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Scrapbook (Accession No 550)
Mrs T H Miller's personal album of the Ladies Open Championships,1893-1899 : Photographs, cuttings, sketches, scraps
Part of the WGM collection at theSecial Collections Unit of the University of St Andrews Library
NB Page 1 starts on the left hand of the first page
| Page No | Year | |
| 1 | 1893 | Rhymes and ABC |
| 2 | Lady Margaret Scott with trophy | |
| 3 | Four sem-finalists | |
| 4 | St Annes competitors | |
| 5 | St Annes competitors | |
| 6 | St Annes competitors | |
| 7 | Tent with organisers | |
| 8 | Cutting from Golf June 16 1893 describing Ladies Championship / cartoon of the “ Golfing Maniac Again” | |
| 9 | Cuttings from Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, including named photograph of the group of competitors. | |
| 10 | Further cutting describing the tournament | |
| 11 | 1894 | Draw sheet and map for Liittlestone |
| 12 | Pictures of Lady Margaret Scott and Miss May Mugliston (Q'finalist from Lytham and St Annes) | |
| 13 | Group of three semi-finalists ( missing Miss Mugliston whose picture is below. | |
| 14 | Group of competitors, some names, including Mabel Stringer, Captain of Littlestone | |
| 15 | Cuttings from the Championship | |
| 16 | Cuttings from the Championship | |
| 17 | Two page spread of competitors and group, taken from The Gentlewoman June 9 1894 | |
| 18 | Sketches and poem written by Miss Starkie-Bence | |
| 19 | 1895 | Draw sheet and map for Portrush |
| 20 | Photo of competitors against the clubhouse (NB ground and first floor balcony) | |
| 21 | Cutting of acount of the Championship in Golf May 31 1895 | |
| 22 | 4 photos from the Illustrated Dramatic and Sporting News June 1 1895 | |
| 23 | 2 page spread from Gentlewoman | |
| 24 | Cuttings from the Northern Whig May 22 1895 | |
| 25 | More cuttings | |
| 26 | More cuttings | |
| 27 | More cuttings | |
| 28 | More cuttings | |
| 29 | More cuttings snippet about Mrs Miller | |
| 30 | More cuttings | |
| 31 | 2 x photos Miss Dod playing the Alps | |
| 32 | 2 x photos | |
| 33 | 2 x photos | |
| 34 | 2 x photos | |
| 35 | 2 x photos The final | |
| 36 | 2 x photos (Group of 4 semi-finalists, prizegiving) | |
| 37 | Improved regulations for the success of cook's spcial Championship Party at Hoylake 1895 | |
| 38 | Group taken during the Championship competition of 1895 (NB this photo is of pigs!) | |
| 39 | 4 photos of scenery and party | |
| 40 | 5 photo of scenery and party | |
| 41 | Letter to Tommy Miller from J M Russell thanking him for his assistance (on Royal County Down GC paper) | |
| 42 | Southern v Northern ladies. Account from Golf Oct 4 1895 3 x photos | |
| 43 | Map of Royal Portrush | |
| 44 | Hand-written poem | |
| 45 | 1896 | Ladies Golf championship Royal Liverpool 1896 signatures |
| 46 | Group of vice-Presidents and Ladies | |
| 47 | Draw sheet and map for Liittleston | |
| 48 | Map of Royal Lliverpool | |
| 49 | Group of competitors | |
| 50 | 4 x photos | |
| 51 | 4 semi-finalists with trophy | |
| 52 | Cuttings menu and photo of Ladies clubhouse | |
| 53 | 8 photos | |
| 54 | 7 photos | |
| 55 | 7 photos | |
| 56 | 1897 | Cuttings from Gullane |
| 57 | Poem “The Gay Retreiver Pup” with a photo of Issette Pearson with a dog in place of her head | |
| 58 | Draw sheet for 1897 | |
| 59 | Map of Gullane | |
| 60 | House party in front of the clubhouse | |
| 61 | Group of competitors | |
| 62 | 3 photos 1st Tee, 1st Tee, The four semi-finallists | |
| 63 | 3 photos Miss pearson swinging, Tantallon, dirleton Castle | |
| 64 | 10 photos 1 cutting, Miss A Maxwell, Miss Aitchison and Miss Bloxom, Miss Moeller | |
| 65 | Cuttings | |
| 66 | Cuttings | |
| 67 | 7 photos | |
| 68 | Spoof Menu and cartoon placecards | |
| 69 | Tantallon | |
| 70 | 1898 | 13 small photos from Championship at Great Yarmouth |
| 71 | Engraving of Great Yarmouth | |
| 72 | Blank | |
| 73 | Drawsheet , photo of flag, Receipt from Railway Company | |
| 74 | Cutting of Spring Meeting of Great Yarmouth Ladies GC | |
| 75 | Cuttings of account of victory of Lena Thomson | |
| 76 | 1899 | Newcastle Co Down Drawsheet, Letter from Issette Pearson to Mrs Miller |
| 77 | Map | |
| 78 | Group of competitors in the Dunes | |
| 79 | 7 photos (small one of May Hezlet driving, Group of competitors, Mrs Towne playing to Punch Bowl) | |
| 80 | Miss Dod holing out on the” field” green, in round with Miss Stringer, Miss Dod holing out “field” in round with Miss Stringer, Miss Hezlet winning semi-finalist, Miss Magill driving “South Down” in semi-final | |
| 81 | The champion driving “South Down” in final round, Miss Magill playing St Johns in final with Miss Hezlet, The winning stroke for the Championship. Miss Hezlet putting on Matterhorn green in final with Miss Magill, Congratulating Miss Hezlet on winning semi-final. | |
| 82 | 6 small photos and picture of the four semifinalists and poem |