Copied letter from McCallum, Orme & Co. to Corsons dated 1940.
Letter from McCallum, Orme & Co (one of the forerunners of Caledonian MacBrayne) dated 14/3/1940 to auctioneers Messrs Thomas Corson & Co. arranging transportation for the Tiree cattle sales.
Copied letter from McCallum, Orme & Co. to Corsons dated 1940.
Letter from McCallum, Orme & Co (one of the forerunners of Caledonian MacBrayne) dated 23/3/1940 to auctioneers Messrs Thomas Corson & Co. arranging transportation for the Tiree cattle sales.
Hardback book `The Fighting Tramps` by Bernard Edwards.
The story of the Merchant Navy`s largely unsung courageous role in the Second World War.
Copy of poem `The Golden Bugle` by Dugald MacEachern.
Poem written in memory of Hector MacEachern of the Cameron Highlanders and Canadians and his comrades who fell in battle in France. Composed by Lieutenant Dugald MacEachern, 5th Seaforth Highlanders.
Copied newspaper article about five generations of Archie Hendersons who all joined the armed forces.
Five generations of one family, all called Archie Henderson, who joined the armed forces, the first being born in Tiree in 1854 and who joined the Black Watch.
Audio cassette recording of Alasdair MacArthur, Helensburgh interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 15/7/2002.
Alasdair MacArthur of Helensburgh talks to Maggie Campbell in July 2002 about his childhood memories of Tiree, the first flights to island, the Sturdy, Balevullin and its people, regattas, fishing and Tiree’s first vet, his uncle Duncan MacLean.
Audio cassette recording of Donald MacDonald of Heanish and Australia interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Scarinish on 19/6/2002.
Donald MacDonald of Heanish and Australia talks to Maggie Campbell in June 2002 about leaving Tiree at the age of 16 to join the Merchant Navy, his early memories of Tiree looking for birds’ eggs, fishing and collecting whelks; Donald and his sisters Janet and Isabel talk about the RAF on Tiree, teachers at Scarinish School, the shops, changes in farming and the village of Heanish over the years.
Photocopied sheets about Rotorplan, the UK`s 1950s Air Attack Early Warning System.
Photocopy of webpage (www.blackiston.btinternet.co.uk) about Rotorplan, the UK`s Air Attack Early Warning System which cost in the region of £240 million by the late 1950s when it was declared redundant, and photocopied pages describing type of installation for Rotorplan sites including Scarinish (the site on Beinn Gott).
Box for false teeth containing one Defence Medal with accompanying letter and certifcate.
Defence Medal presented to Alexander Campbell of Millport House, Hynish (Mary Cameron`s uncle) during WWII for service in the Home Guard.
Book `Beyond the Bamboo Screen – Scottish Prisoners of War under the Japanese` by Tom McGowran.
Experiences of Prisoners of War in the Far East – including the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
