Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

Aileen Fyfe; Isabel Robinson

Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

Aileen Fyfe, Isabel Robinson

School of History

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Abstract

This working paper explains the ‘Methods’ and ‘Definitions’ underpinning ‘Section 3: Where did the University’s Money come from?’ of the final report on St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire (2024). The sections below formed the opening sections of a report on ‘Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900’ presented to the Legacies of Empire steering group in September 2023 (which was itself an update on an internal report from December 2022).

Original language	English
Publisher	University of St Andrews
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2025

Publication series

Name	Legacies of Empire working papers
No.	A

Keywords

Philanthropy
University of St Andrews
Donors
18th century
19th century

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LoE WP_A Donations_v2
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Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

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St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire

Donations to University of St Andrews fundraising campaigns in the late nineteenth century (dataset)

Donations to the University of St Andrews 1700-1900 EXCLUDED from Legacies of Empire report (dataset)

List of Gifts to the University of St Andrews, 1700-1900 (dataset)

Chancellors and the legacies of Empire at St Andrews, 1700-1900

St Andrews students and the Empire, 1700-1897: methods and limitations

The academic staff community of St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

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Donations to St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Projects

St Andrews and the Legacies of Empire

Datasets

Donations to University of St Andrews fundraising campaigns in the late nineteenth century (dataset)

Donations to the University of St Andrews 1700-1900 EXCLUDED from Legacies of Empire report (dataset)

List of Gifts to the University of St Andrews, 1700-1900 (dataset)

Research output

Chancellors and the legacies of Empire at St Andrews, 1700-1900

St Andrews students and the Empire, 1700-1897: methods and limitations

The academic staff community of St Andrews, 1700-1900: methods and definitions

Cite this