Black and white photograph of a woman driving a horse and trap.
Unknown woman driving a horse and trap, photographed in the east end of Tiree in the beginning of the 20th century.
1999.93.7
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Dates: 1900s
1999.93.8
Black and white photograph of a crofter carrying a bag of fleece.
A crofter carrying a bag of fleece on his back at Scarinish farm at the beginning of 20th century.
1999.93.9
Black and white photograph of a croft`s vegetable garden.
The vegetable garden of an east end croft in the beginning of the 20th century.
1999.292.3
Paperback book `Mull Family Names` by Jo Currie.
A guide to the surnames that were most common in Mull in the 19th century.
2001.172.1
Paperback book `The Furrow Behind Me` told by Angus MacLellan and translated by John Lorne Campbell.
Autobiography of Angus MacLellan, born on South Uist in 1869.
2000.252.1
Hardback book `The Crofters` War` by I. M. M. MacPhail.
A detailed account of the period of political and social agitation in the Highlands and Islands that culminated in the passing of the 1886 Crofters Act.
2000.122.4
Paperback book `The Isle of Taransay` by Bill Lawson.
The historical background to various items of interest connected with Taransay.
2000.206.1
Audio cassette recording of Margaret Green of Mannal talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
Margaret Green of Mannal talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about her childhood holidays in Mannal and playing with the other children on the shore, the people who lived in Mannal, the fishing boats and sharing the catch, fishing for sea-bream in June, her blind great-grandfather whose house was set on fire during the Clearances, a story about the curse put on the factor of the time, visiting relatives and friends, and returning to Glasgow laden with parcels of eggs, butter, cheese, potatoes and sometimes a chicken.
2004.37.1
Family tree for the MacLeans of Caoles House and the MacFadyens and MacLeans of Croish, 1750-2000. Large (A1) rolled sheet.
1999.291.3
Paperback book `Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave` by Margaret Bennett.
Collection of Scottish traditions from the 16th century to the present day surrounding rites of passage such as: childbirth and infancy; love, coutship and marriage; death and burial.