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DRYMEN & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

ARCHIVES LIST

(As revised April, 2018 by AJB)

A/01 ARCHAEOLOGY

/01 Lorna Main – Glasgow Herald 04/03/96 /02 Cashel /03 Auld Wives’ Lifts /04 Cashel- Proceedings Society Antiquities Scotland 1950-51 /05 Two axes from Drymen area /06 Fiona Booker and Loch Lomond /07 Archaeological information and advice /08 Ancient monuments and metal detectors /09 Managing Scotland’s archaeological heritage /10 Scheduled ancient monuments /11 Using metal detectors – Gordon Price /12 Loch Lomond fonts & effigy – Lacaille – Society of Antiquities Scotland 1934 /13 Cup marking in North Drymen – Society of Antiquities Scotland 1963-4 /14 Standing stone circles, Society of Antiquities Scotland 1880-90 Vol. 12 /15 Standing stones of the district, Society Antiquities Scotland 1892-93 Vol. 15 /16 Illustrations for ditto /17 Field Report – Barrhead & Neilston History Association 1986 /18 The Carved Stones of Scotland – Historic Scotland /19 Archaeological requirements /20 Early historic settlement on the western carselands of the Forth valley: a reappraisal by John G. Harrison and Richard Tipping. 2007. /21 Controversy on the Clyde, Archaeologists, Fakes and Forgers: the excavation of Dumbuck Crannog, by Alex Hale and Rob Sands. 2005 /22 Extract from John Guthrie Smith’s Strathendrick on standing stones and a “fine stone coffin”. /23* “People, pottery and the past: images of community archaeology in Argyll”, by Fiona Jackson and Sue Furness ISBN 978-0-9550049-9-5 /24* “Scotland’s Rural Past: community archaeology in action”, RCAHMS 2011. /25* “A practical Guide to Recording Archaeological Sites”, RCAHMS 2011. * Due to their format as books these are not filed in the information files, but stored nearby.

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A/02 ABERFOYLE & THE TROSSACHS

/01 Aberfoyle and Trossachs c1905 /02 Fairies of Aberfoyle – (Walk) /03 Earthquake at Aberfoyle – undated /05 Blank /07 Aberfoyle Coaches, notice of liquidation, Herald 25/05/12

see also Strathard News, in D&DLHS periodicals collection

A/03 AGRICULTURE

/01 Royal Highland Agricultura; Society papers (a – o) – M. Bruce /02 Strathendrick Agricultural Society: the 170th Show, 31st May, 1997: Early Farming and Early Show Records, by Mary Bruce.

B/01 BALFRON

/01 Balfron Heritage Exhibition – 1990 /02 18th Planned Village in Scotland – J. Leiper, 1986 /03 Balfron High School Badge /04 “ “ News 2/2000 /05 “ “ “ 9/2000 /06 “ “ “ 12/2000 /07 “ “ “ 11/2001 /08 Pocket History of Balfron – Susan Robson /09 ‘Indians’ as a place name, near Balfron Station /10 ‘Greek’ Thomson – Photo (2 copies) /11 The Lost History of Ballindalloch, Balfron, by A.M.M. and S.M.O. Stephen. 2009. /12 Jim Hendry, Balfron farmer -- celebrated by the Stirling Observer for filming the construction of the Forth Road Bridge between 1958 and 1963.

B/02 BALMAHA

/01 50 Years of Happy Returns (Mailboat) – Glasgow Herald, 1998 /02 Trip Down Memory Lane – Scots Magazine /03 Liquor Works at Balmaha – (D. Johnson) /05 Excursions to upper Forth and Loch Lomond /06 Balmaha Pyroligneous Acid Works, 1845 /07 Pyroligneous Acid Works Balmaha – Johnson 1982 /08 Balmaha Old Manse /09 Balmaha Pier rebuit /10 Balmaha Works layout /11 Balmaha visitor centre /12 The Waterwitch of Loch Lomond – A.J. Macfarlane, Balmaha 18/3/1964 /13 Pyroligneous Acid Works, Balmaha – J. Mitchell, Scottish Local History, Summer 2006

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/14 Oak Tree Inn News, Autumn/Winter 2011

B/03 BEN LOMOND

/01 National Memorial Park – 1995 /02 Ben Lomond – Walk of the Day – R. McOwen (3 copies) /03 Ball lightning on Ben Lomond - Daily Record 21/02/2000 /04 National Trust owners – Newspaper, 9/03/1984

