Tolmie, Frances, folklorist, 1840-1926
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Article "Oirig and Gormul" published by Frances Tolmie in the St. Columba Parish, Oban, Magazine., 1904
Item
Identifier: Acc.14025/2
Scope and Contents
A volume containing copies of six issues of the 'St. Columba Parish, Oban Magazine' (January-June 1904), which contain, in six instalments, an article by Frances Tolmie headed "Oirig and Gormul: a fireside tale of the 18th century". With additional notes and the tune of the song "Oirig and Gormul", in Tolmie's hand, pasted in.
Dates:
1904
Commonplace book of Frances Tolmie., 1887-1892
Item
Identifier: Acc.14025/1
Scope and Contents
A commonplace book containing poetry, quotations and articles, partly preserved as newspaper cuttings. The poetry is partly in English, partly in German. The prose texts concern international literary and philosophical subjects. A small poetry booklet and a number of press cuttings are loosely inserted.
Dates:
1887-1892
Commonplace books, note books and song collections, partly in Gaelic, of Frances Tolmie, Rev. Alexander McDonald Cornfute Tolmie and John Tolmie.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14025
Content Description
A collection of nine notebooks containing songs in English and Gaelic, newspaper cuttings especially on Highland and Gaelic subjects, poetry and notes on a variety of subjects. The collection was preserved by John Tolmie, oldest son of the Rev. John William Tolmie (1831-1886, minister of Bracadale and Contin). John Tolmie, who compiled four volumes in the collection, was a nephew of Frances Tolmie, collector of Gaelic songs. Two further volumes belonged to Frances Tolmie herself, and...
Dates:
1885-1915 and undated
Correspondence and papers of Hector Hugh Mackenzie.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12175
Scope and Contents
Papers mainly concern Highland history and music, including some papers relating to Frances Tolmie.
Dates:
circa 1926-1984.
Professional and personal papers of Ethel Bassin; including papers concerning her biography of Francis Tolmie, 'The Old Songs of Skye' (1977).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7040 Box 1(1)-Box 16(2)
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1863, 1908-1977, undated.
Volumes written by Frances Tolmie., 1887 - 1904
Series
Identifier: Acc.14025/1-2
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- Commonplace books. 3
- Journals. Periodicals. 2
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 2
- Articles. 1
- Correspondence. 1
- Diaries. 1
- Letters. Correspondence. 1
- Notebooks. 1
- Plays. 1
- Poetry. 1
- Research notes 1
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