Spalding Club

For the English society and publishers, see Spalding Gentlemen's Society.

The Spalding Club is the name of successive antiquarian societies founded in Aberdeen.

The clubs were named for the seventeenth century historian John Spalding.[1]

One incarnation was founded by Joseph Robertson (1810–1866) in 1839,[2] and included Cosmo Innes and John Stuart. This organisation ceased to be active after 1870. Stuart was secretary and editor of many works published by the club.[3] Thirty-eight quarto volumes were issued by the club, fourteen of were compiled by John Stuart; his important works included, The Sculptured Stones of Scotland, in 1856 and 1867, a highly valued antiquarian reference work and The Book of Deer, published in 1869, regarding the Celtic history of Scotland, reproduces a manuscript copy of the Gospels held at the abbey of Deer.[3]

The New Spalding Club, with similar objectives, was founded at Aberdeen in 1886.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b  Galloway, William (1898). "Spalding, John". In Sidney Lee. Dictionary of National Biography. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co. "sources: [Pref. by Dr. Stuart to Spalding Club edit. of Spalding's History; Par. Reg. New Aberdeen.]" 
  2. ^  "Robertson, Joseph (1810-1866)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 
  3. ^ a b  "Stuart, John (1813-1877)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

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