Game Books.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Further estate and family papers of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland, 1651-1960, including titles, legal papers, financial records and maps and plans relating to the family’s Scottish estates.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13290
Scope and Contents
The papers include titles, legal papers, financial records and maps and plans relating to the family’s Scottish estates.Family papers include Elizabeth, Duchess-Countess of Sutherland’s Scottish sketchbooks and a series of Game Books recording the activities of the many shooting and fishing parties organised for the Sutherland family and their guests. The manuscript of Gilbert Gordon of Sallagh’s ‘Continuation of the Genealogy of the Family of Sutherland’, 1651, is of...
Dates:
1651-1960
Further political and estate papers of the Anstruther-Gray family of Kilmany, Fife.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14335
Scope and Contents
Comprising the political, military, and personal papers of Lt. Col. William Anstruther-Gray [formerly Anstruther-Thomson] and William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray, with family estate records, hunting and game books, and photographs.
Dates:
1791-1985.
Game Book compiled by William Lockett Agnew, recording shooting parties on the Altyre Estate, at Aldourie and elsewhere. With numerous illustrations of sporting activities and daily life
Item
Identifier: Acc.13541
Scope and Contents
As well as records of sporting parties and their `bags`, the Game Book provides detailed daily accounts of game seen and weather conditions. The album includes numerous photographs of shooting parties and daily activities, principally on the Altyre Estate and at Aldourie Castle and Fetteresso. Many of the photographs are of estate and household servants. There is a fine series of photographs of the interior of Altyre, several of cycling parties including Sir Luke Fildes, R.A., croquet...
Dates:
1887-1908
Game book of Duncan Campbell of Smith Hall.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9869
Scope and Contents
Includes accounts of expeditions in South Africa, Northern Nigeria, India and Scotland, with illustrations and maps by himself and his sister, Mary Barbara Campbell.
Dates:
1902-1914.
Game book of J A Anderson.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8855
Scope and Contents
Details shoots at Tullichewan and other places in Scotland.
Dates:
1927-1944.
Notebook containing lists of equipment and provisions taken on Scottish Shooting parties in Arran and Inverness-shire.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13355
Dates:
1810-1823