B04 BIBLIOGRAPHIES

/01 History, etc. of the Endrick Valleys – Robb /02 Authors, Subjects and References 0 Local /03 Frank Barnwell & his flying machines /04 Note on James Bridie (Dr Mavor) /05 Mrs Catherine McVicar (3 copies) – Weekend 11/90

B05 REVEREND EDWARD BRYCE

/01 News cutting (2 copies) /02 Ditto /03 The Bryces of Ireland

/04 Rev. Ed Bryce – from J.E. Briggs, USA. /05 Letter and Article from D. Hume – Ireland /06 Broadisland Gathering, 1993 /07 Letter to Mr Briggs, USA /08 Letter from D. Hume, Ballycarry, Ireland /09 Broadisland Journal 1995 /10 Templecorran Project, Ballycarry /11 Rev. E. Bryce – brief review

B/06 BRIDGES

/01 Drymen Bridge /02 Other Forth Bridges – Fraser, 1990 /03 Notes on construction of Drymen Bridge /04 John Brown – bridge builder (Drymen Bridge) /05 John Brown: the master mason who built Drymen Bridge, J. Mitchell

B/07 BUCHANAN PARISH

/01 Living on the Land – J. Oswald, 1995 /02 Place Names and Families – J. Leiper, 1988 /03 Village and District History /04 Social Evening Programme, 1946 /05 Blank /06 Buchanan Parish Church /07 Vignettes of Memory – Lady Greville /08 Blank

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/09 Milton of Buchanan /10 First Statistical Account -1791 /11 Statistical Account 1841 /12 Statistical Account 1961 /13 Various manuscript notes – D.J. Johnson (J. Mitchell) /14 Milton of Buchanan – 1991 Census Data /15 Buchanan Community Council Minutes 16/01/1995 /16 Buchanan Voice, Issue 3, Dec. /17 Map, 6”, Buchanan Parish /18 Buchanan – Ordnance gazeteer c1892 /19 Vignettes of Memory, by Lady V. Greville /20 Balmaha area recollections, by D. Johnson /21 The Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond, by D. Johnson /22 The “Liquor Work” at Balmaha, by D. J. Johnson /23 Impressions of Ba’whinan 1920 – D. Johnson /24 Buchanan Smithy – Road Bridge (J. Mitchell) /25 Buchanan South – Register of Electors /26 Buchan Smithy old road bridge – John Mitchell /27 Dereck Fowles, MBE. Obituary to a resident of Buchanan Castle Gardens, 12 November, 2013. /28 Buchanan WRI’s 50th anniversary in 1992, group photograph.

B/08 GEORGE BUCHANAN

/01 George Buchanan – Giant of Killearn – Watson /02 George Buchanan – 5th centenary event programme /03 Killearn Kirk memorial service to George Buchanan /04 George Buchanan concert – Killearn Kirk 17/9/2006

B/09 THE BUCHANANS

/01 The Buchanans /02 The Buchanans – M. Bruce, 1995 /03 The Buchanans of Catter /04 The Buchanans of Catter Family Tree /05 Flyleaf on Buchanan by W. Duncan, 1723 /06 Proposed Clan Buchanan Clan Centre – R.B. Risk, Oklahoma /07 President of the USA /08 Manuscript notes by Mary Bruce /09 George Buchanan Monument – Killearn /10 Clan Buchanan Tour 1993 (Two copies) /11 The Buchanan Society /12 Buchanan Clan History /13 Buchanan Clan History /14 Buchanans of Ross Priory /15 Buchanans and Fort Ticondera – R.D. Buchanan /16 Manuscript on the Buchanans including George, by Mary Bruce /17 Archibald Buchanan, by Bob McCutcheon, Stirling Observer 5/12/86 /18 Letter from R.B. Risk, USA to M. Bruce 5/9/94

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/19 The Buchanan Banner (US) Fall, 1993 /20 Letter to DDLHS from Travel Agents International re 1993 visit /21 Letter from R.B. Risk to MB 3/9/93 /22 The Buchanans – Extract by W.D. Cocker /23 “In search of Buchanan”, by Irene Martin. Rosnashannagh Publishing, 2011. (Due to its format as a book this is not filed in the information files, but stored nearby).

