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Labels. Identifying artifacts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of paper, leather, fabric, or small tablets inscribed and affixed to something for identification or description. In the context of bookbinding, refers specifically to paper or other material separate from that used to cover a book, on which the author's name and the title are printed or engraved and glued to the spine or front board.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Exhibits, photographs and caption descriptions from an historical exhibition of the Scottish Labour History Society based on the life and times of William Gallacher.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.5659/1-3
Scope and Contents

William Gallacher socialist agitator, chairman of Clyde Workers Committee 1914- 1918, leading member of communist Party and communist M.P. for West Fife 1935- 1950. An exhibition based on his life and times and labour history in Scotland was arranged by the Scottish Labour History Society for the National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area) circa 1966. All photographs are monochrome and undated unless stated otherwise.

Dates: 1886-1979, undated.

Papers from the Priscilla Chueng-Nainby and National Library of Scotland, Collecting the Referendum open day.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13622/1-5
Scope and Contents

Materials, including luggage labels, promotional material and information about a workshop co-designed by Priscilla Chueng-Nainby and the National Library of Scotland (NLS), as part of NLS Referendum open day, 16 August 2014.

Dates: June 2014

Printed label reading 'A memento of the Secession Church found 1734 at Andrew's Fold Yetts of Muckhart dissolved 1925' and a photograph of the church, pasted to front endpapers of ‘Holy Bible’ (London and Glasgow, [1910])

 File
Identifier: MS.20499
Scope and Contents

There is also a manuscript note on the label, 'married 1887', which refers to the Reverend William C Dickson, minister of the church and father of the donor.

Dates: [?1925.]

Priscilla Chueng-Nainby and Citadel Youth Centre, Referendum creative weave.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13621
Scope and Contents

Material produced by the Citadel Youth Centre, Edinburgh, relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014. Includes photographs, promotional material and workshop content from a ‘Creative Weave’ event led by Dr Priscilla Chueng-Nainby, held on 18 July 2014, in conjunction with Edinburgh’s Active Citizens Group. Also includes a copy of 2013 Annual Report of the Citadel Youth Centre.

Dates: 2014.