Paperback booklet `St Kilda and its Church` by Bill Lawson.
The history of St Kilda in the context of its churches.
2000.126.2
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1997.272.15
Paperback book `The Stones of Iona` by John MacKenzie Semple.
The history of the carved stones of Iona giving their background particularly the Benedictine period and late.
1999.291.22
Hardback book `Iona – The Living Memory of a Crofting Community 1750-1914` by E. Mairi MacArthur.
The economic and social history of the people of Iona from 1750 to 1914.
1997.272.11
Paperback book `Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish` by John Firth.
An account of crofting life in Orkney in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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.
1999.291.29
Hardback book `Hebridean Island – Memories of Scarp` edited by A. Duncan.
An account of a childhood spent on Scarp off the west coast of Harris, illustrated with black and white photographs.
1999.291.16
Paperback book `Tales from Barra told by the Coddy`.
The tales and stories of John MacPherson, 1876-1955, one of the most renowned storytellers and characters of the Western Isles and the inspiration for `Whisky Galore`.
De-accessioned 1.3.2026.
1999.291.19
Paperback book `A School in South Uist` by F. G. Rea.
The reminiscences of Frederick Rea, an English teacher who became headmaster of Garrynamonie School in South Uist in the 1890s.
De-accessioned 26.2.2026.
1999.291.17
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.
1999.275.7
Paperback book `Victorian and Edwardian Highlands from old photographs` by Francis Thompson.
Collection of black and white photographs taken between 1870 and 1912 of people in the Highlands and Islands, with commentaries.