catalogue of the angus macleod archive

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CATALOGUE OF THE ANGUS MACLEOD ARCHIVE
Abbreviations:
AM – Angus Macleod
TGSI – Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness
N.D. – No date
N.P. – No publisher
Personal Papers, Manuscript and Typescript Material, etc.
Pairc History
MS Book of historical notes, quotations and summaries from Monro, Martin and others. (With 9 MS pages of
[Scottish?] history inserted at end).
“This Book came into my possession after Rev. Peter Chisholm Gravir and Keose passed away at Keose. It was
given to me by a relative of Mr Chisholm but I cannot remember who precisely it was.” [AM]
“I do not know who wrote the notes in the Book, but it seems to me there were more than one writer and I do not
know if it was Mr Chisholm that was one of them, or perhaps the only person.” [AM]
MS Notebook – Gaelic topics most of which are indexed inside front cover.
MS Notebook – Local history and Gaelic topics, contents listed inside front cover. [AM] MS Notebook (No.2) –
Notes on tweed, local history, Park, education etc. [AM]
MS Account Book of Donald Kennedy, 2 Calbost, the Calbost shoemaker. Entries, including names of customers
and price of work done, from 1894 to 1899. [For his tools – see Museum].*
MS Minute Book of the Pairc Association 1955-1975, with some inserted papers and draft letters MS Notebook –
with a few bits of English verse
Scrapbook, with newspaper cuttings, chiefly from the Stornoway Gazette during the 1950s, some loose cuttings
and miscellaneous other papers of similar period.
Scrapbook, with newspaper and other cuttings re. landraid memorials, museum items, Calbost history etc.
Scrapbook, with cuttings and photocopies of articles re. history of religion/Christianity c2000-2002
Scrapbook, with newspaper cuttings and photocopies of articles and letters c2000-2002, 1963 -1967
Folder 1: Chapters for a Pairc history (listed inside front cover). Folder 2: Chapters for a Pairc history (as Folder 1)
Folder 3: Chapters on ‘The Land-Struggle in the Pairc Peninsula’

Cuimhneachain Nan Gaisgeach – Memorial Cairns
Plans: 1. Memorial cairn to the Aignish Farm Raiders 9th January 1888
2. Memorial cairn at Balallan – Park Raid 1887-1888
3. Memorial cairn at Gress River
Letter from MacDonald Maciver & Co, solicitors, to A M, with copy of Crofters Commission decision regarding
boundaries of a croft at Kirkibost, Bernera, and plan. 27 February 1984
Copy of draft article on land struggle history by AM (sent to the Stornoway Gazette?) N.D. In blue folder entitled
‘Cairns’.
Card with Gaelic outline of the Cairns project 1989
Bundle of copies of correspondence and associated papers 199 1-1992, 1999
Folder: Correspondence, Accounts, and Notes 1993-1998 Folder: Correspondence, Accounts, Notes etc. 1997-
1998
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Ring binder: Minutes of meetings of Cuimhneachain Nan Gaisgeach committee, with correspondence and site maps
1989-1993
Submission for Financial Assistance from Leader and Western Isles Enterprise September 1993
Two copies of photograph showing building of Park Raid cairn, A M looking on; notice of television programme
on back 1994. Further copies of photographs and prints from negatives re. Opening of Park Raid cairn 1994
Original copy of piping composition by Ian Crichton: The Deer Raid Marchers 1994
Ring binder: Originals and copies of ‘information’ regarding the Park Raid cairn – contains further copies of material
included elsewhere, plans, cuttings, correspondence 1994
Ring binder: Accounts, Notes, Correspondence – subjects include fund-raising 1994-1997
Loose papers: newspaper cuttings 1994-1996, two copy letters 1990 AM (with memorandum) and 1994.
Diary for 1996, with early entries.
Unveiling/opening of Cairns programme brochures:
Pairc Cairn, 26 May 1994 (2 copies); also accounts of background and construction – record of speeches at the
opening ceremony (3 copies)
Aignish Cairn, 16 August 1996 (2 copies); also bilingual record of speeches at the opening ceremony, and a
translation of a Gaelic play by Norman M MacDonald – ‘The Aignish Riot’ – performed as part of the ceremony.
