Identity area
Reference code
D51
Title
Papers of Thomas Robertson, Quam, Delting, and Voe, Delting.
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Robertson wrote on any paper available to him, so many sheets include a range of topics. They have been ordered by the most unique topic on a given sheet. Example: a page that has both song lyrics and a word list has been placed with the lyrics.
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Note
Thomas Robertson (1932-2002), autodidact, was born at Quam, Collafirth, and died at Voe. He had a lifelong interest in Shetland dialect and related studies.