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The Sobieski Stuarts' book backing their claim as descendants of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Fakes and Forgeries

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Material relating to Lord Byron and his alleged progeny, 'Major Byron'.

Fakes and Forgeries - Byron-related material

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Material relating to notorious 19th-century forger, 'Antique' Smith. One of the items is labelled as 'spurious' by the Library.

Fakes and Forgeries - Antique Smith

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Credit: courtesy of Waverley Care

Milestone House - the UK's first purpose-built AIDS hospice

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Research Collaborations
Credit: courtesy of Waverley Care

Milestone House - the UK's first purpose-built AIDS hospice

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The Milestone House visitor book, open on the page the (then) Princess of Wales signed on her visit in October 1991. The visitor book is one of items that will be on display. 
Credit: with kind permission from Waverley Care.

Milestone Visitor Book

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The Milestone House visitor book, open on the page the (then) Princess of Wales signed on her visit in October 1991. The visitor book is one of items that will be on display. 
Credit: with kind permission from Waverley Care.

Milestone Visitor Book

Research Collaborations
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Curator Dora Petherbridge with the Milestone House visitor book, open on the page the (then) Princess of Wales signed on her visit in October 1991. The visitor book is one of items that will be on display. 
Credit: with kind permission from Waverley Care.

Milestone Visitor Book

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Research Collaborations
Curator Dora Petherbridge with the Milestone House visitor book, open on the page the (then) Princess of Wales signed on her visit in October 1991. The visitor book is one of items that will be on display. 
Credit: with kind permission from Waverley Care.

Milestone Visitor Book

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Research Collaborations
From a journal and scrapbook kept by John Francis Campbell mainly during his visit to Paris at the time of the Siege in 1871, and while traveling round the west coast of Scotland.

Rory Rum, storyteller, Mingulay

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Sketch by John Francis Campbell, thought to be made with peat. The sketch shows a vision of many different characters that appear in Gaelic folktales, from the medieval heroes (at the back) to mythical and supernatural beings, such as witches, cats, water creatures etc. Campbell later developed this

Sketch by John Francis Campbell, thought to be made with peat

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Old moon rising and curious Aurora Borealis above Dun na Cuaich, Inveraray Wednesday 24 August 1870. From a journal kept by John Francis Campbell while travelling the West of Scotland, 1870–1871.

Old moon rising and curious Aurora Borealis

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