Large bundle in folder: Papers – notes, historical accounts, correspondence etc. relating to all cairns, with texts of
Joni Buchanan’s book ‘Na Gaisgeach’
Envelope: Two copies of the Environmental Regeneration Award 1997 certificates for the cairns, with three copies
of notes on ‘The Paintings’ and a message from Will Maclean.
Final Report from Proiseact Nan Eilean: Aignish Cairn Opening 16 August 1996, with copies of newspaper
reports.
Copy of The Scottish Farmer 19 December 1998, with article on the Cairns and A M.

Scottish Crofters Union(SCU) and Lewis Crofters Folder of newspaper cuttings re SCU
Grant of the MBE to A.M. 31 December 1986, with accompanying folder of congratulatory letters, Statutes of The
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and The Chapel of the Most Excellent order of the British Empire by F
Hood - printed at Oxford 1979.
Rules of the Lewis Crofters Ltd. (2), and Official Handbooks of the Federation of Crofters’ Unions 1971 (4), 1973,
1974 (2). Two SCU membership cards 1989, 1991.
Final draft typescript of The Claim of Crofting by James Hunter, sent by JH to AM 1 March 1991, with letter from
JH
Folder of papers relating to the emergence of the SCU, with early minutes of the Western Isles Crofters Union,
1972 – 1986. Includes history of the movement by AM.
Annual Report and Steering Group Report, Federation of Crofters Unions 1984-1985. SCU newsletters, agenda
etc. 1991-1995
SCU papers: A Better Crofting Future (1987); SCU Review Document 1994; and a few SCU papers
Printed SCU folder of SCU papers, notes by AM, articles and copy of The Crofter 1995.
SCU Development Plan 200 1-2003, with correspondence, AM notes, newspaper cuttings, related papers. (in clip)
Miscellaneous notes and a few letters re the state of things 1979 - 1999
Scottish Crofting Foundation folder/membership pack. Harris Tweed
Opinion for petitioners: The Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Company Ltd. & others v. John Veitch & another
1939
Letter from The Patent Office re the ‘orb’ trademark, with poor copy of regulations 30 August 1954
Personal Conclusions of County Development Officer on Brief Enquiry into Harris Tweed Industry – February
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1960 (sent to AM 29 March 1960) Typescript extracts from Home Industries in the Highlands and Islands (report
1914), lent by H A Moisley - 6 October 1960 (2 copies)
Notes on the Historical Development of the Harris Tweed Industry and the Part Played by the Harris Tweed
Association Ltd. (By J [ames] S [haw] G [rant]?) 1961
Harris Tweed Case: Opinion of Lord Hunter in the case of Argyllshire Weavers Ltd. & others v. A Macaulay
(Tweeds) Ltd. & others 17 July 1964
Minute Book of the Harris Tweed Producers meetings 19 June 1968 – 1972
A Handbook for Weavers in the Harris Tweed Industry Inverness 1987
INBUCON Draft report on Development of Harris Tweed Marketing Organisation 5 vols 197 1-1975
An Appreciation of the Promotional Prospects for Harris Tweed in the West German and North American Markets –
copy sent to AM 5 March 1973
Report on Harris Tweed Promotion, 1973/1974, United States and Canada. Stornoway Loom Trials – Project
Report, July 1975
Highlands and Islands Development Board (HIDB): Main Committee revised restructuring proposals and notice of
meeting, 6 July 1975
Copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Harris Tweed Association Ltd. (revised), sent to AM 16
May 1979.
Folder:
Memo of the Harris Tweed Industry – by A.M. Typescript 1975 (4 copies)
Notes on the Harris Tweed Industry prepared for use in 1993 for a Community talk on the Industry at Leurbost
school - by AM (with c12 copies)
Lewis Association report on the Harris Tweed Industry and its importance in Lewis, 13 October 1944 (3 copies)
Cutting from Stornoway Gazette 27 October 1944 on the Harris Tweed Trade. Handwritten notes for talk on the
Harris Tweed Industry at Balallan 1993
Sheet bearing title: Harris Tweed – a growing Highland industry by H A Moisley [no article]
Seven copies of the report by H A Moisley on the History of the Harris Tweed Industry N.D.
Envelope containing miscellaneous papers on Harris Tweed and the Harris Tweed Authority, including Moisley’s
contributions.
