SSSA in 70 Objects: Together Forever TAGS: Rab Noakes Rab Noakes in the Edgar Ashton Collection We were very sad to learn that Scottish singer songwriter Rab Noakes passed away last month, aged 75. Rab was a leading …Continue reading →
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December 10, 2023
Halloween Divination in our Sound Collection Today is Halloween and – placing pumpkins and trick-or-treating (as we know it today) firmly to one side for now – this is the day on which we traditionally mark …Continue reading →
Tocher is 50 TAGS: tocher In addition to celebrating our 70th anniversary, our publication Tocher turns 50 too! Named after the Scots word for dowry, Tocher was created in response to share fieldwork by the staff …Continue reading →
SSSA @ 70 TAGS: SSSA | SSSA@70 In 2021 the School of Scottish Studies Archives celebrates our 70th Anniversary and we look forward to sharing exciting content, news and events with you this year. We are …Continue reading →
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A Scottish Witness of the Great Kantō Earthquake
To mark the centenary of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, we are publishing a...
Come Hither: Walter de la Mare and the Young of All Ages
The English writer Walter de la Mare was born 150 years ago this week on...
Projects
Giving Decorated Paper a Home … Rehousing Books and Paper Bindings
In the first post of this two part series, our Collection Care Technician, Robyn Rogers,...
The Book Surgery Part 2: Bringing Everything Together
In this blog, Project Conservator Mhairi Boyle her second day of in-situ book conservation training...