Newspaper articles and letters regarding the conditions faced by emmigrants to Canada in the 1840s
Four newspaper articles and letters from the Inverness Advertiser in November 1849, describing the awful and tragic conditions faced by many emigrants from Tiree, Mull, Uist and Lochalsh, after landing in Canada. Lack of shelter, cholera and starvation resulted in hundreds of deaths.
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Letter from the Duke of Argyll to the widow of John MacKinnon in 1931
Photocopies of an envelope and hand-written letter of condolence from the Duke of Argyll to Mrs John (Margaret) MacKinnon, whose late husband was “the faithful ground officer” to the Duke`s grandfather “during a troubled period on Tiree”. Dated 4 May 1931.
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Assortment of teaching material from Tiree High School, ca. 1980
Assortment of photocopied typed and hand-written texts used to teach Argyll history in Tiree High School around the 1980s. Includes: the Stevenson brothers; Dr Johnson and James Boswell 1773; Glen Coe; Duror of Appin; Auchindrain Museum; Nether Lochaber – stories of Rev. Alexander Stewart; Inveraray Castle; Dunollie Castle; Kilchurn Castle; Duart Castle; Kinlochaline Castle; The Song of the Clyde; Mary of Argyll; The Isle of Mull; The Road to the Isles; Mull and the other inner isles; The Smaller Sudereys; West Inverness and Argyll; Oban; Crinan Canal; map of Iona
Booklet `Round about in Argyll` ca 1980
Photocopy of hand-typed and hand-written booklet (possibly produced by Tiree High School) used to teach Argyll history at the school around 1980. Questions at the back.
Booklet `Castles of Argyll` ca 1980
Photocopy of hand-typed and hand-drawn text about Argyll castles used to teach history at Tiree High School around 1980.
Booklet `Argyll 1750-1850 – a selection of historical documents` ca 1980
Compilation of various general bits of historical information about the Argyll area, used as a teaching resource in Tiree High School around 1980. Includes a 2nd photocopy.
Booklet `Education in Argyll 1872-1972`
Card bound booklet about the history of education in Argyll between 1872 and 1972. Includes 2nd copy.
List of Tiree-related archival items, 2012
Printed compiled list of archival items using `Tiree` as the search term from an unknown source. The list includes items from several different archives and may have been created from the CommunityArchives.org website.
Printed transcript from the Edinburgh Gazette 1913 regarding the transfer of land and estate of crofter James Carmichael, or James Campbell, of Baugh, presumed dead, to the Crown.
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Correspondence regarding the weather station at Cornaigmore in the 1920s
Photocopies of correspondence regarding the installation of the weather station at Cornaigmore School in the 1920s. From Kew National Archives. See 2013.72.2 for accompanying maps.