Copy of the draft Bill for Harris Tweed sent by The Harris Tweed Association to A.M. 25 February 1992
Folder: newspaper cuttings, mostly photocopies, re Harris Tweed 1944 -1995
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, mostly from Stornoway Gazette, on tweed issues e.g. weavers contracts 1996
Folder, containing numerous copies of pictures illustrating the manufacture of ‘Old Hand-Made Cloth’

Manuscripts:
‘Early History of Harris Tweed’ with notes of questions and general points.
‘The Origin of Harris Tweed’
‘What is Harris Tweed?’ ‘Harris Tweed Association Ltd.’, ‘Single Width’, ‘Small Producers’, ‘The Proposed
Weaving Holding Company’.
Minute of meeting of Harris Tweed Small Producers 12 September 1995
Two further papers - on ‘Ancient History’ – of Calbost and district; and on the attachment of the crofting
community to the land.
Copy of letter from AM to the Stornoway Gazette 11 January 1992 on the church in‘Kearness’.
Miscellaneous Loose Papers:
Harris Tweed Association – Yardages stamped 1911-1977, 1911-1995 (2 copies), 1911-1978 with notes.
Illustrated Article by AM: Harris Tweed – An Clo Mor N.D.

Sheets of ‘Questions’ (3 AM manuscript and 1 copy), and draft letter probably to Gazette. Introductory sheet (AM
manuscript) to Memo on the Harris Tweed Industry.
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Typescript copy of letter from AM to C Scott Mackenzie Jnr. on re-classification of weavers
28 January 1970
Distributed photocopy of pp.58-59 ‘Der Spiegel’ 1973
Printed folded brochure: A Tweed Tale – The story of Harris from wool to wearer N.D. Draft letter from AM to? Re
‘Orb’ trademark, spinners etc. N.D.
Eleven pages entitled ‘During the Second World War’ (from The Islanders and the Orb by
Janet Hunter Stornoway 2001 pp.15 1-164 – Chapter 10) sent as draft to AM.
Photocopy of letter from AM to Stornoway Gazette 1976 on Power-woven Double-width Tweed. Envelope
containing photocopies of AM’s letter to Gazette 1976, yardage lists and other Tweed
papers listed above.
Sheet of some principal events and dates in Harris Tweed history. Photocopy of four typescript sheets of Harris
Tweed history.
Two cuttings from The Scotsman (30 August 1962) re Norway development. Five personal cards – AM Harris
Tweed Manufacturer representative
Letter from Helen Maclennan, student in Glasgow, about Harris Tweed, with copy reply,
November 1993.
Letter of invitation from Ian A Mackenzie, Harris Tweed Authority, 15 October 2001, to the launch of The Islanders
and the Orb by Janet Hunter.
Genealogy
Folder 1: Genealogical records of the townships in Pairc, entitled Fieldwork Notes. Covers Habost, Kershader, Garyvard,
Caversta, Cromore, Marvig, Calbost, Gravir, Lemreway, Orinsay.
Folder 2: Records as 1, entitled Genealogy of Park, covering Shieldinish, Habost, Kershader, Garyvard, Caversta, Torostay,
Crobeg, Cromore, Marvig. With introductory chapteron the district of Pairc.
Folder 3: Continuation of 2, covering Calbost, Gravir, Lemreway, and Orinsay, with historical
sections, notes on pre-clearance Lemreway and Orinsay, 1841 census, etc.
Folder 4: Accounts of the clearance of Orinsay, Lemreway, and Steimreway, records of the present occupation of Orinsay
and Lemreway, and a brief description of Crossbost.
Folder 5: Genealogical notes on Marvig and Calbost, with descriptions of Murdo Macfarlane (Marvig), Planasker School,
banishment of Marvig girl, old soldiers of Uig.
Folder 6: Entitled ‘Old Discarded Chapters, now rewritten for Park Peninsula – i.e. historical accounts of Calbost, Park land
and deer raiding. Park - physical features, early occupation, Lewis landlords, clearances, crofting tenure, kelping,
land-use.
Folder 7: Genealogical and settlement history of Park townships – Steimreway, Orinsay, Lemreway, Crossbost. Includes
introductory map (from J B Caird etc.) and pages, and information on clearances.
Folder 8: As 7. With introduction, tables, map, and comments on Eilean Ewart
Folder 9: As 7. With historical notes introduction and including Lemreway settlement in ‘Glen Tolsta’.
