Hardback book `The Western Isles` by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor.
Account of a journey through the Western Isles by the author.
2000.110.7
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1997.272.12
Hardback book `St. Kilda` by George Seton.
Summary of previous accounts of St Kilda, review of local incidents since the 17th century and information about the daily lives and customs of the people.
De-accessioned 26.2.2026.
1999.291.22
Hardback book `Iona – The Living Memory of a Crofting Community 1750-1914` by E. Mairi MacArthur.
The economic and social history of the people of Iona from 1750 to 1914.
1997.272.13
Paperback book `The Life and Death of St. Kilda` by Tom Steel.
How the impact of 20th century civilisation led to the death of the community of St Kilda which had survived alone for centuries.
1999.291.19
Paperback book `A School in South Uist` by F. G. Rea.
The reminiscences of Frederick Rea, an English teacher who became headmaster of Garrynamonie School in South Uist in the 1890s.
De-accessioned 26.2.2026.
1997.272.17
Paperback book `A Guide to Coll` by Betty MacDougall.
A guide to Coll illustrated with black and white photographs.
1999.275.7
Paperback book `Victorian and Edwardian Highlands from old photographs` by Francis Thompson.
Collection of black and white photographs taken between 1870 and 1912 of people in the Highlands and Islands, with commentaries.
2001.168.10
Hardback book `Rum – A landscape without figures` by John A. Love.
A history of Rum`s people from Mesolithic times.
2001.168.9
Paperback book `Easdale, Belnahua, Luing & Seil: The Islands that Roofed the World` by Mary Withal.
The geology, the industry, the people and their way of life on the Slate Islands.
De-accessioned 26.2.2026.
2001.168.4
Audio cassette recording of BBC Reidio nan Gaidheal programme recorded in 2001.
Recording of BBC Rèidio nan Gàidheal programme about (side A) with Kenneth MacIver and Morag MacDonald touring with Ailig MacArthur to Heylipol, the radar station at West Hynish where they talk to Roddy Campbell, Tiree High School where they talk to pupils John Angus MacKinnon, Iona Brown and Karen MacKinnon and teacher Flora MacPhail, to Gott and Donald MacIntyre, crofter, horse-breeder, blacksmith and boat-builder; (side B) Kenneth and Morag talk to crofters Archie Brown and Jean MacCallum, to Dr John Holliday about An Iodhlann, to Maggie Campbell about her fieldwork, to Josie Brown and John MacKinnon about the Hynish Centre. Clàr BBC Rèidio nan Gàidheal program (taobh A) le Coinneach ’ic Iomhair agus Mòrag Dhòmhnallach air chuairt le Ailig ’ic Artair as a’ Chruairtean gu Stèisean an Reudar anns na Cuiltean far an robh iad a’ còmhradh ri Ruairidh Caimbeul, gu Ard Sgoil Thiriodh far an do bhruidhinn iad ri sgoilearan agus an tidsear Fionnghal Nic Phàil, gu Gott agus Dòmhnall Mac an t-Saoir, croitear, fear àrach eich, gobha agus fear togail sgòthan; (taobh B) tha Coinneach agus Mòrag a’ bruidhinn ris na croitearan Èairdsidh Mhic’IlleDhuinn agus Sìne Nic Chaluim, ris an Dotair Holliday mun Iodhlann, ri Magaidh Chaimbeul mun obair aice agus ri Josie Nic’IlleDhuinn agus Iain ’ic Fhionghain mu thogalaichean Haoidhnis.