Parties (social gatherings)

Scope and Contents Programme from the 1937 Revel at the Edinburgh College of Art, representing feasting characters inspired by an ancient Greco-Roman theme. The festivities included a dinner, stunts, music and dancing. The programme belonged to Irene Watson Miller, who studied at Edinburgh College of Art in the 1930s.The Revel is a yearly event that takes place at Edinburgh College of Art and dates back to 1909. It is a themed party with costumes, scenery, performances and dancing. Every year the...

Scope and Contents Song collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, beginning 'Hu ru o na hi oro, Na nam faite Seathain ri fhuasgla[dh]' [Seathan Mac Rìgh Èireann] composed of fifteen lines. The story tells how the song was composed by an aunt of MacLeod of Harris to MacNeill Dhun an t-Sleibh [Dùn an t-Sleibh, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], her husband. She alleged that a priest had tried to take advantage of her in the confessional the response to which was that the priest...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 23 engraved tickets for events organised by the Caledonian Club of New York, dated around 1830-1840. The cards were designed by John Allan and engraved by various well-known American engravers.The majority of the cards are for the Annual Caledonian Ball and incorporate images such as Scottish dancing, bagpiping, references to Scottish history, thistles, tartan, castles and snippets of Scottish verse (almost entirely drawn from the works of Robert...