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The Spalding Club, Aberdeen was an antiquarian and historical research society which was founded in three successive phases: the first Spalding Club (1839-1869); the second (New) Spalding Club (1886-1928); the third Spalding Club (1928-1956).

First Spalding Club
The Spalding Club (1839-1869) was established in Aberdeen by Joseph Robertson (1810 - 1866) and John Stuart (1813-77), LL D, for the publication of the historical, genealogical, topographical and literary remains of the North-eastern counties of Scotland (printed notice of intention to establish the Club, published in Aberdeen newspapers, 5 Dec 1839). Together they were responsible for many of the Club's early, and most enduring, publications. Robertson later became Curator of the Historical Department, Register House, Edinburgh, c 1858, and Stuart was appointed Principal Keeper of the Register of Deeds, Edinburgh, in 1873.

The work of two other individuals also contributed to the early success of the Club. Cosmo Innes (1798 - 1874), a member of, and already experienced editor with, the Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, and George Grub (1812 - 1892), Professor of Law at Marischal College and Aberdeen University, 1843 - 1891, and author of An Ecclesiastical History of Scotland from the Introduction of Christianity to the Present Time, 4 vols (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1861). At the height of its popularity, in March 1850, the Club had attracted a membership of 500, but by December 1869, numbers had fallen to 227, and the decision, first mooted in December 1866, was formally made to dissolve the Club at this time. During its 30-year history, it published 38 volumes.

The Second and Third Spalding Clubs
The Spalding Club was followed by the New Spalding Club (1886 - 1928), and by the Third Spalding Club (1928 - 1956). The Third Spalding Club was formed on 20 Apr 1928, as successor to the New Spalding Club, whose publishing activity had ceased with the death of its secretary P.J. Anderson (1852-1926) in 1926. It inherited all of the New Spalding Club's assets and liabilities, including Bibliographia Aberdonensis, which appeared in 1929 as the Third Spalding Club's first publication (more than 40 years after its inception by the New Spalding Club in its foundation year, 1886). W. Douglas Simpson (1896-1968), Aberdeen University Librarian, took over the role of his predecessor, P.J. Anderson, as secretary of the new club, and, when it was wound up in 1956, its assets and publications were conveyed to the Friends of Aberdeen University Library (transfer completed in 1969).

For further details on the history of the Third Spalding Club, and its predecessors, the New Spalding Club (1886 - 1928) and the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), see also, W. Douglas Simpson, The Three Spalding Clubs: a Century in Retrospect, in Third Spalding Club Miscellany, vol. 2 (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1940), pp.xiii-xxxii; and Donald J. Witherington, Aberdeen Antiquaries: the Founding of the Spalding Club in 1839 , Aberdeen University Review , 44 (1971 - 1972), 42 - 55.

First Spalding Club

 * Collections for a History of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, ed. by Joseph Robertson Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1843);
 * Fasti Aberdonensis, ed. by Joseph Robertson (Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1854);
 * Sculptured Stones of Scotland, ed. by John Stuart, 2 vols (Aberdeen, Spalding Club, 1856-67);
 * The Book of Deer, ed. by John Stuart (Edinburgh: Spalding Club, 1869);
 * The Miscellany of the Spalding Club, ed. by John Stuart, 5 vols (Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1841-52).
 * Selections from the Records of the University and King's College of Aberdeen, 1494-1854 (Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1854) and sponsored Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis.
 * Ecclesie Cathedralis Aberdonensis Regesta que extant in unum collecta, 2 vols (Edinburgh: Spalding Club, 1845).
 * A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock; with illustrative documents from the family papers, and notes (Edinburgh: Spalding Club, 1848).
 * History of Scots Affairs from MDCXXXVII to MDCXLI, by James Gordon, Parson of Rothiemay 3 vols (Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1841.
 * Thomas Innes, The Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, AD LXXX - DCCCXVIII. (Aberdeen: Spalding Club, 1853).

