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Old label: "Carving in soapstone from native temple, Bolivia. Presented by Ian Duncan, Tillydrone, Aberdeenshire 1923". Carved stone with geometrical patterns and five different animals - depicts five animals (pig, horse etc) standing in a row.

Comb made out of cactus spines, orange, blue, and green thread woven round spine of comb. Old label "comb in cactus spines and bamboo decorated with blue red and mauve thread made by indians, South america presented by James Duncan Tillycorthie,…

Not only was James Daniel a writer and printer, he was also a composer and a Tory. This collection of music is based on Aberdeen and its social life. Daniel dedicated one of the pieces to Sir Michael Bruce, who stood as a candidate for Aberdeenshire…

In this excerpt from his essay, The Knowledge Qualification, James Adam, editor of the Radical Aberdeen newspaper, The Aberdeen Herald, argues that education and civil rights are vital for all people. Instead of the £10 voting qualification, people…

An exposure of Mr Duncan, who has undervalued the worth of the Links, part of which he wished to be used for a new railway line.

The poster, written by James Adam, Radical editor of the Aberdeen Herald, lets the public know that Mr Duncan is not entitled to appropriate the public land at the Links as part of the new railway line.

James Adam, the author, was the Radical editor of the Aberdeen Herald. He had attended a conference in Birmingham in 1842 which adopted the six main Chartist points - even though conference refused to call itself Chartist. The main points were:…

These excerpts come from a record of municipal affairs in Aberdeen since the Burgh Reform Act was passed in 1833.