Rare and Fascinating Beekeeping Books

In the summer of 2021, a generous donation of beekeeping works was made to the Scottish Beekeepers’ Association (SBA) from the bookseller, John Kinross. After discussions with the librarian of the SBA’s circulating library held at Fountainbridge Public Library, it was decided that twenty-eight of the rarest and most valuable titles would become additions to […]

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Portion of Fife Herald front page, with large heading 'The Great Divide to go ahead' and sub-headings 'Government white paper backs split-up of Fife', 'We will fight, says Sir David', and 'Viewpoint: white paper--black day'

The Fight for Fife

Guest Blog Post by Matthew Fellion As a volunteer in Archives and Manuscript Collections, Matthew Fellion has been listing the records of the North East Fife Conservative and Unionist Association (NEFCUA), which the Library acquired in autumn 2017. Acc.13853 is part of the Library’s modern political manuscript holdings, which include records of Scottish political parties, […]

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The last Viking

(Image shows the cover of the book which is a picture of Roald Amundsen. Photo credit: Aurum Press)   In the early twentieth century, many of the great geographical mysteries that had intrigued adventurers for centuries remained unsolved; leaving unexplored blank areas on otherwise increasingly detailed global maps. Whereas Tibet, African and the Amazon had […]

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