Letter card to James Macdonald, back
| ID | JSS0319 |
| Title | Letter card to James Macdonald, back |
| Document Reference | PC:01 |
| Format | 170 x 130 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten Letter Card |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Handwritten Letter Card, The Rosebud |
| Item Description | 'The Rosebud' is in full bloom & will be played when you & I are asleep - +Love+ The above is written on the back of the letter card Skinner sent to the gardener James Macdonald. Macdonald was the gardener at Allanvale Cemetery, Aberdeen, where Skinner was buried in 1927. He was married to Skinner's cousin, Jessie, who was the subject of Skinner's melody, The Rosebud of Allanvale'. The note is prophetic - The Rosebud of Allanvale is still played today. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Time Period | 1920s |
| Associated Dates: Creation | 15 Sep 1922 |
| Relationships | JSS0318, JSS0320 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | John Junner |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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