A box of 20 Kodak 35mm slides, including views of the sunken Loch Seaforth, taken by Donald Brown and his brother Tommy
2026.6.1
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Dates: 1970s
2025.37.1
A collection of concert programmes for The Tiree Association Annual Gathering
1926 1935 1937 1950 1959 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
2025.14.1
A collection of Tiree marked mail
An envelope bearing the postmark RAF PO Tiree 12 July 1944. Sent by Air Commodore E J D Townesend. A Post Office manned by RAF personnel was opened at RAF Tiree on 15 Nov 1943.
An envelope bearing the postmark Middleton – Scarinish – Isle of Tiree 8 July 1970 with 4d Scottish stamp
An envelope bearing the postmark Balemartine – Scarinish – Isle of Tiree 7 July 1970 with 4d Scottish stamp
A postcard bearing the Scarinish postmark. Date unclear. With 3d Scottish stamp
2025.13.1
A collection of correspondence with Lachlan MacArthur about rubbish collecting 1964 – 1989
Tiree Special Scavenging District 1964/65
Letter from Alex. MacPhail, District Clerk awarding contract for Tiree Scavenging District. 1968
Letter regarding rubbish skips and the mess caused by animals and birds, from Alex. MacKinnon, NFU. 1988
Correspondence between P M Fairweather, Factor; T McKay, Environmental Health, A&B Council; 1988
Letter from R McIlwraith A&B Council, to propose rationalisation of refuse collection days from 3 days (Tue, Wed, Thu) to 2 days. 1989
Argyll & Bute District Council envelope franked 18.11.87 13p
2025.6.1
Valuation Roll 1975-76
Strathclyde Region Valuation Roll for ward no. 16 – Tiree & Coll, 1975-76. Lists all buildings and properties on Tiree, along with the owner`s name, the occupier`s name and the property`s gross annual value and rateable value.
2024.25.1
Hardback book ‘Carmina Gadelica – Ortha nan Gaidheal, Vol. VI’ of hymns and incantations from the highlands and islands of Scotland, translated into English by Alexander Carmichael, 1900.
2024.6.2
Photograph of Chrissie Murray 1924-2023, from Point, Lewis who came to work at Tiree NAAFI
2023.15.3
Box of 28 Kodak colour slides containing images of the Hynish bulb fields.
2023.13.1
Scanned copy of a newspaper cutting lent by Captain George Campbell of Kenovay. It shows members and friends at the Tiree Pipe Band dinner and dance held in Scarinish Hotel. A post-it note on the back reads ‘As promised, Archie’ and is dated ‘Apr 4/70’ on the front in ink.
2023.9.1
Audio cassette recording of Hector Campbell, from Barrapol (Anne Brown’s brother), reciting poetry in around 1980. Inside the cassette case is a type-written copy of Walter de la Mare’s ‘Autumn‘.