RSCDS Archive

Commemorative Ornament 60th Summer School

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1997

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Commemorative Glass Goblet engraved "RSCDS 1997 Summer school Sixty years"

RSCDS Archivist

Photograph of Marjorie Macrae

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of David and Janetta Huxley at the Washington Ball

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

JD-20

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

No Attribution. John Drewry with Unknown

unknown

Original Compositions by Angus Cameron

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1986

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

33 original compositions including comprising Marches, Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs,, Slow Airs, Two-steps and Polkas with attributions for each tune by Angus Cameron . Published by Deeay Music, Forfar

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Group photograph of past Chairmen of the RSCDS

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1998

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of members taken at the Edinburgh Music Festival

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1974

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Alastair MacFadyen, Bill Clement, Jim Taylor, George Lawson

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1998

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

English, Welsh,Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes

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1976

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Details of over 100 traditional tunes with some historical background. Some notes on Fiddles and fiddle playing. Compiled by Robin Williamson . Published by Oak Publications, New York.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

JD-21

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

No attribution. John Drewry and group. Annotated on Back of the photograph: "Lower College Hall St. Andrews From RHS Marchan, John, Margaret Brander" two others .

unknown

Photograph of Isobel 'Tibbie' Cramb

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c. 1950

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Note "Alighting from Frank's bus at University Hall, St Andrews". Mounted on board

Highland and Traditional Scottish Dances

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c.1950

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

By D G Maclennan. Published by Scotpress. Research on traditional dancing written by an experienced dancer

JD-22

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

No attribution. John Drewry in academic robes

Smith's Studios lts, Loughborough

The White Heather Collection Book Two

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1963

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Music for 16 tunes as played and recorded by Jim MacLeod. Published byScotia Music, Glasgow

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a group dancing outside

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c. 1955

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Alastair Aitkenhead and Jean Martin, at the 75th Anniversary Garden Party

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1998

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Margaret (Peg) C. W. McAulay sitting at a piano

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Two Airs afor Violin and Piano

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Music for "Mackenzie Hay" and "Spey in Spate" by J Scott Skinner. Published by Bayley and Ferguson, London and Glasgow

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of young Scottish country dancers taken during filming of a Blue Peter TV Event

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c. 2000

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

JD-23

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

No attribution. John Drewry Studio Portrait

unknown

Photograph of Marjorie Macrae

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1999

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Elma McLauchlan

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a large group taken outside

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c.1955

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Members gathered at Coates Crescent before leaving for the Jubilee Garden Party

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2002

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Johan Maclean

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

JD-24

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

No attribution. John Drewry Climbing in the Snow

unknown

Photographs of a group of women in Japanese costume at Summer School garden party

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of a demonstration at the Younger Hall

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c.1956

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Speyside Collection od Scottish Country Dance Music Book 1

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1960

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A selection of 36 tunes from the John Young MS (18th) compiled by Jack McConnachie and arranged byt Edith MAcpherson

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Kerr's Guild of Play Containing 49 Singing Games with Pianoforte Accompaniments

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

By James S Kerr

Photograph of a large group sitting outside

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c.1959

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Pam Dignan dancing at Summer School ceilidhs

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Aberdeen University SCD Group

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1964

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph shows members of the group with their teacher (Adele McKinnon)

RSCDS

The Speyside Collection of Scottish Country Dance Muis Book II

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-5-25
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1961

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A selection of 36 tunes from the John Young MS (18th) compiled by Jack McConnachie and arranged byt Edith MAcpherson (publisher Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Southport Branch Ball Query

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The photograph appears to have been taken during a RSCDS Ball. There is no provenance with the item but it is stamped on the reverse "Southport Visitor, Southport Journal , Copyright Photograph".

