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Topic	Time frame	Resource	Locations Covered
Local history		Whatley, Christopher A., et al. The Life and Times of Dundee. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Donald. c1993	Angus, Dundee
Local history		McCraw, Ian. The fairs of Dundee. Dundee: Abertay Historical Society. 1994.	Angus, Dundee
Farm life	1840-1914	Carter, Ian. Farm life in northeast Scotland, 1840-1914: the poor man's country. Edinburgh: Donald. 1979.	Grampian
Farm life	1770-1840	Adams, David G. Bothy nichts and days: farm bothy life in Angus and the Mearns. Edinburgh: J. Donald Publishers. 1992.	Angus
Crofters	1810-1883	Cameron, A. D. Go listen to the crofters. Stornoway: Acair. 2008.	Scotland
Education	19th & 20th centuries	Scotland Street School Museum in Glasgow	Scotland
Mining	1840's	Great Britain (British Parliamentary Papers). Children's Employment Commission: first report of the Commissioners, mines. Irish University Press. 1968.	England, Scotland, Wales
		Johnston, Thomas. The history of the working classes in Scotland. Wakefield: E.P. Pub. [and] Rowman & Littlefield.1976.	Scotland
		FYFE, JAMES GABRIEL. Scottish diaries and memoirs, 1550 1746 (classic reprint). [Place of publication not identified]: FORGOTTEN Books. 2016.	Scotland
		Fyfe, J. G., and J. D. Mackie. Scottish diaries and memoirs, 1746-1843. Stirling: Mackay. 1942.	Scotland
war prisoners	1811-1814	Doisy de Villargennes, Adelbert J. Reminiscences of army life under Napoleon Bonaparte. Cincinnati: R. Clarke. 1884.	Selkirk