Cutting snow wreaths [snow drifts], Cairnwell, Grampians, 1879 (JV-1761-A). A print from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. Snow wreaths are snow drifts, so this image captures hard work in clearing the road…
The Bandstand, looking North, St Andrews, February 1978 (AGC-73-20). A 35mm slide from the Andrew G Cowie St Andrews Photographic Collection. Andrew Cowie was the son of press photographer George Cowie, and worked for…
Gynack Burn in the snow, Kingussie, February 1954 (RMA-H-10700J). A half plate (6.5×4.75 ins.) glass negative from the Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography Collection. Robert Adam was the photographer at…
Special Collections is delighted to have resumed in-person small group teaching from the start of this semester, in line with government guidance. We have worked very hard to provide a Covid-safe environment, following…
The Ladies on the Curling Rink at Montrave, Fife, 1896 (LHG-3-91). A full plate (8.5×6.5 ins.) glass negative from the Lady Henrietta Gilmour Photographic Collection. Lady Henrietta Gilmour is one of Scotland’s…
Storm on top of the Table, the Quiraing, North Skye, ca. 1970 (ID: HMB-796). A 35mm slide from the Hamish Brown Mountaineering and Scottish Photography Collection. Hamish Brown, mountaineer and explorer, was the first…
Tobogganing in the fields near St Andrews, ca. 1930 (ID: GMC-EC-30-c). A 5×4 ins. plate glass negative from the George M Cowie Collection. George Cowie was a local St Andrews man who became a noted press photographer…
For our 2020 Advent Calendar, we will be sharing snowy and wintery scenes from our Photographic Collections each day leading up to Christmas. Snow covered North Street, St Andrews, 1891 (ID: JV-14203-B). A coloured…
In the week of Remembrance Day, we are taking the opportunity to share a World War I diary from our manuscript collections. The Library’s Special Collections contains many surviving original letters, diaries, postcards…
In the next part of our series highlighting the Marseille Middleton Holloway autograph albums, gifted to the University Library a few years ago, we take a look at the letter from Horace Walpole to John Pinkerton, 1794.…