Posters

Scope and Contents Two full runs of posters displaying an A-Z of birds and mammals at Edinburgh Zoo. 56 posters in total. The posters show a single animal per poster illustrated by Joseph R Smith. They were printed by McLagan and Cumming, Lithographers, Edinburgh The posters were produced in the early 1930s and displayed on tram stations on the Corstophine Road route, encouraging people to visit the zoo via the trams. Birds; A for Little-Auk; B for Budgerigars; C...

Scope and Contents This is a press-cutting album containing a large number of Theatre Royal playbills, covering the years 1825 to 1848. Each of the 35 (thirty-five) itemised playbills bears the printed heading Theatre Royal Edinburgh.List of publication numbers as they appear on the top right of each sheet, and dates where given:N.84 (23/02/1825) N.71 (04/02/1837) N.72 (06/02/1837) N.73 (07/02/1837) N.74 (08/02/1837) N.75 (09/02/1837) N.77...

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A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

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This series contains material collected by volunteers to allow them to build their knowledge on issues affecting the LGBT+ community, and to provide them with contact details for relevant organisations in order to refer callers.

Content Description This collection of Edinburgh University Dramatic Society programmes includes the following...: 1 x programme for 'What about it?', performed at McEwan Hall by Charities Revue, with first night 24 April 1944 1 x programme for 'Roundabout', performed at Usher Hall by Charities Revue, with first night 28 April 1945 1 x programme for 'A midsummer night's dream', performed at...

Scope and Contents The collection is composed of: 1 x folder - Collection of programmes and promotional material of the Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group, Scottish Community Drama Association, and EU Dramatic Society - 'Beauty and the beast', a preliminary festival, 'The empty chair', 'The daughter of the dawn', 'Much ado about nothing', and 'King Lear', 1950-1958. 1 x folder - Printed copy of ...

Scope and Contents Bundle of about 20 posters of events at the University around 1971, mostly relating to student activities. The events advertised include dances/balls/concerts; special lectures and symposium; Church and carol services; and Student Representative Council Elections. The posters are arranged in bundles by types of events, as follows: Poster of the Corries, and poster advertising a folk concert in...

Scope and Contents Poster (37cm x 44cm) advertising the exhibition, hosted by London County Council Architect's Department, "Planning and Building in NE London" to be held in County Hall, London from 9-23 October c1951. The poster is printed in blue and white with a map of a suburban street layout, at approximately 1:2500 scale, as a background image. Floor plan (50cm x 84cm) by Sir Robert Hogg Matthew, of an exhibition layout at 1/8" to 1' scale. This is probably a plan for "Planning and Building...

Scope and Contents 2 posters (77cm x 102cm) advertising entry to, and the publicly open buildings in the reconstructed Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbouhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. This was organised as the "Live Architecture Exhibition" in the Festival of Britain 1951. 1 poster, in full colour, graphically displays the idea of new homes rising from the rubble of post World War II destruction. The other poster in black and green gives general...

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London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions consists of: