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Photographs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. (AAT) This heading was used in the NLS typescript manuscripts catalogue for all types of photographs, and for documents relating to photography. (NLS).

Found in 2852 Collections and/or Records:

Programmes and photographs of plays put on by 'The Castrian Play', produced by Michael Roberts., 1926-1930.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13860/6
Scope and Contents

Contains programmes for:

'The man with the dumb wife', Christmas 1926, with four mounted black and white photographs of the cast in action.

"The old wives' tale", New Year 1928.

'The man in the bowler hat', February 1929.

'The honorable historie of Frier Bacon and Frier Bongay', Christmas 1929.

'The knight of the burning pestle', November 1930, with three mounted black and white photographs of the cast in action.

Dates: 1926-1930.

Programmes and photographs of plays put on by 'The Valley Players', in which Michael Roberts was a member of the cast., 1926-1930.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13860/7
Scope and Contents Contains programmes for:"A midsummer night's dream", December 1926.'Amyntas', December 1927.'Mary, Mary, quite contrary', October 1928.Four short pieces, including 'Scenes from Hamlet', December 1928.'Half-an-hour' and 'The dumb man of Manchester', December 1929.'The man with a load of mischief', Hexham, March 1930, with four black and white photographs of the cast in action. Michael Roberts played the Innkeeper....
Dates: 1926-1930.

Programmes, posters, press cuttings and photographs relating to productions of the Ochtertyre Festival 1974, at the Ochtertyre Theatre., 1974.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13182/16
Scope and Contents

The productions include: ‘Relatively speaking’ by Alan Ayckbourn. ‘Ghosts’ by Henrik Ibsen. ‘The lion in winter’ by James Goldman. ‘Border and ballad’ devised by Tom Fleming. ‘Carlyle and Jane, a recital in two acts from the letters and papers of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh’ by Henry Donald.

Dates: 1974.

Programmes, press cuttings, some photographs and correspondence relating to Royal Gala concerts and other fundraising events., 1966-2006.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13182/82
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers span Edith Macarthur's long career on stage and screen. They include playscripts, photographs, programmes and reviews of many of the plays in which she featured, along with some scripts and other memorabilia relating to her wide range of television work.

Dates: 1966-2006.

Proofs of photographs from 'Raven seek thy brother', by Gavin Maxwell., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10555/56
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.

With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.

Dates: Undated.

Proposal, correspondence, writings of participants, photographs, ‘thank you’ cards and other material relating to 'Glasgow generations'., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12911/174
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection dates mainly from after 1988, when John McGrath and Elizabeth MacLennan resigned from the company which they had established, with David MacLennan, in 1973. Following the funding crisis in 2006, the company had to leave its base in the STUC building in Glasgow, and it was at this point that much of the material in this accession was presented to the National Library of Scotland.

Dates: Undated.

'Public monuments', a photograph album containing around 70 photographs, mostly of the David Livingstone Memorial, 1929, with some of the equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, Bannockburn, and of other memorials., 1929, 1964, undated.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8542/12
Scope and Contents Contains photographs of:1 Rothesay War Memorial. (See Acc.7445/2/75). 2 Alloa War Memorial. (See Acc.7445/4/118). 3 Alloa War Memorial – model. (See Acc.7445/4/118). 4 Alloa War Memorial – model. (See Acc.7445/4/118). 5 Alloa War Memorial – model. (See Acc.7445/4/118). 6 Morton Memorial, Darvel. (See Acc.7445/6/171). 7 Morton Memorial, Darvel (detail). (See Acc.7445/6/171). 8 Morton Memorial, Darvel (detail). (See Acc.7445/6/171). 9 Morton Memorial, Darvel (detail). (See...
Dates: 1929, 1964, undated.

Publications, including journals, posters, leaflets and photographs, concerning the Old Glasgow Museum., 1966-1978.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12765/2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection consists of correspondence, publications and papers of Robert Blair Wilkie (1913–1998) and his family. Robert Blair Wilkie was the curator of the Old Glasgow Museum 1965-1998 (formerly known as the People’s Palace Museum). Active member of the Scottish Nationalist movement (joined Scottish Nationalist Association under John MacCormick in 1937), in 1945 he was the SNP candidate in West Renfrewshire, and in the following year he was appointed editor of the Scots Independent...
Dates: 1966-1978.