Folder 10: Genealogy of Cromore and Crobeg, and Torostay, with notes, Ross family details from Bill Lawson, notes on St
Colm’s Isle. Also account of the Bruces of Cromore, and newspaper cutting re ‘Melancholy Accident’ in Lochs.
Folder 11: Genealogy of Balallan, Shieldinish, Seaforth-head, Kintarvay, Airidh-Bhruaich
Folder 12: Genealogy of Keose and Laxay – by Angus Smith, Keose
Folder 13: Genealogical Notes on Habost, Kershader, Garyvard and Caverstay, with a history of Kershader.
Folder 14: Genealogical Notes on Habost, Kershader, Garyvard, Caverstay, Shieldinish
Folder 15: Genealogical Notes and brief historical account of Gravir and Glenside, Gravir.
Folder 16: Genealogical Account of Crossbost (postal district), with sections on land-raiding etc.
Folder 17: Genealogical notes on Crossbost
Folder 18: Genealogy of Crossbost, in folder entitled: ‘The Eviction of the crofters of Lemreway and Orinsay in 1843 and the
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original settlement of Crossbost and Glen-Tolsta in 1843’

Township and District Histories (Calbost, Steimreway, Orinsay, Lemreway - Pairc)
Folder 1: A History of Crossbost, including the clearance of Lemreway and Orinsay. With introductory notes,
correspondence, place-names, chapters headed Fishing, Religion and Education, and 17 historical chapters.
Folder 2: Aspects of the History of Calbost – a completely depopulated crofting village. Containing maps, place names and
chapters on virtually every aspect of the township, with a list of contents at the beginning.
Folder 3: Calbost Place-names. With contents, place-names index, historical account, note on population, clearances in Park
etc.
Folder 4: As 3 – master copy. With genealogical and historical notes. Place-names include those of fishing banks.
Folder 5: A Pictorial Memento of Calbost, a depopulated crofting village in Lochs, Isle of Lewis. Contains genealogical
accounts of the crofts, notes on aspects such as kelp and Gaelic teaching, with rolls of honour. Illustrated
throughout with copies of photographs showing people and scenes.
Folder 6: As 5 – master copy. With index, introduction, supplementary notes, original extract of baptism certificate (dated 25
June 1910) of Anne Macleod born 20 May 1841. Also historical notes on Calbost.
Folder 7: A Partial Pictorial History of Calbost. With copy letter to Rev Angus Mackay, Stornoway; and a Dedication to
Ishbel MacLeod, daughter to AM and his wife Annie. Contains chapters on the early history and peoples of the
Pairc peninsula, early history of Calbost, inshore fishing, story of the stowaway in southern Park, Calabost place
names, former residents of Calbost, genealogy, illustrations etc.
Folder 8: Reminiscences, based on Calbost, of growing-up on a croft in the 20th century. Contains sections on crofting
activities, houses etc. Note of subjects attached to front cover.
Folder 9: Aspects of Crofting Life, based on Calbost
Folder 10: A Genealogy and Photographic Memento of Calbost. With sections on fishing boats and the Roll of Honour.
Largely photocopy.
Folder 11: The Clearances from Steimreway, Orinsay and Lemreway (some duplication from other files.
Folder 12: As Folder 10
Folder 13: Notes for reference on the history of Park in the form of 25 chapters.
Folder 14: Descriptions of crofting life and activities in Park, with some history and account of introduction of services.
Folder 15: Clearances – The Highland Clearances newspaper articles, Park land-raiding, Clearances from Lemreway and
Steimreway.
Folder 16: On Calbost and Calbost genealogy.

Fishing
Folder 1: The Herring Fishing and Park Drownings – 40 chapters
Folder 2: Drift-Net Herring Fishing and Fishing, with list of Calbost fishing boats and other lists
Folder 3: The Herring Fishing – (good copy) and Park Drownings
Miscellaneous Folders and Files
Folder 1: Newspaper Cuttings, chiefly from The Stornoway Gazette. Note on first page by AM: ‘In this Book I entered a
number of papers that came to light as I was clearing up in November 1985. Then there are cuttings of interest
from November 1985.’
Folder 2: Folder entitled ‘Press-Cuttings’, some photocopied, on subjects of interest to AM.
Folder 3: Alphabetically arranged notes on a variety of subjects including place-names, crofting, people, landlords of Lewis
etc.
