Two photocopied extracts from Volume III of the evidence taken by the Napier Commission, pp 2128-82.
One bound and one unbound transcript of the evidence given by the crofters and cottars in Tiree.
1999.17.1
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1997.147.3
Newspaper article about Donald MacIntyre, Gott, and his Clydesdale horses, dated 1978.
A Clydesdale mare bred by Donald MacIntyre, Gott, won fourth prize at the Royal Highland Show. Also paragraphs about the school dux, new houses, crofting news, the banker, Tiree Cubs, the new GP and school attendance.
2002.133.15
Black and white photograph of Dr Edward John MacKinnon.
Dr Edward John MacKinnon (1904-1954) at his graduation from Glasgow University. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 1)
2002.114.4
Copy of newspaper article ` New headache as doctor quits`.
The resignation of Dr Iain MacLean after four years` service, the reasons being fatigue from overwork – 24 hours a day with only 28 days off per annum – and long-distance bureaucracy.
2002.86.1
Black and white photograph of Dr Bonar and family at the beach in Cornwall.
Daymer Bay Cornwall, 1952-3. Dr Bonar with his wife Jean and nieces Sandra and Janis. Dr Bonar was Tiree`s GP from 1959-1966.
2002.80.2
Medical steriliser with canvas bag used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
2002.80.5
Glass bottle with rubber stopper.
Small clear glass bottle (stamped glyco-thymoline) with rubber stopper used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
2002.80.4
Tin box of dressings.
Blue tin box from the Surgical Manufacturing Company containing gauze and lint used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
2002.80.1
Baumanometer (USA) brand of sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure in the 1930s and 40s. Belonged to the GP father of Elizabeth Robertson, Gott.
2002.80.3.1
Two unopened tin boxes containing gauze and cotton wool from the 1930s and 40s.
(1) box containing 2 x 6 yards of gauze and 2 pads of cotton wool, (2) box containing 8 ozs of cotton wool in 2 pieces. Used by the father of Elizabeth Robertson, Gott, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s. Sealed shut with solder.
