Goldsmith’s Almanack, 1715
Amongst the personal papers of Sir John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower and 1st Earl Gower (1694-1754) is a tiny leather bound book entitled ‘Goldsmith, 1715 An Almanack’. The title pages states that the ...
HMV in the Sutherland Papers
Amongst the many commerical advertismements in the Sutherland Collection is an advertisement for 'His Master's Voice Records'. This leaflet, from the modern day music store HMV features the original logo ...
Kodak in the Sutherland Collection
The Sutherland Collection includes an advertisement card for the 'Grand Souvenir Exhibition' of 'Kodak Pictures' illustrating the Royal Tour. The photos had been taken by the special correspondent of ...
Rabbits and Recipes
The huge size and variety of the Sutherland Papers Collection means that many intriguing documents containing unusual features are hidden away waiting to be discovered.
One such document dated 5th ...
Strawberry the Bull
Extensive owners of agricultural land, the Sutherland family purchased many farm animals including a prize bull called Strawberry, purchased in 1824.
William Lewis, the family’s Trentham Agent at this ...
The Brighton Museum, New York
The document featured above is an advertisement for the Brighton Museum of New York. The article was published in 1880 and details the attractions to be seen during the third Duke of Sutherland’s visit ...