Letter from Jaccie E Bull to her cousin Mary (MacKinnon?) in 1929
Photocopy of a hand-written letter from Jaccie E Bull, Edson (?), Canada, to her cousin Mary (a MacKinnon?) dated 18th December 1929. Mentions Tiree MacKinnons.
Letters concerning a dispute over use of land for the new Gott Bay pier, 1909-1910
Original hand-written letters concerning a dispute over use of land for the new Gott Bay pier in 1909-10. 17 are written by Nonnie C. MacLean, Scarinish on behalf of her mother, and 5 by J. MacLean, Scarinish, all to the lawyer F.J. Martin. One letter is from J. MacLean of Scarinish Park to the Gott Bay Pier Trustees. One letter is from John Brown, Trustee of the new pier.
Letters concerning a dispute over the use of land for the new Gott Bay pier, 1909-1910
Photocopies of hand-written letters concerning a dispute over use of land for the new Gott Bay pier in 1909-10. 17 are written by Nonnie C. MacLean, Scarinish on behalf of her mother, and 5 by J. MacLean, Scarinish, all to the lawyer F.J. Martin. One letter is from J. MacLean of Scarinish Park to the Gott Bay Pier Trustees. One letter is from John Brown, Trustee of the new pier.
Photocopy of two magazine articles about an archaeology team`s visit to Tiree in 2009
Articles appearing in the magazine British Archaeology (Sept/Oct 2009): (1) by Prof. Mick Aston (Time Team) about his visit to Tiree in summer 2009, and the archaeological sites he explored, including the Ringing Stone, duns and medieval stone crosses. (2) Travel log of the team`s visit by Jon Cannon.
Poem “Nautical Nonsense” by Neil Urquhart, Balinoe
Copy of typed original comical poem “Nautical Nonsense” by Neil Urquhart, Balinoe, written for Neil MacPhail, recalling the events of a fishing trip with Neil MacPhail and Cameron in August 2007. The boat developed engine trouble, the men tried to row ashore but eventually had to be towed, to the embarrassment and amusement of those involved.
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Display texts and photographs from a lecture given by Robert Beck at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School
Collection of texts and photographs that accompanied a lecture about horses given by Robert Beck, Ruaig, when he was a lecturer at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School, Edinburgh, in the 1970s. Includes pages of hand written notes, photographs of horse-drawn carriages and carts, labelled diagrams of horse harness, four Farm Equipment Sheets from the Scottish Country Life Museums Trust showing diagrams of horse-drawn farm equipment entitled `Hay Bogies`, `Farm Carts`, `Hay and Harvest Carts` and `The Hay Harvest`.
Collection of letters from Alastair Sinclair, Brock, to his mother while he was working in South Africa 1963-65
Collection of letters from Alastair Sinclair, Brock, to his mother while he was working and living in South Africa. Re-typed and bound into a booklet by Alastair`s niece, Mary Henderson, in 2009. Includes photos of people and places, and newspaper cuttings. (two copies)
Email from Charles Pressley to An Tirisdeach (2009) with attached article about the HMS Sturdy
Email from Charles Pressley to An Tirisdeach (11 July 2009) stating his interest in the published articles about the wreck of the HMS Sturdy at Sandaig in 1940, his association with Tiree and friends and relatives of those who were on the Sturdy, and his attached article about the Sturdy that he wrote for the West Sussex Gazette following a visit to Tiree in 1999.
Copies of a report and accompanying letters written by Lt-Cmdr Cooper of HMS Sturdy in 1945
Copies of a report about the recovery of POWs from Macassar, and two accompanying letters written by Lt-Cmdr Cooper of HMS Sturdy in 1945. The original report was written soon after the POWs had been recovered and outline the POW`s experiences, inter alia, of many of the survivors of the sinking of the HMS Exeter. Retyped from a carbon copy of the original report by a crew member of the Maidstone who had preserved the record for over 60 years.
Manuscripts of two pipe tunes written for Robert Beck, Tiree
Two sheets of original pipe music composed for Pipe Major Robert Beck of Tiree (on his retirement?): (1) photocopy of printed manuscript entitled “Robert Beck of Tiree” composed by Pipe Major Barry Donaldson, a hornpipe, (2) photocopy of handwritten manuscript entitled “P.M.Robert Beck” by Willie MacLean, Balinoe, a slow air in waltz time.
