Scope and Contents Le Souef wishes to send Ewart a specimen of the racoon-like dog to compare its habits with Ewart's South American specimen, and to try to cross it with a small Pomeranian or Pekinese. This could help to prove that these breeds originated from a wild species indigenous to China and Japan, and challenge the theory that all dogs originated from the wolf. He asks Ewart for an account for the wool and weaving from Professor Barker and writes that he will see if Bruce will contact the universities...

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Le Souef writes that he and his wife are now on their way back to Australia via France. He asks Ewart to provide him with an account for the cloth he got woven for him as he would like to settle it before he leaves.

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Photograph of Pan women in the late 19th century or early 20th century. A handwritten note on the slide states, 'Pan's or weavers are a low caste of aborigines. These are Khond Pana.'

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Photograph of a man saree [Sari] weaving on a loom while men stand and watch at the Angal Agricultural Exhibition in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Story written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Prince Charlie' and telling the story of a blanket specially made for Bonnie Prince Charlie [Prince Charles Edward Stuart] after his defeat at Culloden, when he was staying Roisinish [Ròisinis/Rossinish]. An unmarried woman there by the name of MacMillan heard he had no bed clothes so persuaded her neighbours to make a blanket for him. They worked non-stop on the blankets and 'dried [them] on the face of the rocks...

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Vocabulary note written by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula about 'Lonachain' that it is the rope from the steps of the loom coming from the Old Gaelic 'Lonan' a rope. Text has been scored through in pencil.

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Vocabulary notes and saying connected to wool, basket-making and weavework probably from Hiorta/St Kilda including 'Balgan-aurais = Auras the bag in which oiled wool is put when ri calanas'; 'Adhrac-bhuaic = Horn in which grease is kept for household purposes', different words for 'Pill' including 'Sgiathag' and the saying 'Chan e aurais tha air mo chuig[e]il'.