Book `The Yellow on the Broom`, 1979
Softback book by Betsy Whyte relating the memoirs of a young traveller woman in Perthshire, as well as telling of the lore and customs of Travelling people.
2014.25.1
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Dates: 1930s
2014.25.3
Book ` The Summer Walkers`, 1996
Softback book about the origins of Scotland`s travelling people, their stories, poetry, songs, customs, superstitions and secret `cover tongue`.
2014.24.1
Hand drill from the 1930s
Iron and wooden hand-turned drill used during the 1930s.
2014.23.1
Postcard to Bob Petrie, Scarinish Hotel, 1975
Handwritten letter on a blank postcard to Bob Petrie, owner of the Scarinish Hotel, on 15th Jan. 1975, from Duncan M Mellis, regarding an enclosed old postcard of a line drawing of the hotel around 1906 (photo K2).
2014.21.3
Citations of John Campbell`s war medals
Printed pages from the website of Friends of Popski`s Private Army, citing the medals of John Davies Campbell earned during service in Europe in WWII. John Campbell was the owner of the yacht `Oceana` that grounded and broke up on Crossapol Beach at Baugh during a storm in 1949.
2014.21.4
Book `Popski`s Private Army` by Vladimir Peniakoff
Softback book about the wartime adventures of Vladimir Peniakoff (nickname `Popski`), who formed his own elite fighting force in the North African Desert during WWII. The foreword is by John Campbell who owned the yacht `Oceana` when it grounded and broke up on Crossapol Beach at Baugh in 1949.
2014.22.3
Photograph of Mary MacDonald, traveller, around 2003
Colour photograph of Mary MacDonald who was a traveller. She came regularly to Tiree as a young woman with her mother `Cleamag`. Original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
2014.17.1
Two badges and a certificate for proficiency in Gaelic conversation, 1930s
Two brass badges (one gold and one red) and a small card certificate awarded to Fionnghal NicFhioghainn (Miss Fiona? MacKinnon), and signed by Neil Shaw on behalf of An Commun Gaidhealach. Mr Shaw came to the school every year in the 1930s to examine the pupils` ability to make Gaelic conversation. Grades of proficiency were gold (bottom grade), colour? (làn/full, second grade) and red (sàr/excellent, top grade).
2014.19.1
Painting of a plane over Tiree during WWII, ‘Wings over Tiree’.
Framed original watercolour painting of an aircraft flying over Tiree during WWII. Labelled on the back of the painting “A Halifax aircraft of RAF Coastal Command homing in on `The Reef` Tiree during World War II”. FW Carlyle was stationed on Tiree during the war.
2014.19.2
Painting of the Sound of Mull during WWII
Framed original oil painting of the Sound of Mull painted during World War II. Artist FW Carlyle was stationed on RAF Tiree during the war.