Strong Start For RLS Project
The RLS Project has had a strong start, with a number of collections already online, and the rest well under way. This is an exciting time, as all involved start to see the fruits of their work and the interaction between the disparate collections that makes RLS such a valuable learning resource.
Some of the collections filling our virtual library shelves at the moment include the superb Images of War, 1916 – 1918. This collection contains 2,100 digitized photographs, primarily from the Field Marshal Haig’s personal photograph file in the Haig Papers, taken by War Office photographers.
Another collection looks at ‘The Black Art of Photography’ – nothing to do with witchcraft, as the name might suggest, but an illustration of the art and science of Victorian Photographer Magnus Jackson!
In the future, we can look forward exciting collections such as ‘Sites to See’ from Historic Scotland, ‘Historical Maps’ from the National Library of Scotland and ‘Treasures from the Scottish Screen Archive’. There are many more collections coming from around Scotland.
