‘Meet the Books’ is an ongoing project run by the University of the Highlands and Islands and High Life Highland. It aims to raise awareness of the Fraser Mackintosh Collection of rare books at Inverness Library for academics, students and the public. The project takes the form of a blog which regularly showcases highlights from the collection, and an ongoing lecture/workshop series.
The project director is Dr Kristin Lindfield-Ott, Inverness College, University of the Highlands and Islands. Contributors to the project include:
- Dr Ian Blyth, Inverness College, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Dr Rhona Brown, University of Glasgow
- Dr Steve Collins, Inverness College, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Dr Jim MacPherson, Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Dr Emma Major, Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies, University of York
- Dr Christie Margrave, University of St Cardiff
- Dr Lesley Mickel, Inverness College, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Norman Newton, former Reference Librarian at Inverness Library
- Dr David Worthington, Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands
- Students from Inverness College UHI and the University of the Highlands and Islands
Charles Fraser Mackintosh (1825–1901)
(c) Highland Council; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation
(from BBC ‘Your Paintings’, Highland Council Collection)
