RSCDS Archive

John and Ruby Wilkinson Interview

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3 February 2015

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Personal reflections and observations on Scottish Country Dancing and Music

Orla O'Brien

Catherine Petrie Interview

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21 May 2015

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Reflections and observations on Scottish Country Dancing and Music

Angus McIvor

Tom Kerr Interview

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20 February 2015

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Reflections and Observations on Scottish Country Dance and Music

London Branch Oral Histories

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1 May 2015

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Oral History interviews conducted by Rachel Winton. Interviewees: Rosemary Tilden, Mary Barker, Owen Meyer, Wilson Nicol

Rachel Winton

Examinations Book

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7 August 1937 - 14 August 1948

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Second part of the book: details of examinations held between 7-8-37 and 14-8-48

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minute book of the Propaganda Sub Committee of the Scottish Country Dance Society

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21 January 1932 - 12 April 1934

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

First part of the book: Signed minutes. Topics discussed include copyright and publicity opportunities.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

David Anderson's Ball-room guide

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n.d. [c.1890]

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

By David Anderson.

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2003

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2005

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2005

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2004

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2005

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2002

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2002

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2006

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2006

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2007

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2007

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2009

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2009

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2012

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2012

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2013

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2013

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2014

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2014

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2008

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2008

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2010

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2010

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes and Papers of Management Board Meetings 2011

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2011

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minutes of meetings and discussion papers

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Minute book of the Finance Committee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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31 January 1998 - 26 January 2002

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes.

Minute book of the Finance Committee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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24 January 1987 - 17 October 1997

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes.

Minute book of the Finance Committee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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27 January 1962 - 16 October 1976

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes.

Minute book of the Finance Committee of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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5 February 1977 - 18 October 1986

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes.

Minute book of the Publications and Research Committee

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9 January 1971 - 29 November 1980

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes.

Minute book of the Publications and Research Committee

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21 January 1981 - 8 February 1986

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes.

Minute book of the Publications Committee

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15 March 1947 - 7 February 1970

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Signed minutes. After 1951 these records relate to the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Notebook belonging to Ysobel Stewart

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c. 1930

Part of Ysobel Stewart Papers

Blantyre Farm 19 August 1800. A List of Country dances according to Mr William Seymore from Killbride which he teached to Blantyre farm, above date'.
Contents: Common Figure, Swallow Fife Hunt, The Heather, Stewarton Lasses, Cause he was a bony lad, Duke of Perth, Princess Royal, The Faicket, The Widows, Greigs Pipes, Haymakin, Lord MacDonalds Reel, Jenny Nettles, Lord Lennon Love to Blantyre, Blantyre Lasses, Cameron's got his knife again, Lord Dalhonses', Tibby Fowler, Miss Sinclair, The Deal Among the Tailors, Kemptshott Hunt, Soldires Joy, Had The Lass, Gibraltar Rocks, Duke of Argyll, Fire Ship or New Rigged Ship, Common Cotillion or French Cotillion, Eightsome Reel, Another 8 Reel, The Bounky, James Coats Juniors, country dance.

Jean Milligan Talk - Summer School 1963

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1963

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A recording of a talk given by Jean Milligan to students attending the Society's Summer School in 1963. Digitally remastered from the original reel to reel recording

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Hand written music for various tunes including 'The Trooper and the Maid'

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19th century

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Notebook of dance descriptions belonging to Maggie Macdonald, a student of Jean Milligan at Jordanhill College 1912-1914

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1912-1914

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Donated to the society by

The Tournee

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1979

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Letter pointing out errors in the description of the formation in several books

Ysobel Stewart's Note

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1980

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A note outlining the background and history of the manuscript

Yosobel Stewart

Castle Menzies Manuscript

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1980

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A manuscript register of dances with instructions at Castle Menzies 1749: Menzies Rant, O'er the Water to Charly, The Mongomerie's Rant, Couteraller's Rant, You'r Welcome Charly Stuart, He'll Aye be welcome Back Again, Open the Door to Three, Cope's March, The Infare (or Will ye Marry kitty), The Might Pretty Valley (or Reel of Three), The Priest and his Books, Lady Mary Menzie's Reel, Thirtieth of Aprile, Miss Clemmy Stewart's Reel, The Blew Ribon.

