Tolmie, John, 1859-1923
Dates
- Existence: 1859 - 1923
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Commonplace books, note books and song collections, partly in Gaelic, of Frances Tolmie, Rev. Alexander McDonald Cornfute Tolmie and John Tolmie.
Imperfect copy probably of 'The songs of Scotland: a collection of one hundred and ninety songs' edited by Charles Mackay , 1877
A copy probably of Charles Mackay's 'The songs of Scotland: a collection of one hundred and ninety songs', New York and London, [1877]. Wanting all before p. ix of the preface and all after the first page of the glossary at the back. Re-bound in a limp dark blue cloth binding, and bearing John Tolmie's ownership inscription on the front flyleaf.
Notebook I, Songs, 1904 and undated
A notebook compiled by John Tolmie and marked "I Songs" on the cover; 33 folios. Containing mostly texts of songs in English or Scots, with humourous, often Scottish- or Irish-related themes. Most of these are copied by hand, but some are cut out from newspapers and pasted in. Undated, with the exception of the song on ff. 28v-29v, not in John Tolmie's hand, which is dated 1904. The song "The wedding of Shon Maclean" (ff.11-12) includes the melody in tonic sol-fa notation.
Notebook II, containing anecdotes and songs in English, Scots and Gaelic, 1905 and undated
Notebook IV, containing newspaper cuttings of anecdotes, 1910-1914
A notebook compiled by John Tolmie, marked "IV Notes + Comments" on the front cover, containing press-cuttings of humorous anecdotes concerning mostly Highland Scotland. They are pasted in chronological order, with each one dated. Possibly, like the next volume in the sequence, a record of notes and anecdotes submitted by Tolmie to the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. 59 numbered pages, followed by 35 blank pages.
Notebook V, containing newspaper cuttings of anecdotes , 1915-1919
A scrapbook compiled by John Tolmie, marked "V Notes + Comments" on the cover. An inscription inside the front cover describes it as "Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. Book of notes and comments contributed by John Tolmie". The entries bear dates from 6 November 1915 to 25 August 1919. 56 numbered pages, followed by 46 blank pages blank.