The Chair of Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1913, endowed by a grant from the receipts of the 1911 Scottish Exhibition held in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, as well as donations from the Merchants House of Glasgow and other donors. The Chair has been held by a number of prominent historians of Scotland, including two Historiographers Royal. Although the Chair is now based within the Department of History, it retains its original title.