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Papers, press-cuttings, and diaries of filmmaker Jenny Gilbertson, nee Brown. Includes obituaries and secondary articles., 1934 -1990.

 Collection
Identifier: MI.MS 4/6

Scope and Contents

4/6/1-3 Mar 1978-Press cutting "Jennie`s Intrepid Travels". Daily Record, concerning the work of Jennie Gilbertson and the BBC Spectrum programme

4/6/2-25 Jan 1977-Press cutting - copy "Looking Ahead Eagerly to Another Winter in the Arctic" by Jean Smith, The Scotsman, concerning the life and work of Jennie Gilbertson

4/6/3-c 1977-Xerox copy , press cutting, "The Arctic Calls to a Scottish Film-maker", Ottawa Journal, concerning the film making activities of Jenny Gilbertson

4/6/4-6 June 1982-Press cutting, "There`s not a Grannie like her", Sunday Post, on Jenny Gilbertson, film maker

4/6/5-1984-Six colour prints taken during the filming of the introduction and links by Jenny Gilbertson for the film DERE`LL AYE BE SHEEP IN SHETLAND, in the studios of the University of Strathclyde

4/6/6-17 Dec 1984-Copy press cutting. "Icy isolation leaves Jenny undeterred" Scotsman. Article concerning Jenny Gilbertson`s films of Arctic and Shetland life.

4/6/7-Jan 1990-Press cuttings/obituaries for Jenny Gilbertson, including cassette recording of BBC Radio Scotland obituary by Janet McBain

4/6/8-c 1974-Coy negative, JG in the Canadian Arctic, with young Inuit baby, b/w plus slides

4/6/9-c 1980s-Copy photograph and negative of JG in Arctic clothing. Original with Marion Taylor

4/6/10-Jan-Jul 1931-Shetland Diary

4/6/11-Apr-May 1970-Canada Diary No 1

4/6/12-May-June 1970-Canada Diary No 2

4/6/13-June - July 1970-Canada Diary No 3

4/6/14-July 1970-Canada Diary No 4

4/6/15-Oct 1970 - Aug 1971-Canada Diary No 5

4/6/16-Aug - Dec 1971-Canada Diary No 6

4/6/17-June - Aug 1972-Canada Diary No 7

4/6/18-Aug 1972 - July 1973-Canada Diary No 8

4/6/19-Aug 1973-Canada Diary No 9

4/6/20-Aug 1973 - Mar 1974-Canada Diary No 10

4/6/21-Mar - Sept 1974-Canada Diary No 11

4/6/22-Nov 1974-Canada Diary No 12

4/6/23-Sept 1975-Canada Diary No 13

4/6/24-1975-Canada Diary No 14 - 2 vols

4/6/25-June 1975 - 1976-Canada Diary No 15 - 2 vols

4/6/26-1927? - 1987-Grisefiord Diary nos 1-3

4/6/27-n.d.-notebook in JG`s handwriting "Eskimo Hymns (from syllabics)"

4/6/28-1934-Photo JG at Eyemo camera, copied from original in family photo album

copy neg and print

copyright Ann Black

4/6/29-1977-Xerox. Canadian press cuttings on JG

Dates

  • Creation: 1934 -1990.

Language of Materials

English

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (29 items.)

Related Materials

Oral history 8.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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