University of Dundee Archives

MS 442
Collection
20th Century-2013

Letters and memoirs by Mary Brooksbank. Minute books of the Scottish Old Age Pensions Association to which she was Secretary. Correspondence concerning her archive.

Mary Brooksbank (1897-1978)

Folio notebook of manuscript poems and songs in Brooksbank's hand

MS 442/1/2
Part
1973[?]

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Includes 'The General Election', 'Duty', 'Sidlaw Breezes' and 'Labour Omnia Vincit'.

Several memoir chapters

MS 442/1/4
Item
pre-1967

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Comprising 'The aftermath' describing domestic training scheme of the 1920s and Brooksbank's jobs in a Coldstream hotel and a private house in Glasgow then her return to mill work in Dundee, her parents health and attempts to educate herself, 'John Malcolm MA', describing Brooksbank's admiration for him and outlining the text of his labour movement pamphlets, plus 'A War Wedding', describing the wedding of two of her friends

Scottish Old Age Pensions Association

MS 442/2/1
Item
1968-1974

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Blackscroft Branch
(1) Minute book of the Scottish Old Age Pensions Association, 13 February 1968 - 23 June 1972
(2) Minute book of the Scottish Old Age Pensions Association, 6 February 1937 - 3 August 1974

Annual Conference Agenda

MS 442/2/2
Part
1972

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Scottish Old Age Pensions Association meeting held 10 and 11 May 1972

Dundee Corporation Museums

MS 442/4/2
Item
1978

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Receipt to Frank Soutar for donation of Brooksbank's violin, 28 April 1978

Mary Brooksbank fiddle playing

MS 442/3/1
Item
2013

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Audio cds of Brooksbank playing the fiddle taken from original 78 RPM discs (no's 1264-1265) [date of original recording unknown] with accompanying letter and permission form from Local Voices

Memoirs and Poetry

MS 442/1
Series
20th Century

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Poems, songs and manuscript chapters possibly for her memoir 'No Sae Lang Syne: A Tale of this City'.

Betsy Bell'

MS 442/1/1
Part
n.d.

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Manuscript poem by Mary Brooksbank.

Chapbook' (Scotland's Folk Life Magazine)

MS 442/3/2
Part
1966

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Contains photo and article on Brooksbank and music and lyrics to three of her songs: 'Oh, dear me', 'The Spinner's Wedding', and 'The Press Gang Song'

Typescript of 'No Sae Lang Syne: A Tale of this City' by Mary Brooksbank with some duplicate chapters

MS 442/1/3
Item
pre-1967

Part of Mary Brooksbank

Likely written before 1967. Chapters: Title Page Author's Preface 'A Life's Story Begins' 'The Carter's Strike (1911)' 'Women In The Capitalist Crisis' 'The Concert' 'My First Strike (1912)' 'Jock Thomson: A Real Man of The People' 'Cycling Days' 'Tactics of The Provocateurs' 'The Dundee Working Womens' Guild' 'The Great War (1914-1918)' 'My Favourite Literature' 'In Desperate Straits' 'My Pal Annie' 'The Other War (1939-1945)' 'Conclusion' 'My Father' [3 copies] 'My First Home' [3 copies] 'My Old Brass Candlesticks' [3 copies] 'In Laing's Mill' [3 copies] 'In Keillor's' [3 copies] A note with regards to original manuscript filched from Mary Brooksbank

Scottish Old Age Pensions Association