| Description | Papers and writings of local builder and politician John Morgan
Includes:
Typescript autobiography
Typescript lists of public appointments and notable buildings constructed by firm
Catalogue and index of library of John Morgan
Printed book catalogues and auction lists (including printed partial catalogue of the late John Morgan's library)
Newspaper clippings and essays on the life of John Morgan including obituaries
Manuscript essay on Thomas Carlyle by John Morgan
Essays, translations, and scrapbook on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
"A Thousand Miles Up The Nile", Manuscript essay by John Morgan with photographs
Books of poetry
"Essays Philosophical, Political, and Biographical" - manuscript book of debating and philosophical essays by John Morgan
Manuscript account of a journey along the Rhine
Photograph album |
| Administrative History | John Morgan (1844-1907) was a building contractor and master mason, responsible for a number of notable buildings in Aberdeen, including the frontage to Marischal College, the Central Library and the Northern Insurance Building. He also served as a councillor from 1885-1892. He lived at Rubsilaw House, 50 Queen's Road, a notable building designed by John Bridgeford Pirie in conjunction with Morgan and built by Morgan c. 1886. He was also a notable book collector. |