Paperback book `The Survival of the Unfittest` by Robert Mathieson.
An account of the traumatic changes wrought by the Highland Clearances, examining nutrition health and disease and discussing reforms in religion, land tenure, medicine and healthcare.
Paperback book `The Callender & Oban Railway` by John Thomas.
The story of the building, development and working of one of the major railways to Scotland`s north-west coast, the Callender & Oban.
Audio cassette recording of John Fletcher, Balemartine, interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 8/2/2003.
John Fletcher of Balemartine talks to Maggie Campbell in March 2003 about different methods of domestic lighting, such as oil lamps, Chinese lanterns and Tilley lamps, their use and maintenance, before electricity came to Tiree in the mid-1950s; also the use of dog-fish liver oil in the cure of ringworm and scurvy. Tha Iain Fletcher a Baile Mhartainn a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul ann am Mart 2003 mu dòighean soillse de gach seòrsa ann an dachaigh mar làmpa ola, làmpa Shìna agus làmpa Tilley, am feum agus an dòigh air an cumail an òrdugh mun dh’ thàinig an dealan do Thiriodh anns na leth-ceudan, cuideachd feum ola grùthan a’ bhearaich airson leighis buaileag-thimchill agus an t-achas tioram.
Photocopied booklet `MacAidh Thiridhe` by elder Norman MacDonald
Book about United Free Church minister Donald MacKay who served Tiree for 29 years between 1882 and 1911. The church is now Kirkapol Guest House and the manse Taigh a` Ruadh.
Two `In Memoriam` cards for Alexander MacEachern of Cornaigbeg.
Two `In Memoriam` cards for Alexander MacEachern who died on 16th May 1907. Alexander was the son of Archibald MacEachern, the blacksmith at Cornaigbeg.
Photocopied booklet `An t-Aiseag na Iar` by Prof. Donald Meek.
Illustrated booklet about the history of Caledonian MacBrayne, captains and ferries.
`Scots Magazine`, November 1972.
William Rankin writes about Island House and its gruagach or guardian fairy.
Photocopied extract from `Fast Ecclesiae Scoticanae`, Vols IV and VIII.
Extracts from `The succesion of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation`, Vol IV, `The Synods of Argyll, Perth and Stirling`, pp 108-110; Vol VIII `Addenda & Corregenda 1506-1949`, pp 330-340.
Photocopied postcard of Gaelic song postmarked 20/4/1906.
Postcard sent in 1906 with the music, Gaelic words and English translation of `Caite `n Caidil an Ribhinn?`
Black and white postcard of Scarinish harbour ca. 1880
Postcard of Scarinish with the Mary and Effie in the harbour and the hotel in the background taken around 1880. One of the boats is Alan MacFadyen`s smack.
