The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland 1901-1951: The First 50 Years.

PEDDIE, J. R. [Andrew Carnegie].

Item Number: 124349

Edinburgh: Printed by Pillans & Wilson Ltd., 1951.

First edition of this work published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated, portrait of Carnegie. In fine condition.

The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland is a charitable trust established by Andrew Carnegie in 1901 for the benefit of the universities of Scotland, their students and their staff. The incorporation of the Trust was by royal charter in August 1902, later replaced in July 1978.