Letter to Sarah MacLean, Barrapol from Donald MacLeod, Aberdeeen, 2008, re Tiree captains who died during WWII
Letter to Sarah MacLean Barrapol from Donald MacLeod, Aberdeen, 10 Sept 2008, re Tiree captains who died during WWII. Includes summaries of seamen from Tiree and other Hebridean islands who died in service.
Letter to Sarah MacLean, Barrapol from Donald MacLeod, Aberdeen, 2009, re Tiree seamen present at German attack on convoy of ships bound for Russia in 1942.
Letter to Sarah MacLean, Barrapol from Donald MacLeod, Aberdeen, 14 Jan 2009, re Tiree seamen who were present at German attack on convoy PQ18 bound for Russia during 12-16 Sept 1942. Includes Captain Hugh MacLean of Tiree, who was awarded the DSC for bravery during the attack whilst serving on the SS Dan-y-Bryn. Also includes details of decorated seamen from other Hebridean islands and a photocopied page from “The War in Pictures, Fourth Year” (Oldham Press, London) describing the battle.
The Cleit Cup – Tiree Regatta Club
Silver prize cup. Inscribed “The Cleit Cup – Isle of Tiree Regatta Club”. Names of prize winners from 1982 to 2000 inscribed on reverse. Two handles.
Folder of cuttings regarding HMS Tiree
Various newspaper cuttings and other documentarion regarding HMS Tiree and the visit of the Royal Naval Association, bringing the ship`s bell to Tiree in May 1995.
Original Copy of `Bulb Growing in the Western Isles` by R.B.C Nisbet,B.Sc
Eight page extract from book, section by R.B.C Nisbet about `Bulb Growing in the Western Isles`
Biography of Donald Ewen MacDonald (1925-2002) of Heanish by his son Dr John MacDonald.
Biography with photograph of Donald (Jock) Ewen MacDonald (1925-2002) of Heanish by his son Dr John MacDonald. He was a sailor in the Merchant Navy and eventually settled in Australia where he married, raised a family and worked for over twenty years with ICI.
Black and white photograph of lawyer Alasdair MacDonald.
Alasdair MacDonald, from Tiree, was the oldest practicing lawyer in Ottawa when he died in 1994 aged ninety-three, having been a regular attendee at the Elgin Street offices of MacDonald Affleck until just nine months before he passed away. He came to Ottawa from Tiree during the First World War and was a prominent lawyer in the city for sixty-five years. He was a fluent Gaelic speaker who helped found the Chair of Celtic Studies at Ottawa University.
Colour photograph of Iain Cameron of Kenovay and his two brothers.
The three Cameron brothers – Neil, postman Iain and James – on the occasion of Neil’s wedding in Fort William around 1988.
Minidisk recording of John Brough, former A.C.T.O. Manager of Tiree airport, talking to Maggie Campbell on 11/7/2007.
John Brough talks to Maggie Campbell in July 2007 about his time as Air Traffic Controller at Tiree Airport 1978-1981, what his role was and the duties he performed which included general management of the airport; he also tells some stories about plane crashes and American Tornado aircraft and talks about how the island has changed every time he visits.
Colour photograph of Charlie MacLeish of Sandaig on a tractor in the 1980s.
Charlie MacLeish on a tractor outside his house in Sandaig in the 1980s.
