Portrait of Alexander Duncan 1833-1921, Secretary and Librarian 1865-1921 Half-length portrait of Alexander Duncan wearing a black coat and holding a book. Born in Dollar in 1833, Alexander Duncan from London University with a Bachelor of Arts. He started off his career as a teacher, but was eventually appointed as Secretary and Librarian of the Faculty by Dr J. Gibson Fleming. During his time as Librarian he published two of the library, one in 1885 and one in 1901, as well as writing a history of the Faculty up until 1851. <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1205">Henderson; Joseph (1832-1908); Artist</a> 1902 34 Portrait of Alexander Duncan BA LLD Seated half-length in a black coat. Signed and dated. Wooden plaque reads:"Presented to Alexander Duncan BA LLD Secretary and Librarian to the FPSG by the Fellows of the Faculty as a token of esteem and in recognition of faithful services for a period of more than 37 yrs." <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1205">Henderson; Joseph (1832-1908); Artist</a> 1902 113 Scan of Portrait of Alexander Duncan Half-length portrait of Alexander Duncan wearing a black coat and holding a book. He was the College’s librarian from 1865-1921. This portrait was painted by Joseph Henderson. <iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://sketchfab.com/models/ae597dd080644ff5ba3628390aad5e1f/embed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; vr" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe> <p style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px; color: #4a4a4a;"><a href="https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/portrait-of-alexander-duncan-ae597dd080644ff5ba3628390aad5e1f?utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_campaign=share-popup" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: #1caad9;">Portrait of Alexander Duncan</a> by <a href="https://sketchfab.com/rcpsgheritage?utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_campaign=share-popup" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: #1caad9;">RCPSG Heritage</a> on <a href="https://sketchfab.com?utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_campaign=share-popup" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: #1caad9;">Sketchfab</a></p> <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/349" target="_blank">Portrait of Alexander Duncan 1833-1921, Secretary and Librarian 1865-1921</a> <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/350" target="_blank">Portrait of Alexander Duncan BA LLD</a> Panoramic Video of College Reading Room <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/itecVRF9D00" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> This panoramic video allows you to look around the College's Reading Room on St Vincent Street. Alphabetical catalogue of the library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Alphabetical catalogue of the library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow : preceded by an index of subjects. Alexander Duncan c. 1885-1901 Mention of Joseph Lister's Late Library Returns in College Minutes A record of the failure of Joseph Lister to return library books on time noted with the College Minutes. c. 1861 RCPSG/1/1/1/9