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Compositors' Society

Record IDcni00052793
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00052793
Last Edit2014-03-14

General Note

Edinburgh Compositors' Society founded 1824. There was a Society of Journeymen Printers (1750?-) There are articles with a list of members for 1824 in the Edinburgh Room Edinburgh City Library.

More Information

Dates of Activity1825-1850
Online Resourcehttp://www.nls.uk/
Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)

Place of Activity

Place of ActivityEdinburgh

Names

HeadingCompositors' Society
used in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index
Variant NameCompositors Society (1831)
10 Old Fishmarket Close, **Edinburgh ; Charles M'Pherson preses
Compositors Society (1832)
Old Bank Close, **Edinburgh ; J.Logan, preses
Compositors Society, [Ballantyne & Co] Paul's Work (1833 - 1834)
D. Fergusson, preses
Compositors Society, Constable's Printing Office [1 Thistle Street] (1835)
D. Hoe, Praeses
Compositors Society, Messrs Neill and Cos Printing Office (1836 - 1837)
John M'Queen preses
Compositors Society, Courant Printing Office (1838)
J. Baxter preses
Compositors Society, Mercury Office (1839)
R. Lindsay preses
Compositors Society, North British Advertiser Office (1840 - 1845)
R. Lindsay preses
Compositors Society, Caledonian Mercury Office (1846 - 1847)
Thomas Wright clerk
Compositors Society, Oliver & Boyd's (1848)
William G. Souter clerk
Compositors Society, William G. Souter clerk (1849 - 1850)
10 Middle Arthur Place, **Edinburgh

Sources

Found inEdin Dir. — Ian MacDougall. “A Catalogue of some Labour Records in Scotland”. Edinburgh, 1978 10b; 14b

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