Laminated photocopy of Church of Scotland membership certificate, dated 14/8/1945.
Church of Scotland membership certificate, dated 14/8/45, given to donor`s father when in Changi POW camp, Singapore.
2000.1.1
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Dates: 1940s
2000.3.1
Book `An Tuil – Anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse` edited by Ronald Black.
An anthology of over 350 bilingual poems by 100 Gaelic poets of the century, including Domhnall Ruadh Choruna, Donald Macintyre, Sorley MacLean, George Campbell Hay, Derick Thomson, Iain Crichton Smith and Donald John MacDonald. Includes extensive biographies.
1997.87.1
Original and photocopied report `Tiriodh agus Colla: A social and economic geolinguistic study` by Clive James, Caernarvon, Wales in 1991.
The numbers of Gaelic speakers in the Hebridean islands in Argyll from 1891 to 1981 focussing on Tiree and Coll and the relationship between economic strength and cultural and linguistic survival.
1997.91.1
Macfarlan, Shearer & Co. catalogue dated 8/11/1940.
Price list for animal and poultry foods, farm sundries, sheep dips, fencing, roofing and building materials.
1997.78.1
Photocopied extract from `An Tirisdeach` about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles.
Article about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles who emigrated to Canada in 1912 and studied law.
1997.78.2
Photocopied page from `An Tirisdeach` about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles.
Article about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles, who emigrated to Canada in 1912.
1997.78.3
Photocopy of two newspaper articles about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles.
Career history of Alastair MacDonald who practised law for over 65 years in Ottawa, Canada.
2002.20.2
Photocopied extracts from two books about paddles steamers.
Descriptions of the paddle steamers `Bonnie Doon`, `Brighton Queen`, `Barry` (later renamed `Waverley`) and `Britannia` from `West Country Passenger Steamers`, with information on Hector MacFadyen senoir and junior.
2002.13.13
Obituary for Gabriel de Fontenay (1927-2001) from the Oban Times, December 2001. Gabriel taught French at Tiree High School from 1976 until his retirement in 1989, at which point he moved to Oban.
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2002.13.16
Newspaper article `Power boost for Coll and Tiree`.
History of the power supply to Tiree and recent refurbishments.