprints up to 1799. Music added in 1798. Alexander Brown & Co. 1810-23 - SBTI. Pigot's Directory of Scotland,1837. Merged with John Burnett in 1804. Cats. 1796?, 1815, 1821, 1838 (Aberdeen PL); music 1798, 1805 (Aberdeen PL). Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
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Burnett's Circulating Library
1791
[John Burnett]
1791-1804. Merged with Alexander Brown's library in 1804. SBTI. A. Brown. Cat. 1796 (Aberdeen PL).
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Caledonian Literary Society
1805Cats. 1814, 1820? (Aberdeen U). Bookplate in Franks.
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Chapeltown Library
1830 Aberdeen University.
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Collie's Circulating Library
1825?
[William Collie]
1825-47. SBTI. Bought 1847 by Lewis Smith. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
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Davie & Morris' Circulating Library
1810?
[? Davie & ? Morris]
Aberdeen Journal, 9 February, 1814.
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Diocesan Library of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
1805 Aberdeen U.
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Ellithorne's Circulating Library
1825
[James Ellithorne]
1825-28. SBTI.
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Elmslie's Circulating Library
1825?
[James Elmslie]
Pigot, 1828. 1827-31 - SBTI. Also spelled Emslie.
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Free Church College
1844(Archives)
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Grammar School
1658George Robertson bequest - 1659. Destroyed by fire in 1986.
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Inglis' Circulating Library
1832
[Alexander Inglis]
- 1836. SBTI.
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Johnston's Circulating Library
1821
[James Johnston]
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Aborted in 1822 - very short lived. Aberdeen Journal, 5 December, 1821; 16 October, 1822.
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King's College
1495 Aberdeen University.
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Laurie's Circulating Library
1818?
[William Laurie]
- 1834. Aberdeen Journal, 18 November, 1818. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. SBTI - 1831-37.
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Marischal College
1593 Aberdeen University.
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Mechanics' Institution
1845? Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
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Medico-Chirurgical Society
1789
[Medical Society]
Library begun in 1791. Marischal College. Changed name in 1811. Dispersed in 1967. Cats. 1792, 1796, 1803, 1812 (Aberdeen U). Records 1789-1985 -Private. NRA Scotland 2969.
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Moir's Circulating Library
1825?
[Thomas Moir]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
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Moir's Select Circulating Library
1800?
[George Moir]
Cat. 1800 ESTC (Aberdeen U).
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Natural History Association
1845 Minutes 1845-51 (Aberdeen UL).
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New Aberdeen Circulating Library
1795?
[A. Brown]
Cat. in ESTC.
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Philosophical Society
1758-1939. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Records 1758-1939 (Aberdeen UL).
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Robertson's Circulating Library
1815?
[William Robertson]
- 1835? > William Russell. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
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Russell's Circulating Library
1835?
[William Russell]ABERDEEN
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Smith's Circulating Library
1835?
[? Smith]
Pigot, 1837.
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Smith's Circulating Library
1847
[Lewis Smith]
Bought William Collie's library in 1847. SBTI.
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Stevenson's Circulating Library
1800?
[A. Stevenson]
Aberdeen Journal, 14 September, 1814.
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University of Aberdeen
1495Cat. 1717, 1873.
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Vessie's Circulating Library
1845?
[James Vessie & Son]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
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Watson's Circulating Library
1820?
[Alexander Watson]
Cat. 1821 (Aberdeen U). Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
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Wyllie's Circulating Library
1815?
[David Wyllie & Son]
- 1847. Cat. 1833 (Aberdeen U). Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ALFORD
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Parochial Library
1839The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 524.
BALLATER
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Circulating Library
1840?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 784.
BIRSE
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Parochial Library
1829"Has met with tolerable success". The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 798.
BUCHAN
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Buchan Medical Society
1846 -1935. Records (Aberdeen UL).
CHAPEL OF GARIOCH
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Parochial Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 578.
CRUACHEN
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Cruachen Library
1800? A subscription library for miners. A. Thornton, Sporting Tour, 1804.
CULTER
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Culter Library
1838 Biggar Museum? Lanark County L?
CUSHNIE
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Parochial Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1131.
DRUMBLADE
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Parochial Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 313.
DRUMOAK
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Parochial Library
1827 300 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 898.
FRASERBURGH
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Seminary School
1800Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861.
HUNTLY
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Evangelical Subscription Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1044.
HUNTLY
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Farmers' Agricultural Library
1825?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1044.
HUNTLY
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Geddes' Circulating Library
1825?
[John Geddes]
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Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7. SBTI.
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Geddes' Circulating Library
1820?
[John Geddes]
Pigot, 1825.
INVERURY
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Catholic College
1800? Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
KEITHHALL
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Sabbath School
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 746.
KEMNAY
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Parochial Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 820.
KENNETHMONT
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Village Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 588.
KINTORE
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Sabbath School
1830?200 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 665.
LEOCHEL
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Parochial Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1131.
LONGSIDE
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Sabbath School
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 869.
METHLICK
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Parochial Library
1841400 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 974.
MONYMUSK
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Village Library
1834Survived till 1960.
NEW DEER
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Village Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 184.
NEW MACHAR
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New Machar Library
1816 - 1842?
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Parochial Library
1816 470 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1034.
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Sabbath School
1841The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1034.
NEWBYTH
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Subscription Library
1839The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 284.
OLD DEER
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Parochial School
1825?200 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 163.
PETERHEAD
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Clark & Sangster's Circulating Library
1816
[G. Clark & Alexander Sangster]
- 1822.
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Clark's Circulating Library
1805
[George Clark]
- 1808. > A. Clark. Also had a library in Inverness. SBTI = 1805.
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Clark's Circulating Library
1808?
[A. Clark]
- 1816.
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Farquhar's Circulating Library
1794?
[William Farquhar]
Moved to Edinburgh?
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Mechanics' Institution
1836 Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. 200 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 385.
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Mortimer's Circulating Library
1810?
[William Mortimer]
- 1818. > Smith & Cairns.
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Mudie's Circulating Library
1845?
[George Mudie]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
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News Room
1845? Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
PETERHEAD
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Parochial Library
1839The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 385.
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Peterhead Academy
1846
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Peterhead Reading Society
1808- 1932. Books given to Public Library in 1893. Cat. 1832, 1846 (Aberdeen PL). 1849 Report. Records (NE Scotland L). 1500 vols. by 1840 - The NewStatistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 385.
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Peterhead Subscription Library
18001849 Report mentions a book club dating from 1800. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
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Smith & Cairns' Circulating Library
1818
[James Smith & John Cairns]
- 1820?
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Parochial School
1838100 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 405.
RORA
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Village Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 869.
SKENE
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Parochial Library
1830?600 vols. by 1843 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1101.
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Sabbath School
1825?900 vols. by 1843 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1101.
ST FERGUS
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Parochial Library
1829"Novels excluded". 300 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 211.
STRICHEN
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Parochial Library
1830?The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 691.
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Strichen Subscription Library
1815?
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