Name/TitleCrofters: Sanday's Centenary
About this objectSlim paperback booklet titled 'Crofters: Sanday's Centenary' featuring a sepia photographic image of a man and woman in traditional crofting attire on the cover. Includes an introduction about the Crofters' Commission coming to Sanday in 1888, and a foreword titled 'The "Crofters" Story' by James O. Alexander about the development of a stage performance and exhibition, a production involving all staff and pupils at Sanday School, Orkney. The following sections are headed '"Crofters" - Sanday School 1988', 'Children's Games' (written by May Allan) and 'The "Crofters" Museum' (written by Myra Stockton and Anita Thomson).
Fully digitised (18 pages)
MakerSanday School, Orkney
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1988
Period1980s
Place MadeScotland, Orkney, Sanday
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 146 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's history
Subject and Association KeywordsScottish Highlands & Islands
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's work & labour
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Subject and Association Keywordsreligion & spirituality
Subject and Association Keywordstoys & games
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2023-52
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved