Photopolis - Browse through 900 photographs of Dundee, taken during the last decade of the
19th century and the first decade of the 20th. Enjoy seeing Dundee
in its heyday, with buildings at their prime and the ragged street
urchins joining self-conscious business men in a determined attempt
to have their photograph taken.
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James Bowman
Lindsay - An undoubted genius, even for that inventive
age, Lindsay was one of the first to demonstrate constant electric
light and also achieved telegraphic transmission of messages through
water. Not content with these scientific triumphs, he went on to
compile a massive dictionary of 50 languages.
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Rare books
and manuscripts collection - Dundee possesses the distinction
of having founded one of the world's earliest municipal libraries
in 1442. Although only parts of the collection survived a catastrophic
fire in 1841, Victorian generosity ensured that many fine and rare
editions replaced those that were lost. From a manuscript of mediaeval
church music to a rare first edition of Lawrence's Seven Pillars
of Wisdom, this priceless treasure is described and catalogued
through these web pages.
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Wighton
Collection - One of the world's finest collections of national
and traditional Scottish music, Andrew Wighton's personal library
was bequeathed to the City in 1866. Since the library effectively
forms a microcosm of the Scottish vernacular genre, the descriptive
pages and on-line database are much in demand by music students
world-wide.
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William
McGonagall Collection - Britain's most celebrated
literary ingenu composed most of his verse whilst resident in Dundee.
A brief account of his fascinating life is followed by a listing
of works available for consultation.
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Tay
Bridge Disaster - The catastrophic collapse of the first
railway bridge over the Tay claimed the lives of over 70 passengers.
See the bridge as photographed shortly after the event, and marvel
at the misplaced optimism, amply reinforced by technical incompetence,
which resulted in the erection and subsequent destruction of this
flimsy structure.
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Ivory
Collection - One of the foremost scientists of the 19th
century, this son of a Dundee clockmaker was knighted at the instigation
of Henry Brougham. Sir James's personal libary was presented to
the Dundee Free Library by his son, Lord James Ivory, in 1866. The
complete collection is catalogued here, together with a detailed
account of Ivory's more significant achievements.
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Mary Slessor
Collection This painfully shy Dundee mill girl became
a pivotal influence on the development of modern Nigeria. Her memory
is honoured world-wide, and these pages contain complete transcriptions
of over 80 inspirational letters held by Dundee Central Library.
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Routes
to Your Roots Are you interested
in your family roots in Dundee, or do you want to find out more
about the fascinating history of the area? Start your search with
these pages and discover a city, whose inhabitants have dispersed
to the far corners of the earth, but to whom Dundee is, nevertheless,
still their real home. Dundonians regard members of the expatriate
community as their own, and you are assured of a warm welcome when
you return to trace your family history.
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dundeeroots.com - The definitive guide for tourists wishing to research their ancestry in Dundee and Angus. Plan your entire visit from the comfort of your own home, and ensure that nothing is left to chance. When you arrive in Dundee, the easily followed advice and information helps you to recreate the lives of your ancestors, walk in their footsteps, and build up a fascinating family history to take home with you.
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The Lamb Collection - The Lamb Collection is the product of an obsession, which drove temperance hotelier, Alexander Crawford Lamb, to collect hundreds of thousands of ephemeral documents. Relating to virtually every aspect of contemporary Dundee, the Lamb Collection is a microcosm of Victorian life and labour. In the year 2002, over 6,500 of these documents were digitised for the "Silence of the Lamb" project. A flavour of the records may be gained from these pages, which comprise a selection of documents relating to entertainment, cholera, crime and punishment.
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