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The First Folio of Shakespeare's Plays

The First Folio of Shakespeare's Plays

Jackie Kay holding up a family photo from her archive - Credit Aly Wight

Jackie Kay holding up a family photo from her archive - Credit Aly Wight

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Member of the public looks at Jackie Kay's 'Wildlife' notebook - Credit Aly Wight

Member of the public looks at Jackie Kay's 'Wildlife' notebook - Credit Aly Wight

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Title page of the notebook which became the 'Adoption Papers'

Title page of the notebook which became the 'Adoption Papers'

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On a family holiday in Mull, Jackie Kay's dad stands wrapped in tartan, holding a wooden stick like a staff. To his left, a young Jackie Kay stands with a staff of her own. To his left, her brother Maxie also stands holding a staff.

A family photo from Jackie Kay's archive showing her dad in tartan on the Isle of Mull

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On a family holiday in Mull, Jackie Kay's mum sunbathes leaning against the croft wall. A young Jackie runs across the grass in the foreground, clapping, and her brother Maxie is perched on the corrugated metal roof.

A family photo from Jackie Kay's archive showing her brother on the roof of a croft on the Isle of Mull

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A collage of items relating to the Black Lesbian Conference from Jackie Kay's archive

A collage of items relating to the Black Lesbian Conference from Jackie Kay's archive

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The title page of the Red Dust Road manuscript with a note from Jackie Kay's parents

The title page of the Red Dust Road manuscript with a note from Jackie Kay's parents

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The opening spread of Jackie Kay's childhood book, 'Wildlife'

The opening spread of Jackie Kay's childhood book, 'Wildlife'

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The cover of Jackie Kay's childhood book, 'Wildlife'

The cover of Jackie Kay's childhood book, 'Wildlife'

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Tapes from Jackie Kay's archive

Tapes from Jackie Kay's archive

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Tam o' Shanter, a farmer who often went drinking with his friends, is a character in a Robert Burns poem of the same name. This illustration of Tam by Scottish painter John Faed (1819 to 1902) captures the excitement, fear and humour in Burns's poetry. Burns may have based the character of Tam o' S

An 1855 illustration by John Faed of Tam O’Shanter, a character from the Robert Burns poem of the same name