RSCDS Archivist

Five Scottish Country Dances 1982

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1982

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Instructions and music for five Scottish Country Dances published by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, 1982:
Haig of Bemersyde(S); St. Andrew's Fair (J); Joe MacDiarmid's Jig (J): The Royal Wedding(S); Sunday Morning (R)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Hamilton Meikle, Chairman of the Society 1936-45 and 1948-51

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Francis Day's Album of Scottish Country Dancing

RSCDS-8-2-258
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1961

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Dance instructions with music for: Duke of Perth, Hamilton House, Petronella, La Russe, Strip the Willow

RSCDS Archivist

Highland Tunes for the Fiddle Volume 11985

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1985

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A collection of Marches, Hornpipes, Strathspeys and Slow Airs arranged for the Fiddle by Christine Martin (Taigh na Tued publisher)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Wilma Miller, Chairman of the Society 1991-1994

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1992

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Buffalo (NY )Branch Demonstration Team 1998

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1998

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph shows members of the Branch demonstration team in 1995. No names provided.

Archivist RSCDS

Photograph of Linda Gaul and Gabor Turi taken in the party room

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Aberdeen University SCD Class in Progress

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1964

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph shows members of the class with their teacher (Adele McKinnon)

RSCDS

Lowe's Royal Collection of Reels, Strathspeys & Jigs as performed at Her Majesty's Balls, at the Edinburgh & Glasgow Assemblies And at all Fashionable Meetings in Scotland by Howard's Band, Books I & II

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

By Joseph Lowe. Published by Paterson & Sons. Book 1 contains 68 tunes and Book 2 66 tunes. One volume (FL) has a Table of Contents; the other (AM) is unindexed.

Joseph Lowe

The Six-Twenty Two Step

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-5-27
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1960

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Printed music for the tune compose by Jimmy Shand (Published by Mozart Allan, Glasgow)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Aberdeen University SCD Members

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1964

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph shows some members of the group. Reverse is annotated with the names of the members

RSCDS

Photograph of Dorothy Hamilton and Brenda Burnell taken in the party room

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Alice McLennan and Bobby Watson

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-3-1-4-27
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1950s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Manual of Dancing or, A Companion to the Ball-Room

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1881

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

By Walter F Gillies, Professor of Dancing, third edition. Published by Mackill & Co.

Photograph of Demonstration

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph shows demonstration in Birminham. Reverse has the autographs of the dancers.

RSCDS

The Monikie Series No.1

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Music for: "The Lovat Scouts" (march); The Kirrie Kebbuck (Strathspey); The Thrums Cairn (reel). Composed by J. Scott Skinner (published by Bayley and Ferguson, London and Glasgow)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Bill Little taken in the party room

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Informal group dancing, taken outside at Summer School

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-3-1-4-28
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1950s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band 1947-1980 Remembered

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2002

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A review of the life and times (1947-1980) of McBain's Band By Rob Sargent. Published by Tullich Agencies, Dores , Inverness

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Bow and Curtsy

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-3-286
Item
1983

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Rob Roy RRLP 00831 S1: The Happy meeting 8x32J; Trip to Bavaria 4x32R; Garry Strathspey 4x32S; Postie's Jig 4x32J; Ellwyn's fair Glen 8x32R; St. Andrew's Fair 8x32R S2: Mhairis Wedding 4x40R; Luckenbooth Brooch 8x32J; Baldovan reel 4x32R; Winding Road 4x32S; Round Reel od Eight 1x88R; Bonnie Anne 1x96J; Irish Rover 8x32R.

Jim Dawson Scottish country Dance Band

Photograph of Bill Zobel taken in the party room

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Informal group dancing, taken outside at Summer School

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1950s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Monikie Series No.2

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Music for "Glen Grant" (Strathspey); Gladstone (reel) composed by J. SCott Skinner (published by Bayley and Ferguson, London and Glasgow.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Copy of a photograph of Lord James Stewart Murray (9th Duke of Atholl)

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Mr Roger's Annual Selection of Fashionable Dances For the Year 1815. "As performed at his Ball, Arranged for the Piano Forte & Intended for the improvement & amusement of his Pupils, to whom it is respectfully inscribed"

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1815

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

Bristol- photograph of Hugh Ferguson, accordion player & Ron Wallace, teacher taken at Bristol Branch Weekend School 2003

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Lilias Dalmahoy founder member of Edinburgh Branch

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c. 1937

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Eileen Watt and June Dix

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1999

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Georgina Finlay receiving a scroll from Lord Mansfield at the AGM, 2004

