Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Margaret McEwan |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1 October 1904 |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | Margaret Jean McEwan was born on 1 October 1904. She attended Hillhead High School in Glasgow and studied at the School of Architecture there from September 1922. The following May, whilst continuing her studies, she commenced a five-year apprenticeship with Wright & Wylie. She passed the qualifying exam in June 1928, and was possibly the first woman to take a degree in Architecture in Scotland (and possibly the UK). She was admitted ARIBA at the end of 1928, her proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes, Alexander Lorne Campbell and William Brown Whitie. At that time she was living at 19 Elgin Terrace, Dowanhill, Glasgow. Margaret Jean McEwan married at some point before 1956, and appears after this time under her married name Margaret Jean Thomson. She is (oddly) listed was a student member of the RIBA from 1956, although she had qualified some considerable time before and become a member of the RIBA. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 19, Elgin Terrace, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1928 * | ||
| Wateryetts, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1960 | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Wright & Wylie | May 1923 | 1928 | Apprentice | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Alexander Lorne Campbell | Late 1928 | for Associateship |
| Thomas Harold Hughes | Late 1928 | for Associateship |
| William Brown Whitie | Late 1928 | for Associateship |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Hillhead High School Magazine | 1935 | p27 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information per Hugh C S Ferguson, 54 Terregles Avenue, Pollokshields, Glasgow | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | A no4264 (combined box 4) | |