Comedy

Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing field and transcribed material. The notebook is inscribed on the front inside cover with the following: 'Scrap Book MS No1 Alex[ander] Carmichael (of Lismore) Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist] 1864'. On the recto side of the fly leaf is written 'Angus MacDonald Staoinebrig tale teller' and on the verso side of the fly leaf is written 'Bought at Drew's Saint columb Cornwall this 17 day of Nov[ember] 1864 A. A. Carmichael p2/3'....

Scope and Contents Fragment of a song beginning 'Bha thu air bannais a raoir' which is part of the comic song entitled 'Port (Duet)' between Donull Cuimineach and Alasdair Taillear found at CW113/30.

Scope and Contents Fragment of a song beginning 'Cha nileach agam ni sgriob ars Donill Cuimeineach', which is probably part of the comic song entitled 'Port (Duet)' found at CW113/30.

Scope and Contents Fragment of a song beginning 'Cha ro[bh] dad a shibhinn oirre, S ged nach faighinn idir i' which is probably part of the comic song entitled 'Port (Duet)' between Donull Cuimineach and Alasdair Taillear found at CW113/30. This piece of text is written upside down on the page.

Scope and Contents The front covers reads: "Facing up to gay comedy – with Blah, Simon Fanshawe and Janice Perry", and shows comedians Chris Edward and Robert Llewellyn from Blah.This issue discusses: a protest against the Salvation Army and their anti-gay actions; the internment and isolation of hospital patients with AIDS; the death of Rock Hudson from complications relating to AIDS; a conference organised by Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) called "AIDS and its Management"; the detention of the black...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Scope and Contents Poem beginning 'Gad tha Niall a noc[hd] na thosd'.

Scope and Contents Prayer entitled 'Altachadh an Leosaich' [Altachadh an Leòdhasaich] beginning 'O an Ti cluin an t-seid 's oirnn cuiri sied eile orm' and vocabulary note which reads 'Ciosan -bra-fir = dala le poic Leosaich a handsman's food of old a sgalag's food, Ness man's'. It is a mock grace.

Scope and Contents Saying, arising from a man asking his neighbour what was the greatest difficulty he ever suffered, the response being 'Crann gann ganadach an talla tana teann eich gun rian ga tharruin agus bean gun chiall nan ceann.'

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.