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2004

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Margaret Anderson, Prestwick, taken in her garden

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Alastair Aitkenhead and Joan Tyler taken at a ceilidh

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1980s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Alastair MacFadyen

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c. 2005

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Jean Milligan with her portrait in the background

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No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Jean Milligan and others following a piper

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1961

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Jean Milliganat an event in Bedford, New hamshire (More information required)

Australian Winter School 2005

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2005

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Ayr Branch Demonstration Group Photograph 3

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Members of the group rehearsing for Burns presentation.
Men L to R:
Harry Campbell, John Niven, Lewis Grant, Bill Jamieson
Women L to R: Peggy Ritchie, Lilias Martin, Maureen Jamieson
In front; Helen MacKinnon (Frame)

Archivist RSCDS

Photographs of the Demonstration Team performing

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Nan and George Lawson taken at the AGM

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1996

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Elwyndale and Its Three Towers

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

John Freer

Membership card of the SCDS

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1931

Part of Jean Milligan Papers

Jean Milligans Life Membership card.

Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18

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Item
2010

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Descriptions of dances published in Books 13-18 but without music.

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Highland Tunes for the Fiddle Volume 4

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-5-3
Item
1991

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

A collection of Marches, Hornpipes, Strathspeys and Slow Airs arranged for the Fiddle by Christine Martin (Taigh na Tued publisher)

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of HM Queen with Elspeth Gray and Alan Macpherson

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2003

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

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 Jean Milligan standing in front of Lumsden Hall

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-3-1-5-3
Item
1962

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Jeam Milligan trying out her new knees assisted by Jimmie Taylor and Bill Little

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1976

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photographs of Mary Murray teaching at Summer School

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1991

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Linda Bates, June Dick and Eileen Watt at the AGM, 2001

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2001

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Bruce Frazer receiving a scroll from the Hon. Peregrine of Moncrieffe

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2005

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Jean Sim being presented with a Scroll by Alastair MacFadyen at the AGM, 2009

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2009

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of members of the Tokyo branch Committee

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2004

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of the International team dancing in South Africa

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1955

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

JD-03

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n.d

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Annotation on back of the photograph: "John Drewry and Margaret Brander"

unknown

Photograph of scroll recipients and members at the AGM, 1988

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Item
1988

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Muriel Johnstone, dancing with an unnamed partner taken in the party room

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1990s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

The Iron Man and the Bungalow

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-5-30
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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Music for "The Iron Man" (strathyspey); "The Bungalow" (reel) composed by J. Scott Skinner (published by Bayley and Ferguson, Glasgow and London

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Three Famous Airs for the Violin

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-5-30
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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Music with pianoforte accompaniment for "The Cradle Song"; The Bonnie Lass O' Bon Accord; "The Laird of Drumblair" (Strathspey) composed by J. Scott Skinner (published by Bayley and Ferguson, Glasgow and London).

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Wilson Nicol

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-3-3-30
Item
No Date

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Photograph of Tihi West teaching the Ladies' Highland Class, in St Katherine's gym hall

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Item
1950s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Sounds Scottish

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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Thistle Records BSLP 94 S1: Jean's Reel, Rob Roy Macgregor, Highland Schottische, Reel, The Duk of Atholl's Reel S2: Kelso Races, Madge Widfire's Strathspey, The Devorgilla Reel, Shetland Waltz, Gay Gordons, The Honeymoon

Ian Holmes & his Scottish Dance Band

Photograph of Margaret Parker, Chairman 1982 - 1985

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-3-3-31
Item
1980s

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

7 Favourite Scottish Dances No. 4

GB GB 3410 RSCDS-7-3-31
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n.d.

Part of Records of The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

Thistle Records BSLP 98 S1: The Black dance 8 x 32R, A Kiss for Nothing 8 x 32J, Kiss Me Quick my Mither's Coming 8 x 32R, The River Cree 8 x 32J S2:Circassian Circle 8 x 32R, My Love She's But a Lassie Yet, Ye'll Aye be Welcome Back Again 8 x 32S

George Stirrat and his Scottish Dance Band