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Card, 29 December [n.y], Miss. Wallace to Robert and Elizabeth Trevelyan. Inviting the Trevelyan's to a celebration on the occasion of the forthcoming marriage between Clara Wallace and Donald Francis Tovey. Typescript.

Scope and Contents This series contains approximately 60 black-and-white family photographs, dating from the 1850s up to the 1950s. The provenance is not clear and the pictures have no caption, however many of them appear to be related to Arthur Patrick Logan Turner (1914-1998), one of William Aldren Turner's sons, and to Hilda Turner.Approximaltely 40 photographs date from the Second World War, and show service men in uniform and ATS members, as well as some landscapes. Arthur P. L. Turner served...

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Notes on the weddings of the 'Fisher folk at Golspie' sent to John Murdoch, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland in December 1863. Appears to be in response to a piece in the 'Northern Ensign' newspaper.

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Fragment of a song entitled 'Eireireadh' [eararadh or seeking] beginning 'Tha chuile te cho togarrach', S i togail ris na balachain' sung while dancing and referring to the beating of corn to take off the awn.

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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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Photograph of Margaret Carnegie, daughter of Andrew Carnegie, and Ensign Roswell Miller of the US Naval Reserve who were getting married in New York, USA in the early 20th century.

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Note about Mary Jolly's wedding that she is 'to be mar[ried] Thursday 8th June 2pm'.

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Note about the people of Muckairn [Mucàrna, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, that shots would be fired at weddings there and that the sharp-tongued people of the parish were known as the 'gearra-ghobaich'.

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Note about wedding traditions including that a bannock was broken over the bride's head on her return from church and a creel being placed over the husband's head only to be removed after the 'banais beag' day after the wedding night.

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Note entitled 'MacCodrum' containing two anecdotes about the poet John MacCodrum [Iain mac Fhearchair] the first pertaining to his wit in saying a grace at Lochassain [Loch Asainn/Loch Assynt] and the second to a comment he made at a wedding.