New Spalding Club
documents, New Spalding Club, 1 (1887). Spalding Club, 2 (1888). of the cathedral church of St Machar, Old Aberdeen, New Spalding Club, 3 (1888). the Marischal College and University, MDXCIII-MDCCCLX. Vol. I: Endowments, New Spalding Club, 4 (1889). Scotland, New Spalding Club, 5 (1890). Munro, A.M. ed., Register of burgesses of guild and trade of the burgh of Aberdeen, 1399-1631. Cartularium ecclesiae Sancti Nicholai Aberdonensis. Recogbovit Jacobus Cooper. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 7 (1892) Geddes, Sir William D. ed., Musa Latina Aberdonensis. Arthur Johnston. Vol. I: The Parerga of 1637, New Spalding Club, 9 (1892) Anderson, P.J. ed., Officers and graduates of University and King’s College, Aberdeen, MVDMDCCCLX, New Spalding Club, 11 (1893) New Spalding Club, 11A (1893) Club, 12 (1894) New Spalding Club, 13 (1894) Spalding Club, 14 (1895) Eipgrammata and remaining secular poems, New Spalding Club, 15 (1895) Spalding Club, 16 (1896) Spalding Club, 17 (1897) the Marischal College and University, MDXCIII-MDCCCLX. Vol. II: Officers, graduates and alumni, New Spalding Club, 18 (1898) of the Marischal College and University, MDXCIII-MDCCCLX. Vol. III: Index to Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 19 (1898) 20 (1899) 21 (1899) Albemarle, commander-in-chief in Scotland, 1746-1747. With an appendix of letters from Andrew Fletcher, lord justice-clerk to the Duke of Newcastle, 1746-1748. Vol. I, New Spalding Club, 24 (1902) Albemarle, commander-in-chief in Scotland, 1746-1747. With an appendix of letters from Andrew Fletcher, lord justice-clerk to the Duke of Newcastle, 1746-1748. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 25 (1902) Cramond, W., The records of Elgin, 1234-1800. Vol. I, New Spalding Club, 27 (1903) New Spalding Club, 28 (1904) Garioch, New Spalding Club, 29 (1905) Ratisbon. Vol. I: registers of students, New Spalding Club, 30 (1906) Littlejohn, D., Summary of fiars prices in Aberdeenshire, 1603-19, with lists of jurors. Munro, A.M. ed., Records of Old Aberdeen, MCLVII-MDCCCXCI. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 36 (1909) Spalding Club, 38 (1911) Gordon in the navies and armies of Britain, Europe and America and in the Jacobite risings, New Spalding Club, 39 (1912) Spalding Club, 41 (1914) New Spalding Club, 42 (1922) of town council, 1637-88, New Spalding Club, 43 (1924)
 * Skene, W.F. ed., Memorials of the family of Skene, from the family papers with other illustrative
 * Cartularium ecclesiae Sancti Nicholai Aberdonensis. Recogbovit Jacobus Cooper. Vol. I, New
 * Geddes, W.D.; Duguid, P., Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii Aberdonensis. The heraldic ceiling
 * Anderson, P.J. ed., Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis. Selections from the records of
 * Lippe, R. ed., Selections from Wodrow’s biographical collections. Divines of the North-east of
 * The Miscellany of the New Spalding Club. Vol. I, New Spalding Club, 6 (1890)
 * Anderson, P.J. ed., Inventories of ecclesiastical records of North-Eastern Scotland.
 * Crammond, W., The annals of Banff. Vol. I, New Spalding Club, 8 (1891)
 * Crammond, W., The annals of Banff. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 10 (1893)
 * Robertson, A.W., hand-list of bibliography of the shires of Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine,
