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History of Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow Caledonian University was the result of a merger of two Scottish Central Institutions - Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen’s College, Glasgow. Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen’s College, Glasgow were dissolved by Statutory Instruments on 31 March 1993 and merged to form Glasgow Caledonian University on 1 April 1993. Queen's CollegePrior to being called The Queen’s College, Glasgow the Park Drive College was known as The Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science (Incorporated). This Scottish central institution was the result of a merger in 1908 between The Glasgow School of Cookery and The West End School of Cookery, these schools dating back to 1875 and 1878 respectively. The Queen had been Patron of the College since 1944 and in the year of its centenary celebrations, 1975, she gave her name to the College. Glasgow PolytechnicGlasgow Polytechnic was originally called Glasgow College of Technology and it opened its doors in 1971. In 1987 the Governing Body decided to shorten the name to Glasgow College. This however did not represent a formal change to the official name of the Institution. The institution finally became a polytechnic in 1991, the formal launch occurring on 1 May that year. Further details on the history of the University can be provided by the University Archivist. Glasgow Caledonian University: its origins and evolution (East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1998) written by Willie Thompson and Carole McCallum covers the history from 1875 to the extablishment of Glasgow Caledonian University. Glasgow Caledonian University Institutional Archive holds the following records –
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16 January, 2006
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