Dunbar, James Brander, 1875-1969 (6th Laird of Pitgaveny)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Malawi correspondence, 1951-1986
File — Box CLX-A-18: Series Coll-490/10; Series Coll-490/11
Identifier: Coll-490/10/2
Scope and Contents
Sixteen "sections", roughly chronological.
Newspaper cutting - letter.
Letter dated 7 March 1951 to The Scotsman from J. B. Dunbar, Esq., Elgin. It interested George Shepperson because its author had served in Central Africa with the King's African Rifles about 1900. George Shepperson writes to Mr Dunbar explaining his interest, and asking if he has any material on the territories in...
Dates:
1951-1986
Pitgaveny, 1967
Series — Box CLX-A-25: Series Coll-490/24; Series Coll-490/25
Identifier: Coll-490/24/PIT
Scope and Contents
Pitgaveny (pseudonym of Captain James Brander Dunbar): Reminiscences of his years in Central Africa.
An account by Hugh Macmillan of three visits to Pitgaveny prefaced by his explanation of how he first heard of Pitgaveny [Captain James Brander Dunbar], and how he came to visit him to visit him at Pitgaveny House near Elgin.
With 2 notes from Pitgaveny to Hugh Macmillan (1967).
Dates:
1967