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The research process

These images were produced by our VIP team in spring 2026, to illustrate the challenges, fun and serendipity of trying to track down historic students at St Andrews. They give a good sense of the sorts of sources we…

Date
13 May 2026
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Recent posts

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  • Mary Tennyson Winckley (later Scott) (1894–1968+)
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  • Helen Simpson Gilchrist (later, Childs) (1896–1984)

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