Folder 4: Records of the Drownings of Pairc (spare copy)
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Folder 5: Newspaper Cuttings – aspects of Lewis history, including sequence of articles on education by K N Paterson, from
the Stornoway Gazette.
Folder 6: Songs/Bardachd – mostly loose papers, some printed, some manuscript. List inside front cover.
Folder 7: Notes etc. on Post Office and Telephones (Crossbost)
Folder 8: Collection of articles – medicine, crofting, croft housing, herring girls, education etc.
Folder 9: Collection of articles by Angus Macleod – written at various times. 30 items listed inside front cover.
Folder 10 Newspaper cuttings and some manuscripts described as ‘Surplus of Articles published by Angus Macleod’. Many
duplicate copies.
Folder 11: Notes on Religion, Education and Medical matters – for reference. With original source material clipped to front
cover.
Folder 12: Entitled ‘Old Notes’ – 28 sections relating to AM’s involvements and interests.
Folder 13: Labelled ‘Press Cuttings’. Articles on the crofting system and other Highland and island topics by Donald
Cameron, James Hunter, Brian Wilson, and Finlay Macleod etc. C1976-1985.
Folder 14: Labelled ‘Fishing’.
Folder 15: Labelled ‘Religion’.
Folder 16: ‘Reference File’, containing notes, miscellaneous letters, articles, drafts for articles etc. relating to Lewis,
including letters from Bill Lawson, birth records of Calbost.
Folder 17: ‘Reference File’, containing large quantity of various interesting papers for reference, including photocopies of
South Lochs township marches, newspaper articles, Angus Macleod notes, index to some local stories and
information, landownership, crofting, articles by Iain Robertson on popular protest, letter re. Chisholm name in
Pairc etc.
Folder 18: Photocopies of maps and plans

File 1: Photocopied illustrations with typescript or manuscript accounts – of a variety of subjects
File 2: Entitled ‘Miscellaneous’ but as 1
Files A: Census records copied by AM – Crossbost, and 3 files covering Park
Files B: 17 files of photocopied illustrations and other documents, with duplicates, as File 1 above covering each croft in
Calbost and 3 further houses (Buala, Half Way, West End).

Ceilidh-House Stories
Folder 1: Stories, articles and letters in Gaelic and English relating to South Lochs (Pairc). Listed on inside of front cover,
but the order of the contents does not correspond exactly.
Folder 2: Additional stories in Gaelic and English, some listed inside front cover.
Folder 3: Supplementary File of Ceilidh-house stories. Listed inside front cover; further list of missing items.
Folder 4: Stories, Cuttings, Wartime etc. Some duplication of material in Folders 1-3 and elsewhere. Listed on first page.

Personal Papers
A
Letters and papers relating to sheepskin processing, with notebook.
Recipe for Sowens.
Small sheet of memories relating to ‘tigh geal’ near Steimreway, etc.
Note of vote by Lewis District Committee October 1923 on Lord Leverhulme’s offer to the people of Lewis.
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Memorandum (typescript) on Tourism and the Church, February 1969.
Letter from Marvig Grazings Committee 8 December 1979 about ram damage to a fence. Envelope of papers
relating to radio and other interviews with Angus Macleod. Two photocopies of guide form ‘Writing Your Book’,
one partly completed.
Letter of 16 August 2001 from Angus Macleod to Roberta Mori, New York, on emigration and historical aspects of
South Lochs.
Letter from Hilary Ruben, London, 23 January 1992, with extracts of her proposed article, and Comments by
Angus Macleod.
Letter from Rob and Sybil, Shieldaig, Lochcarron 31 January 1992.
Correspondence, chiefly letters from Margaret Noy, Australia, regarding the MacKay family of Calbost, with copies
of information assembled by Angus Macleod c1994.
Letter from Donald John Macleod, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, 1995, on various Lewis subjects, with comments added
by Angus Macleod.
Letter and paper regarding the fate of Lewis Castle from Donald John Macleod, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, 1995.
Further letter from Donald John Macleod, mostly on naval and military episodes and people during and after the
Second World War, 1996.
Copy of letter from Donald John Macleod, 26 February 1993, with extracts from The Times, regarding the
‘Clearances’.
Letter from Donald John Macleod, 31 January 1995, on wartime topics and clearances, with accompanying papers.
Copies of two letters from Angus Macleod, 13 January and 19 December 1995, to Donald MacAulay, Western Isles
Enterprise, regarding Community Project, Calbost.
