Correspondence and photographs, 1992-1995
Scope and Contents
Photo of Roddy Lumsden in a pub with a man and a woman; photo of an elderly couple cutting a cake in a garden, with Roddy Lumsden as one of the guest in the background; printed photo of a man underwater in scuba gear, with a note on the back "I said I was going down under on holiday!". Correspondence sent to Roddy Lumsden from friends. "Shug Crosby", 1992, Madrid. "Sinead", undated. Not signed [possibly from Sinead W.], 19[95?], sent to Lumsden's Aberdeen address (contains human hair). There are also two letters regarding Lumsden's enquiry about "electro-convulsive therapy" which is seemingly received as a teenager, from the Scottish Association for Mental Health, 17 November 1994, Edinburgh, and the University of Aberdeen Department of Mental Health, 9 November 1994. Congratulation cards from "May and Dave", 1995. Envelope addressed to "Sinead W.[redacted]", dated 1996[?], containing a postcard signed "Joanna", a handwritten note signed "[Zanga]", and two photographs (one of Roddy Lumsden as a young man, and one of a young woman reading, with reddish hair).
Dates
- Creation: 1992-1995
Creator
- From the Fonds: Lumsden, Roderick (Roddy) Chalmers, 1966-2020 (Scottish poet) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Full Extent
1 Folder
Subject
- Lumsden, Roderick (Roddy) Chalmers, 1966-2020 (Scottish poet) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
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