The Scottish Labour College was founded in 1916, by John Maclean among others.
It ran evening classes in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and elsewhere.
[1] Despite difficulties from continuing arrest and imprisonment, Maclean had been running lectures in Bath Street, Glasgow since 1912, and attracting audiences of between 100-200 people.
At the founding meeting 471 delegates representing 271 trade unions were present - but Maclean was in jail.
However his speech was delivered by James Dunlop MacDougall, and soon published as a pamphlet: A Plea for a Labour College for Scotland: An Address Prepared By John MacLean and Completed By J D MacDougall During the Author's Imprisonment in 1916.