Volumes written by Frances Tolmie., 1887 - 1904
Content Description
A collection of nine notebooks containing songs in English and Gaelic, newspaper cuttings especially on Highland and Gaelic subjects, poetry and notes on a variety of subjects. The collection was preserved by John Tolmie, oldest son of the Rev. John William Tolmie (1831-1886, minister of Bracadale and Contin). John Tolmie, who compiled four volumes in the collection, was a nephew of Frances Tolmie, collector of Gaelic songs. Two further volumes belonged to Frances Tolmie herself, and another two were written by John Tolmie's younger brother, the Rev. Alexander McDonald Cornfute Tolmie (1861-1909), minister of Campbeltown and Southend, Kintyre.
Dates
- Creation: 1887 - 1904
Creator
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Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
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Repository Details
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