Original handwritten letter dated 1882 from Rev John Gregorson Campbell (1836-1891), folklorist and Free Church Minister at Tiree and Coll, to lawyers J & F J Martin, Edinburgh, regarding what is being done about his sister’s legal case.
Original handwritten letter dated 1884 from Rev John Gregorson Campbell (1836-1891), folklorist and Free Church Minister at Tiree and Coll, to lawyers J & F J Martin, Edinburgh, regarding a petition from the Presbytery of Mull to the General Assembly, legal matters arising and the need for a qualified assistant.
Hardback book ‘Transactions of The Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XVII, 1890-91’, 1892. See ‘Sgoil nan eun, no, mac an fhucadair’ tale by John Gregorson Campbell. (Page 58) Donation label ‘Tiree High School: This book was donated by Gordon D. Donald’.
Final year undergraduate dissertation from the University of Glasgow, 2016, titled ‘Beul-aithris agus an Creideamh Crìostaidh ann an Tiriodh rè Ministrealachd an Urramaich Iain Gregorson Caimbeul, 1861-1891’, about folk tales and superstitions in relation to Christianity on Tiree with particular reference to minister Rev. John Gregorson Campbell (1836-1891). Entirely in Gaelic, 47 pages.
Extract from newpaper the Dundee Courier in 1861 detailing the difficulties faced by Rev John Gregorson Campbell in becoming accepted by the people of Tiree as their minister, and subsequent resolution of the matter by the General Assembly.
Extract from newpaper the Dundee Advertiser in 1861 detailing the difficulties faced by Rev John Gregorson Campbell in becoming accepted by the people of Tiree as their minister, and subsequent resolution of the matter by the General Assembly.
Extract from newpaper The Glasgow Herald in 1861 detailing the difficulties faced by Rev John Gregorson Campbell in becoming accepted by the people of Tiree as their minister, and subsequent resolution of the matter by the General Assembly.
Photocopied extract from the Scottish Historical Review, 1915, by John Gregorson Campbell (Tiree, 1836-1891), about the origins and tellings of a folk story about a reclusive and sarcastic old woman of supernatural powers. Probably of Irish origin but includes Tiree its various versions.
Extract from “The Scottish Historical Review” 1904
Extract from journal “The Scottish Historical Review”, 1904, entitled “On a Legend from the Island of Tiree” by RC Graham, about collections of stories of Highland Folk-lore, particularly by Rev. John Gregorson Campbell, Tiree.
Five images of a letter dated 26th April 1903 written by Mrs Jessie Wallace.
Letter dated 26th April 1903 written by Mrs Jessie Wallace, the sister of Rev. John Gregorson Campbell, plus a short poem in Gaelic, found in a copy of ‘Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland’.