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These excerpts from the Liberal Association's 1903 Annual Report refer to the Women's Branch. Rules and a list of subscriptions are included.

This excerpt from the 1896 Aberdeen Liberal Association Report refers to the Association's merger with the Scottish Women's Liberal Federation. The Liberal Association were not in favour of women's suffrage.

This excerpt from the Aberdeen Liberal Association's 1891 report mentions a demonstration at the Music Hall in Aberdeen. Herbert Asquith, at that time Liberal MP for East Fife, spoke in support of abolishing the House of Lords.

These excerpts show how during 1883, the Aberdeen Liberal Association saw a substantial increase in its membership. Membership subscriptions varied according to how much the member earned. The Association were delighted with the increase in…

This pamphlet lists the names and occupations of all those entitled to vote in the city elections for the police commissioners. To be eligible to vote in this election, a prospective elector had to be paying an annual rent of £5.00. The candidates,…

The Peterhead Poll Book, Spring 1924, lists electors in the Burgh of Peterhead in alphabetical order. The letter in front of a name (P or L) indicates that the voter was entitled to vote in a Parliamentary (P) or a Local (L) election only.

The writer discusses the merits, or otherwise, of the candidates in the three Aberdeen wards, in the forthcoming local election.

The editor of the Aberdeen Shaver takes a satirical look at popular demonstrations occuring in Aberdeen in January and February 1839. Chartism had taken hold in Aberdeen by this time, but as it was well connected with the Temperance Movement, The…

This paragraph, which appeared in The Aberdeen Shaver, a satirical newspaper, refers to a huge radical demonstration held at the Links, Aberdeen on 25th August 1838. The writer's main concern is satire. The Shaver was against teetotalism, and slants…

The top article which appeared in The Aberdeen Shaver, a satirical newspaper, mentions the huge radical demonstration held at the Links, Aberdeen on 16th August 1838. However, the writer is more concerned with satirizing the sentiments of the meeting…