Projects

[1146] Visit to India

A trip around India documented in a series of colourful photographs, including images of temples, people, marketplaces and traditions.  This collection was kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Mumbai, Kolkata, Udaipur

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1145] George Henry Paulin on Paper

This George Henry Paulin collection contains magazine articles about his work, as well as his Royal Society of British Sculptors certificate.  'GHP', was a respected Scottish sculptor and well established artist in the early 20th century. His memorial work was prolific following World War One, however Paulin also specialised in portrait busts of contemporary and historical figures.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles

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[1144] The Portrait Heads of George Henry Paulin

George Henry Paulin, often called Harry Paulin or 'GHP', was a respected Scottish sculptor and well established artist in the early 20th century. His memorial work was prolific following World War One, however Paulin also specialised in portrait busts of contemporary and historical figures.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland

[1143] The War Memorial work of George Henry Paulin

George Henry Paulin, often called Harry Paulin or 'GHP', was a respected Scottish sculptor and well established artist in the early 20th century. His memorial work was prolific following World War One, however Paulin also specialised in portrait busts of contemporary and historical figures.

Keywords: Artist Sculptor War Memorials

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland

[1140] More Visits To Crete

Further images of various visits to Crete, a Greek island, over a number of years. This project includes images of people, markets, food, animals, boats, beaches and other everyday scenes of life in the Mediterranean. This collection was kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: beach, boats, food, markets, people, Greece

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1127] Gathering the Voices

The Gathering the Voices project holds contributions from the survivors of Nazi anti-Semitism and political persecution of World War Two, who sought sanctuary in Scotland. Contributors gave their testimonies generously despite describing experiences that were painful for them to recall. The project consists of audio recordings of two women, namely Gretl Shapiro and Marian Camrass, as well as their respective family photographs and ephemera.

Keywords: Nazi anti-semitism World War Two

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland