Other InformationIn 1874 tobacco manufacturer Stephen Mitchell left £70,000 to the city of Glasgow to create a free reference library. Consisting then of 17,000 books it opened three years later in a building at the corner of Ingram Street and Albion Street. With further donations and purchases, the stock had quadrupled seven years later.
Other InformationIn 1874 tobacco manufacturer Stephen Mitchell left £70,000 to the city of Glasgow to create a free reference library. Consisting then of 17,000 books it opened three years later in a building at the corner of Ingram Street and Albion Street. With further donations and purchases, the stock had quadrupled seven years later.