Ultima Thule; later changed to The Manuscript Magazines of the Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Literary and Scientific Association; later changed to The Pole Star

Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Literary and Scientific Association, The Pole Star, January 1869 (Shetland Archives, D58/2/3). Permission for the use of this photograph is kindly granted by the Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Association.

Overview

A summary of the history of the Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Literary and Scientific Association is available on our sister website, Glasgow’s Literary Bonds (see ‘Additional Notes’ below).

Name of Club, Society or Group That Produced the Magazine

Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Literary and Scientific Association

Date of Existence

9 Nov. 1862-present

Date of Magazine

1 Jan. 1864-1950s

Number of Issues

12 (between 1864 and 1912)

Contents and Contributions

 

Manuscript/Published Magazine

Manuscript, later type-script

Repository

Shetland Archives, Lerwick

Reference

D58/2/1-12 (within date range of this study)

Additional Notes

See also entry for Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Literary and Scientific Association on our sister website, Glasgow’s Literary Bonds.