Scope and Contents Series of papers concerning Angus Matheson of 66 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh. Papers include correspondence dated 31 August 1938, giving an account of Angus Matheson's canvassing for the position of Lecturer in Celtic at Glasgow University. Also one item of correspondence addressed to Dr MacLeod, dated 14 Feb 1938, which comments on George Calder's editing of the Poems of William Ross (Edinburgh, 1937) . Also a letter of application and testimonials in favour of...

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A bundle of handwritten notes, presumably by Mackinnon, about the contents of his collection. These notes were used in preparation for the printed catalogue.

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Titled 'Englsh translation', this is the printer's copy of a translation of the Glenmasan Manuscript.

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This appears to have been a textbook for undergraduates studying Gaelic in the 19th century. It appears to be reading material, mainly prose. The book is interspersed with handwritten notes and translations of words.

Scope and Contents The Carmichael-Watson Collection consists of papers belonging to the Reverend Alexander Cameron of Arran, Alexander Carmichael, civil servant and folklorist, Alexander MacBain of Inverness, and Professor William John Watson and his son James Carmichael Watson, along with books and papers belonging to the Reverend Charles Robertson of Jura, the Reverend Angus MacDonald, the Reverend Archibald MacDonald and the Reverend Father Allan McDonald of Eriskay. These include: invocations...

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A script or notes for a lecture, apparently to be address to graduates in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh, on 4 July 1913. The subject appears to be on the Highland-Lowland divide, and why Lowlanders should care about Celtic.

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A script or draft article about the mythological Irish figure, Deirdre, from the Ulster Cycle.

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Untitled, but with pencil written at the top of the first 'Glenmasan M.S.', this is a transcription of the Glenmasan manuscript. It contains sections of the Ulster Cycle, written in the Scottish Gaelic of the 15th century (early modern Scottish Gaelic).

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This is a transcription, likely by Donald Mackinnon himself, of the story in the item title. The original manuscript is held at the National Library of Scotland, manuscript number NLS.72.2.3,col.17.

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Titled 'The Glenmasan Manuscript', this appears to be a translation into English of the introduction to the text of 'The Story of Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach'. The story is found in the Glenmasan Manuscript in the National Library of Scotland, NLS.72.2.3