Name/TitleBooklet: SWRI Argyll Federation 1971-1972
About this objectSmall paperback booklet titled 'S.W.R.I. ARGYLL FEDERATION 1971-1972' featuring the SWRI emblem in the centre. Contains organisational information about the Federation and a diverse range of activities relating to the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, with the contents listed as follows:
- Central Council
- Argyllshire Federation SWRI Officials
- Argyllshire Federation SWRI Group Officials
- Argyllshire Federation SWRI Institute Secretaries
- The SWRI Badge
- Aims and Objects of the SWRI
- Home Made Wines
- Cordials and Liqueurs
- To Add a Little Flavour
- Cool Drinks and Snacks for a Summer Day
- Recipes
- Sweets for the Cake and Candy Stall
- Flowers and Their Arrangement
- Summer Bedding Plants
- Hanging Baskets
- The Paisley Shawl
- Carriage Clocks
- Gleaming Wreaths are cut from Old Tin Cans
- A Small Christmas Tree Sparkles with Costume Jewellery
- Gift Wrapping for Christmas
- Strangers and Your Child
- Children's Games for a Rainy Day
- Household Hints
- Householders' Policies
- Telephone Numbers
- Can We Assist You?
- Calendar for 1971-72
- Death Duties
Partly digitised (26 pages incl. local adverts, contents & SWRI information)
MakerScottish Women's Rural Institutes
MakerNorthern Publishers (Aberdeen) Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1971
Period1970s
Place MadeScotland, Argyll
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Inscription and MarksOn front, handwritten in pen: N. Burgess, Campbeltown
MeasurementsH: 122 x W: 90 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsScottish Women's Rural Institutes (SWRI)
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association Keywordshousework, housewives, housewifery
Subject and Association Keywordshousehold, housekeeping
Subject and Association Keywordscookery, cooking, recipes
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Women's_Institutes:
The Scottish Women's Institutes (SWI), informally called "the Rural", is a registered charity which promotes the preservation of Scotland's traditions and rural heritage, particularly in the sphere of household activities. It does so by means of local groups of women which meet regularly throughout the country. It was formed on 26 June 1917 as the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, part of the movement of rural women's institutes started in Stoney Creek, Ontario in 1897. The first meeting in Scotland look place at Longniddry in East Lothian. Catherine Hogg Blair had identified the need for a Scottish example of the emerging Women's Institutes movement and she organised the meeting at Longniddry to avoid a measles outbreak in her own village. 37 women became members and campaigner Nannie Brown was the area organiser. The SWRI created the chance for rural women to network and share their skills with one another. The group's magazine, Scottish Home and Country was first published in 1924. The name changed to Scottish Women's Institutes in 2015.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2016-135-10
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved