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Our Records: Louis Bruce (1875-1958), first black British Olympian born in Scotland
11/10/2022
We celebrate the first black Olympian's life for this year's Black History Month
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Our Records: Peter McLagan (1823-1900), British Liberal Party politician and Scotland’s first black MP
11/10/2022
Peter McLagan was Scotland’s first and, to date, only black MP. We celebrate his life for this year's Black History Month.
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Our Records: The Reverend Dr Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1778-1831), Church of Scotland minister
15/08/2022
A minister, family man and advocate for the abolishment of slavery
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Our Records: Ian Glen Collins (1903-1975), tennis player
20/06/2022
A member of the Collins publishing dynasty, his sporting success and bravery in WW2.
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Our Records: Margaret Allan (1909-1998): Speed Queen, Vogue correspondent and codebreaker
20/06/2022
The incredible life of Margaret Allan, racing car driver, WW2 code breaker and journalist
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Our Records: Jessie Valentine (1915-2006), the Fairway Maid of Perth
20/06/2022
A three-time British Ladies’ Amateur, six-time Scottish Ladies’ champion and world no 1 in 1937
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Our records: More tales from The Devil's Porridge
17/03/2022
The stories of women who produced munitions during the First World War
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Our records: Catherine Sinclair (1800-1864), novelist and children's writer
17/03/2022
We look at the life and charitable work of Catherine Sinclair (1800–1864)
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Our records: A brief history of Perth Prison
24/02/2022
A brief history of Perth Prison and stories of its prisoners from the registers