Typed and manuscript pages of notes chiefly on Calbost families, with part of an article mainly on ‘The Calbost
Mackenzies’.
Printed wartime sheet: ‘If the Invader comes – what to do and how to do it’.
Refill pad with notes on Glen Tolsta.
Note on lobster creel construction
Copy of rough draft of a Deed of Trust (1990) relating probably to a development suggested by Scoraig, Wester Ross.
Envelope containing papers from Jessie Imrie. Note by Angus Macleod: ‘The envelope contains papers given to me by
Jessie Imrie in 1994 (Jessie Morrison 16 Steinish) mainly regarding family of Calum ‘Ruadh’ Mackenzie 4
Calbost’.
Letter from Margaret Sullivan, Brisbane, Queensland, 5 October 1996, relating to Lillicos and Laidlaws in Pairc, with
accompanying extracts from the census etc.
Letter from Angus MacDonald, Glasgow, 12 March 1998, with draft article on Angus Macleod and the memorial
Cairns, and copy reply from AM.
Copy of article by Angus Macleod on a ‘Body found in southern Park in 1887’ in ‘Dioghlum’ March 1998.
Letters from J F M Macleod, Bona Lodge, Aldourie, Inverness, October 2000, regarding Lewis families and other
matters, with copy replies from Angus Macleod.
Copy letters to various from Angus Macleod on Gaelic radio programme February 2001. Index sheets relating to
pictures intended for a pictorial account of Calbost (and Pairc). Picture on card of the ‘distaff’.
Various sheets of songs, other compositions, articles, copy cuttings, cards etc.
B
Series of articles, including copies, duplicates:
The practice of medicine in Lewis in earlier times
The Park Deer Raid of 1887
The Clearance of Lemreway and Orinsay in 1843
Master-copy guide to crofting life
Landlords of Lewis
Calbost Fishing Boats and Fishermen
Crofter Housing
Introductory chapters to an account of Calbost
Miscellaneous pages mostly relating to Calbost, beginning with copy of Calbost march Paper on Calbost in the
Park setting, read to the Gaelic Society of Inverness 1999
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Bundle of various papers with list of contents, relating to Park history
Bundle of miscellaneous papers, mostly relating to Calbost, including notes and genealogy
Large bundle of ‘Surplus Items’, mostly copies of papers listed elsewhere on Calbost, crofter housing, fishing, social
changes etc.
Small bundle of ‘Surplus Items’, mostly relating to Park people; also placenames, kelp, Calbost fishing boats
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Bundle of notes on some aspects of the history of Lewis (and of Calbost), Park Deer Raid etc.[2 copies] Bundle –
composing a history of Calbost and its people, together with sections on placenames, village history houses and
people
Bundle described as the last written work of Angus Macleod, including: autobiographical pages, aspects of Lewis
history, Park and the Park sheep farm, aspects of crofting life
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Miscellaneous papers, including:
Exercise book re. Gravir, Park district, general notes
Article by James Hunter – ‘Politics of Highland Land Reform’ – with notes by Angus Macleod Royal Commission
(Highlands and Islands, 1892) – extract Minutes of Evidence (Photocopy) ‘Napier’ Commission – extract of
meeting at Keose 12 June 1883 – with notes by Angus
Macleod (Photocopy)
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Stornoway Fish Products and Ice Company Ltd. Photocopies and
notes by Angus Macleod – military papers, quarterly pay sheets, invalid soldiers Photocopies of source papers,
mostly ex Seaforth Papers and Gillanders Papers, in NAS Final Report (second draft) – Investigation of Proposals
for Gaelic Resource and Interpretative
Provision June 1985
Copy of article ‘Scotland’s Outer Hebrides’ from National Geographic.
Highland Fisherman’s Union membership card
Copies of The Crofter (1985-2002), Blue Banner, Fios a Bhaile, Seanchas, Tional, Fios, Mod Nan Eilean 1989
Various Tourist journals etc.
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Loose papers, including:
Original design sketch for Pairc Cairn – by Will MacLean, with letter* Extract from Inverness Courier
A Comunn Eachdraidh constitution
Letters from the Council re Planasker School 1977-1978, and Marvig School Pairc School and Community
Association newspapers
Co-Chomunn na Pairc papers
Coronation announcement cards
Environmental Regeneration Award Certificate 1997 – Memorial Cairns Voluntary Action Lewis – Certificate of
Appreciation to Angus Macleod Comhairle nan Eilean – Financial Implications of Closure of BCCI etc.