Dr A Macfadyen

The Evolution of the Country Dance in Scotland and in the rest of the world. Historical approach

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2013

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Historical review of the Evolution of the Country Dance in Scotland and the rest of the World

Raphaelle Orgeret

John Drewry's dances Marilyn & Jim Healy (compiled by)

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2012

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

List of dances devised by John Drewry using his catalogue with help from dancers and contributors to the Strathspey network

Practice in Variations in a Regulated Dance Form

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2019

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A thesis presented to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology for a Masters degree.

mona Momeni

Photograph of a group dancing outside

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1933

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group dancing in mixed sets, taken outside

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1947

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of dancers at Summer School

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1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Framed photographs of one set dancing outside (one frame cracked)

Photograph of Dr Iain Robertson, Jean Milligan and Bobby Watson

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1940s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group of women sitting outside

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1940s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of set dancing, taken outside

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1952

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Participants include Mary Findlay, Iain Robertson, Lesley Martin & I. Grant

Photographs of Annie Shand & Jean Milligan

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1936

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Ysobel Stewart with a group at University Hall

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c.1936

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of three women taken outside

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c.1938

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of dancers at Summer School

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1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Framed photographs of one set dancing outside (one frame cracked)

Photograph of a group dancing outside

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1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes: Iain Robertson and Duncan MacLeod

Photograph of a group of dancers dancing a circle

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c.1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Note on the back reads: 'Hope Little - lady in the circle facing the top of the set'

Photograph of a group set dancing, taken outside

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1952

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes: Iain Stuart Robertson, Lesley Martin, Bobby Watson, Jean Yeatts and Bill Ireland

Photograph of a group dancing a Foursome reel, outside

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1955

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Miss Jarvis, teaching an outdoor class, at Summer School

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July 1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of the Men's Highland class

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1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Men's Highland class 'Do it like this' - teaching point

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1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of set dancing outside at Summer School

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1936

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes Margaret Aimes (later Mrs Sinclair) as 1st 'man' and Miss Jarvis as 5th 'man'

Photograph of people set dancing in the quad during Summer School

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1947

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of dancers at Summer School

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1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Framed photographs of one set dancing outside (one frame cracked)

Photograph of the demonstration team at the Younger Hall

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1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Note on the back: 'Left to right Men - Leslie Cumming, Peter Gowans, Jack Johnstone, Bill Clement; women: Margaret Moir, Tihi West, Irene Grant, Margaret Horne'

Photograph of the International Team, taken outside

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1940s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group set dancing

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1951

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Note on the back: Alice McLennan & Iain Robertson with June Powrie & Bill Little, Vera Seddon & I Lamont, Hope Wright (Little) & B. Murray

Photograph of participants dancing in the Men's Highland Class, at Summer School

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1955

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group

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1955

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Miss Jarvis, teaching an outdoor class, at Summer School

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July 1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Sepia photograph of Jean Milligan and Ysobel Stewart outside University Hall, St Andrews

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1927

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group at St Andrews

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1933

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes: Jean Milligan, M Dow, M W Kenyon, A Anderson, E M Dunbar, M L Ross, P Thomson, Douglas-Brown, M Maxwell and W E Forgan (SCDS Secretary).

Photograph of a group in front of University Hall

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1934

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Note attached: 'Left to right Miss Dow, Miss Jarvis, Miss Maxwell, Miss Thomson, Miss Milligan, Miss Webster, Miss Barrow, Miss Kenyon, Miss Dunbar'

Photograph of a group outside University Hall

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c.1930

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes John 'Dancie Reid', 2nd from right

Photograph of dancers dancing 'The Triumph' at Summer School

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c. 1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes: Tihi West, Sir Ewan Forbes, Isobel (Tibbie) Cramb, Archie Patterson, Alice MacLennan, Lily Keith

Photograph of a class dancing outside

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c. 1949

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group set dancing, taken outside

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1952

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Includes: Bobby Watson, Jean Yeatts, Bill Ireland, Iain Stuart Robertson and Lesley Martin,

Photograph of Miss Jarvis, teaching an outdoor class, at Summer School

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July 1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a large group sitting outside

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c.1959

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Miss Ramsbottom & Miss Jarvis

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1962

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Copy photograph of a group at Summer School

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1967

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Summer School staff

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1973

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Summer School staff

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1977

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Summer School Staff 1st Fortnight 1973

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c. 1973

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Group photograph of Summer School Staff Ist fortnight 1973

Photograph of the demonstration team performing at Younger Hall.

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1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Jean Milligan standing in front of a car

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1958

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group taken outside University Hall

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1959

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Back row (LtoR): Joseph Blundon (USA), (Malcolm) Foggo (South Africa), Elspeth (Ella) Ford (Kenya), P Lambley (Holland), Jean Milligan, Ysobel Stewart (South Africa), (Helene) Jensen (Denmark). Front row (LtoR): (Gwynne) Blundon, (Winnie) Foggo & (Drudi) Minderman (Holland). Signed by Pamela Long and Ron Brown