[ Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister. ] Autograph Document Signed ('Oxford & Asquith'), ' a word of greeting to the students of the University of Glasgow'.

Author: 
Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister between 1908 and 1916 [ The University of Glasgow ]
Publication details: 
Undated [ 1920s. ]
£130.00
SKU: 16811

2pp., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The document is possibly a draft, as it contains a couple of emendations. Describing himself as 'an old Lord Rector of 20 years' standing' (he held the post from 1905 to 1908), he praises the University's 'great traditions, which have been maintained & enriched by many generations of their predecessors'. He urges them to 'carry on the torch which has been handed down to them, and to keep their famous University in its place in the forefront of the vangard of the <?> of Culture & Science, to which Scotland & the Empire owe so much'. There is no indication that the piece was published.