George W Shirley
George Shirley moved to Dumfries in 1903 to become the first
Librarian of the Ewart Library. He was elected a member
of Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
the following year, and two years later he gave his first paper on
The Old Public Libraries in Dumfries.
George brought youthful enthusiasm and huge energy to the
society, becoming Acting Librarian, then Honorary Librarian,
producing the first index to theTransactions. In 1910 George
became Honorary Secretary and Editor, and Hugh Gladstone of
Capenoch became President, and within a couple of years the format
of the Transactions was modernised, the of the articles was
becoming widely recognised and membership of the Society had more
than doubled.
R C Reid described him as
Possessed of a catholicity of taste, the outstanding
features of his personality were courage, integrity of mind, clear
reasoning powers, and a fine humanity.
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