Dance
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Story entitled 'Damhsa Sith' about a fairy dance, 1891
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/134
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Damhsa Sith' [Dannsa Sith - Fairy Dance] about a man who spots a dance going on inside a fairy hill and goes in to join them. He dances for a year with a cask on his back when he is spotted by a neighbour passing by, who goes in to tell him he has been there a year but the man thinks he has only been there a short time.
Dates:
1891
Students dancing in Pittencrief Park, Dunfermline, c.1913
Item
Identifier: EUA GD55/1/4/6/1/4
Scope and Contents
Photographic print mounted in presentation folder.
Dates:
Event: c.1913
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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EUA GD55, Records of the Dunfermline College of Physical Education Old Students' Association
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Records generated by the Old Students' Association
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Records relating to Dunfermline College of Physical Education (DCPE)
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Photographs
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Early photographs
The Crocodile Dance of the Bhutia Women, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1130
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a group of Bhuija women performing the crocodile dance in a wooded area next to a marquee in the background in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
The Elephant Dance, Bhunjas, Native Dance, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/202
Scope and Contents
Photograph of the Bhunja people performing the Elephant dance in the late 19th or early 20th century in Nagpur, India.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Three dancers in black leotards, April 1971
Item
Identifier: EUA GD55/1/4/6/4/3/3
Scope and Contents
Photograph mounted on card.
Dates:
April 1971
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
/
EUA GD55, Records of the Dunfermline College of Physical Education Old Students' Association
/
Records generated by the Old Students' Association
/
Records relating to Dunfermline College of Physical Education (DCPE)
/
Photographs
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Activities
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Photographs taken by Fiona Macgregor
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...
Dates:
1865-1886
Unknown, 20th century
Series
Identifier: EUA GD55/2/38
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Fonds:
Comprises an array of material relating to student life at Dunfermline College of Physical Education, including photographs, artefacts and items of College uniform as well as documents including examination papers.
Dates:
20th century