 * Moir, J. ed., Hectoris Boetii Murthlacensium et Aberdonensium episcoporum vitae, New Spalding
 * Charles, XI Marquis of Huntly, Earl of Abyne ed., The records of Aboyne, MCCXXXMDCLXXXI,
 * Allardyce, J. ed., Historical papers relating to the Jacobite period, 1699-1750. Vol. I, New
 * Geddes, Sir William D. ed., Musa Latina Aberdonensis. Arthur Johnston. Vol. II: The
 * Allardyce, J. ed., Historical papers relating to the Jacobite period, 1699-1750. Vol. II, New
 * Bell, T. ed., records of the meeting of the exercise of Alford, MDCLXII-MDCLXXXVIII, New
 * Anderson, P.J. ed., Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis. Selections from the records of
 * Johnstone, J.F.K. ed., Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis. Selections from the records
 * Munro, A.M. ed., Records of Old Aberdeen, MCLVII-MDCCCXCI. Vol. I, New Spalding Club,
 * Troup, C.E. ed., Place names of West Aberdeenshire. By James Macdonald, New Spalding Club,
 * Allardyce, J. ed., The family of Burnett of Leys, with collateral branches. From the mss. of george Burnett, New Spalding Club, 22 (1901)
 * Michie, J.G. ed., The records of Invercauld, MDXLVII-MDCCCXXVIII, New Spalding Club, 23 (1901)
 * Terry, C.S. ed., The Albemarle papers, being the correspondence of William Anne, second Earl of
 * Terry, C.S. ed., The Albemarle papers, being the correspondence of William Anne, second Earl of
 * Bulloch, J.M. ed., The house of Gordon. Vol. I, New Spalding Club, 26 (1903)
 * Littlejohn, D. ed., Records of the sheriff court of Aberdeenshire. Vol. I: records prior to 1600,
 * Morison, A., The Blackhalls of that Ilk and Barra, hereditary coroners and foresters of the
 * Anderson, P.J. ed., Records of the Scots colleges at Douai, Rome, Madrid, Valladolid and
 * Littlejohn, D. ed., Records of the sheriff court of Aberdeenshire. Vol. II: records 1598-1649, New Spalding Club, 31 (1906)
 * Littlejohn, D. ed., Records of the sheriff court of Aberdeenshire. Vol. III: records 1642-1660, with supplementary lists of officials, 1660-1907, and index to volumes I, II, III, New Spalding Club, 32 (1907)
 * Bulloch, J.M. ed., The house of Gordon. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 33 (1907)
 * The Miscellany of the New Spalding Club. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 34 (1908)
 * Smith, A.E. ed., Register of St Paul’s Episcopal Chapel, Aberdeen, 1720-1793.
 * Munro, A.M. ed., Aberdeen burgess register, 1631-1700.
 * Cramond, W., The records of Elgin, 1234-1800. Vol. II, New Spalding Club, 35 (1908)
 * Leask, W.K. ed., Musa Latina Aberdonensis. Vol. III: poetae minores, New Spalding Club, 37 (1910)
 * Mackay, W.; Boyd, H.C. eds., Records of Inverness. Vol. I: burgh court books, 1556-86, New
 * Skelton, C.O.; Bulloch, J.M., Gordons under arms. A biographical muster roll of officers named
 * Henderson, J.A. ed., History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, New Spalding Club, 40 (1912)
 * Bulloch, J.M., Territorial soldiering in the North-East of Scotland during 1759-1814, New
 * Grant, J., records of the county of Banff, 1660-1760. One hundred years of county government,
 * Mackay, W.; Laing, G.S. eds., Records of Inverness. Vol. II: burgh court books, 1602-37; minutes
 * New Spalding Club. Rules and lists of members, 1887, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1903, New Spalding Club, 44 (1903)
 * New Spalding Club. Reports, 1887-1916, New Spalding Club, 45 (1903)

