Food Supply

Scope and Contents Located in A.B.R.O. Reprints 1967 - 1968. Volume 5 of 19.

Scope and Contents The file contains research materials and Waddington's notes chiefly relating to the topics of world food supply and nutrition. Also present are typescripts titled 'Food', 'Unconventional ways of improving the world's food situation' and 'Future Trends in British Agriculture in Relation to Increased Growth of Human Population' by Professor A.T Phillipson, University of Cambridge, as well as small photographs of illustrative diagrams apparently used as part of a presentation. This...

Scope and Contents Text regarding the figures of a Mr. R. H. Rew, a statistician of the Board of Agriculture, noting that the [United Kingdom] produces more than half its own food supply. It continues by noting the location, cost and type of food imported from other countries, chiefly Canada and Russia in the early 20th centuy.

Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Dun -Ra'ail' [Dùn Raghnaill] probably collected from John MacInnes, aged 70 years, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist telling how Dùn Raghnaill came to be built. Raol mac Ailein [Raghnall mac Ailein or Ranald MacDonald of Clanranald] lived at Dremisdale Dreumasdal/Drimsdale and his son in Morar [Mòrar, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire]. After a hard spring, his son came ashore at Loch Sgioport looking for food but he refused to give him any. In the...

Scope and Contents Concerns catering at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Thomas Clouston Clinic.