List of those present at the first meeting of the Crofters Union Steering Group 30 January 1985
List of contacts at setting up the Crofters Union – late 1970s–1986 Macaulay etc. family tree
Occupants of no.8 Calbost
Directory of sheep earmarks of Pairc 1986
Talks and articles on local history and other local subjects including ‘the shieling of the one
night’, clearance, fishing, crofter housing etc.
Photocopies of page from Ordnance Survey Name Book: Mol nam Braithrean, Pairc Photocopy of a pamphlet:
‘History of Settlement’, Western Isles Photocopied extracts from newspapers regarding Lewis and Pairc List of
Calbost placenames
Paper on ‘St Colm’s Isle’
Radio account of Angus Macleod
Photocopies of letters, with transcripts, relating to Lochs
Articles from West Highland Free Press 1974
Pencil copy of a chapter on eviction from Lemreway and Orinsay 1843
Early inhabitants of Park
Landlords of Lewis
Aspects of social life in a Lewis village
Copy of Survey Report by Ross County Council Planning Consultant on part of South Lochs
Copies of talk on clearances from Lemreway
Information from 1881 census Tenants of the Park Sheep Farm Part of Iain Robertson’s thesis Information for a
history of Marvig Gaelic account of ‘An Tigh Dubh’
Transcripts of recordings made by R L of Angus Macleod (autobiographical)
Paper on Rob Donn and the ‘village bard’, with copy of article ‘The Poetry of Rob Donn
Mackay’ from Scottish Gaelic Studies – by Donald John Macleod
Account in folder of the Harris Tweed Industry
Outline scheme for writing an autobiography – see A above
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F
Copy of ‘Past and Present Aspects of Life in a Crofting Village’ with list of contents
Copy of short stories, tales and ‘Taigh-Cheilidh material collected by Angus Macleod – with contents list Manuscript
and typescript copies of work by Angus Macleod on Crofting and Crofter Housing Copies of maps
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Printed Works
Children’s Britannica –
Complete set of twelve volumes. Vol.12 Index. London 1960 [In excellent clean condition]
The Younger Children’s Encyclopaedia –
Advisory Editors: J C Hill, M G Rawlins, W G Moore London N.D.
Children’s Encyclopaedia of Knowledge – Book of Nature London 1970
Encyclopaedia Britannica –
A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature Ninth Edition
Incomplete set of twelve volumes. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black 1875-89 Bookplate of George Campbell.
Loose worn boards, with rough repairs. Worn spines. Wanting Vols. 3,6,7, 8, 11. Index volume [13] present.
Newnes’ Pictorial Knowledge –
General Editors: R H Poole, Peter Finch, Walter Shepherd Art Editor: A H J Humphreys Complete set of ten
volumes London N D (c1956) [In excellent clean condition]
Immortal Heroes of the World –
Being Volume 1 of The Children’s Treasure-House edited by Arthur Mee London
Heron Books Series, with introductions and frontispiece portraits
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice 1968
Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights 1966
Benjamin Disraeli: Coningsby__ 1968
George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss N.D.
Oliver Goldsmith: TheVicar of Wakefield N.D.
W M Thackeray: Vanity Fair N.D.
William Shakespeare: The Complete Works In four volumes. N.D.
Reader’s Digest Series (Condensed Books)
Twelve volumes, published 1973-2000, with four or five titles per volume
One volume: Best Loved Books (Treasure Island, The Call of the Wild, Oliver Twist, The Diary of A Young Girl)
published 1980
Miscellaneous
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. … To which is added The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides By James Boswell,
Esq. (edited by P Fitzgerald) London 1897. [A reprint of the sixth edition]
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. (A new edition, elucidated by copious Notes. With
illustrations by Julian Portch) London 1867
The Complete Poetical Works of Lord Byron With an Introductory Memoir by William B Scott. London 1887
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth With introduction by Edward Dowden. London N.D.
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth (edited by W M Rossetti) London N.D. [Inscription inside cover with
date 1st January 1898]
A Century of Sea Stories edited by Rafael Sabatini [Lacking half-title and title page] Waverley By Sir Walter Scott
N.D.
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