Transcript of conversation with John Campbell regarding the yacht Oceana.
Printed transcript of a telephone conversation between Dr John Holliday and John Campbell on 29 October 2013. John Campbell owned the yacht Oceana when it grounded and broke up at Crossapol/Baugh in 1949. Talks about the circumstances of the Oceana being near Tiree, and his life.
Collection of songs by Louise MacDougall, Canada, 2013
Collection of five songs inspired by Tiree`s history of emigration by Tiree descendent Louise MacDougall of Canada: (1) Goodbye Ann McLean, (2) Made in Tiree, Talkin` Blues (descendents version), Manitoba Bound 1878, (4) Manitoba New Year 1880, (5) Shell River. Held on An Iodhlann computer and on the laptop computer in the exhibition area.
Information about the provenance of the Kirkapol Church bell
Emailed information about the provenance of the Kirkapol Church bell, from Gordon Scott. “I`ve been in touch with an expert on church bells. He is stymied about who could have cast our bell. Interestingly, He feels it is of a design which predates the opening of the Kirkapol Church. It is very possible this bell came from an older church, probably cast sometime in the late 18th – early 19th century.”
Information about Sarah/Marion Campbell of Balephuil ca 1850
Emailed information, marriage certificate, photograph and printed extract from the 1851 Tiree census from Keith Dash`s website about the family history of John Campbell of Balephuil, his wife Mary Campbell (nee McMillan/Bell) and their daughter Sarah (Marion) Campbell MacRae, who was the gt gt grandmother of the donor. Mary Campbell was one of the women accused of being witches and causing the Balephuil fishing disaster of 1856. Photo accessioned separately.
Information about horrific conditions faced by Tiree emmigrants to Canada ca 1850.
Various information and emails about the lack of housing, poor health and cholera faced by many Tiree emmigrants when they landed at Quebec, Canada, in the 1840s and 1850s.
Notes about the tangle harvest by Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, in 1996-2000
Photocopy of handwritten notes by Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, regarding the collection, weight, storage and transport of tangle harvests collected by himself from Balevullin, and from other collectors elsewhere on the island between 1996 and 2000.
Letter from Mike Hughes to Alice Atkins requesting information about wartime Tiree
Typed letter from Mike Hughes to Alice Atkins dated 25.7.95 requesting information about her father`s and her experiences when her father was stationed at RAF Tiree during WWII. Mentions George Holleyman.
Booklet of poems: `Nights of Passion at the Scarinish Temperance Hotel` by Donald S Murray, 2013
Booklet of Tiree-related poetry written by author Donald S Murray for The Secret Island history conference held in An Talla at the end of May 2013.
Information about the Decca Hifix radio mast at West Hynish in 1966.
Printed email with information about the temporary Decca Hifix radio mast at West Hynish and photographs from around the island in 1966 (R164-R180).
Letters and notes regarding Tiree plant identification, 1960-1966
Handwritten notes by and letters to Miss Mairi M MacKinnon, Balemartine, regarding the identification of certain plant specimens that she sent to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh during 1960-1966. Contained within the cover pages of a well-used and tattered botanical guide “Flowers of the Field” by Rev. C.A. Johns (11th impression). One envelope is addressed to Miss M MacKinnon, Oxon, and postmarked `Oban 1946`. Two typewritten letters are addressed to M McKinnon, Taobh-na-Mara, Balemartine, in 1961 and 1966, while a third handwritten letter is dated 1960. The book itself is marked as belonging to Mairi McKinnon, Leith. (amongst the belongings of Annine Black (nee MacLeod), whose mother was also a teacher on Tiree).