Works uniform with but not part of the Club’s Series: on the legend relating to the capture and demolition of the castle. By John Cruickshank, (1888) Aberdeen, MCLXXI-MDCCCIV, (1890) (1893) proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, churches, churchyards, antiquities, etc., (1894) Duncans and Fergusons, (1905)
 * Trotter, H.J., Descent of the family of Skene, (1888).
 * Anderson, P.J. ed., The armorial ensigns of the royal burgh of Aberdeen, with some observations
 * Anderson, P.J. ed., Charters and other writs illustrating the history of the royal burgh of
 * Burnett, W.K., Genealogical tree of the family of Burnett of Leys with the collateral branches,
 * Temple, W., The thanage of Fermartyn, including the district commonly called Formartine, its
 * Forbes, A., Memorials of the family of Forbes and Forbesfield, with notes on connected Morgans,
 * Raitt, R.S., report to the council of the New Spalding Club upon the Burnett mss. preserved in the Staats-Archiv at Hannover and the Marshal Keith letters in the Royal Library at Berlin, (1898)

Third Spalding Club
Notable amongst the Club's 22 publications are:
 * The House of Forbes, ed. by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1937);
 * James Giles, Drawings of Aberdeenshire Castles, ed. by W. Douglas Simpson, (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1936);
 * The Book of Glenbuchat, ed. by W. Douglas Simpson, (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1942);
 * Francis Carney Diack, The Inscriptions of Pictland: an Essay on the Sculptured and Inscribed Stones of the North-East and North of Scotland, with other writings and collections, ed. by William M. Alexander and John MacDonald, (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1944);
 * Life and Labour on an Aberdeenshire Estate, 1735-1750: being selections from the Monymusk papers, ed. by Henry Hamilton, (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1946);
 * James Beattie's Day-book, 1773 - 1798, ed. by Ralph S. Walker (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1948);
 * Miscellany of the Third Spalding Club, 3 vols (Aberdeen: Third Spalding Club, 1935 - 1960);
 * William M. Alexander, The Place-names of Aberdeenshire (Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1952).

For a full list of publications see David Stevenson and Wendy B. Stevenson, Scottish Texts and Calendars: an Analytical Guide to Serial Publications (London: Royal Historical Society and Edinburgh: Scottish History Society, 1987).

Associated Records at National Archives of Scotland

 * GB231/MS 506 Aberdeenshire poll tax extracts c1886
 * GB231/MS 552 Regality of Ogilvie: papers 1888
 * GB231/MS 600 Aberdeen Journal 1831-1835
 * GB231/MS 604 Papers of John Stuart: Ancient Monuments Bill 1874
 * GB231/MS 607 Records of the Spalding Club (1839-1869) and New Spalding Club (1886 - 1928), Aberdeen: minutes 1839-1888
 * GB231/MS 608 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), Aberdeen: treasurer's list 1840-1869
 * GB231/MS 609 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), Aberdeen: letter book 1851-1872
 * GB231/MS 610 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), Aberdeen: cash book 1840-1873
 * GB231/MS 611 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), Aberdeen: cash book 1840-1873
 * GB231/MS 612 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), Aberdeen: cash book 1840-1873
 * GB231/MS 639 Keith Family legal papers 1833-1834
 * GB231/MS 848 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869), Aberdeen: Genealogical papers of Grant, Forbes, Arbuthnott, Leslie, Ross of Arnage, Achinbreck, Strachan and Seton 1580-1741
 * GB231/MS 919 Douai Students and Catholic mission papers 1580-1802
 * GB231/MS 973 Spalding Club: correspondence 1847-1853
 * GB231/MS 973 Spalding Club: correspondence 1847-1853
 * GB231/MS 2258 Blair Atholl parish papers c1900
 * GB231/MS 2259 Farquharson family genealogy 1912
 * GB231/MS 2264 Records of the Spalding Club (1839 - 1869) and New Spalding Club (1886 - 1928), Aberdeen: papers 1839-1890
 * GB231/MS 485 - MS 486 New Spalding Club papers 1886-1902
 * GB231/MS 515 - MS 517 Aberdeen Breviary c1900
 * GB231/MS 907 - 909 Gordon Family and Dukes of Gordon: papers 1644-1906