B/10 BUCHANAN CASTLE

/01 Buchanan Castle /02 Buchanan Castle and William Burn /03 Buchanan Castle – Print /04 Buchanan Castle and Ice Houses /05 Ditto and Ghost – S. Express 1967 /06 Buchanan Castle Gardens (cutting) /07 Buchanan Castle floor plan (Burn 1853) /08 Victorian planning /09 Buchanan Castle floor plan (Burn, 1853) /10 Buchanan Castle (sketch) /11 A Brief review /12 Buchanan Castle – Lady’s Pictorial /13 Visit by Andersonian Nat. Society 1898 /14 Stirling Observer article – J. Vickers 1995 (2 copies) /15 Post Card Short History – M. Bruce /16 Slates danger (Stirling Observer, 1999) /17 Buchanan Castle Lodge /18 Approach to the Three Lochs – Buchanan Castle /19 Plan of Buchanan Castle interior, 1939 /20 Buchanan revisited - Doris Pritchard /21 Letter- Jackson to Drymen Library 9/3/05 /22 Note on Buchanan Castle /23 The Buchanans /24 Buchanan Castle Gatehouse /25 Castle ghost – 20/8/1967 /26 Buchanan architects, by Jane Fawcett, 1976 /27 The Cemetery near Buchanan Auld House, by R.D. Buchanan. /28 Shah of Persia & Buchanan Castle, 18th July, 1889. (Ill. Sporting & Dramatic News 3/8/1889) /29 Report on Mason Work, by Leadbetter & Fairlie, Architects, 1902

See Also: W/02 WARTIME

B/11 BUCHANAN OLD HOUSE

/01 Brief Note 1823-1826 /02 Letters and Article from Scottish Record Office /03 Edinburgh Magazine 1787 /04 List of references

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/05 Notes by J. Mitchell /06 Note on the Old House /07 Chapel at the Old House

B/12 BUCHANAN ARMS HOTEL

/01 Vickers’ View (press cutting) /02 Letter to Madam Drilhon-Buchanan 7/6/1938 /03 Planning application 12/1987 /04 Planning drawing – 943 /05 ditto 943-7/85 /06 ditto 943-15 11/87 /07 ditto 943-16 /08 ditto 943-17 /09 ditto 943-18 /10 ditto 943-19 – 11/87 /11 Drymen and the Buchanan Country – Eyre-Todd /12 ditto, 2nd copy /13 Manuscript notes by Mary Bruce /14 Hotel brochure /15 Hotel post card, photo /16 Buchanan Highland Hotel – press cutting

B13 BUCHANAN OF DRUMAKILL

/01 Press cutting – Bob McCutcheon, 1986 /02 Summons – 1722 /03 Instrument of Sasine 1705 /04 Instrument of Sasine 1688 05 Tacks, rentals and estate papers – J. Leiper

B14 BUCHANAN CHURCH

/01 Church History –G/H 1964 (Hess article on reverse) /02 Pastoral letter, 9/56 /03 A Short History (3 copies) /04 One page history – Buchanan Society, 1974 /05 Congregational Social, 3/4/1964 /06 Chapel of St Mary – J. Leiper /07 Funeral Service, Lady Helen Graham, 27/08/1945 /08 ditto , Duchess of Montrose, 25/11/1940 /09 Funeral Service, 23/01/54 /10 ditto Duchess of Montrose – 26/02/1957 /11 St Mary Chapel – Map /12 Brief Church History

See also M/01 for more information on the Montrose family

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B/15 BUILDINGS

/01 Lost Houses of Scotland /02 Five Large Houses of the Lennox – J. Leiper /03 Five More Large Houses f the Lennox – J. Leiper /04 Six Children’s sketches (listed, 1-6) /05 Notes on various buildings (3 pages) /06 Dalnair House – M. Bruce 1981 (2 copies) /07 Dalnair House, Fire and Ownership + Letter 1981 /08 Clachan Pub- oldest in Scotland, 1984 (2 copies) /09 Clachan Pub- Ghost 1994 /10 List of Buildings of Special Interest /11 Ditto –Drymen Parish (5 copies) /12 Ditto # Buchanan Parish (5 copies) /13 Gartmore House – 13pages, loaned by Mary Bruce /14 Gateside House /15 Pirnie Hall – Letters and data /16 Catter House – model (6 sheets) /17 Catter House – Notes /18 Catter – Scottish Field – Feb, 1971 (2 copies) /19 Creityhall Farm /20 Winnock Hotel /21 Millers Hall – Short note /22 Inversnaid Church /23 Ross Priory – letter from Mr Gray to A. Brown, 18/06/98 /24 Ross Priory – Scottish Field 08/96 /25 Ross Priorypolicies and Nature Trail /26 Ross Priory – colour brochure /27 Dualt cottages and Aucheneck, E. Garland 1985 /28 Parish Chruch – a brief history /29 List – Buildings of special interest (2 copies) /30 Finnich Malise, research notes /31 Email exchange between Jim Leiper and Lady Mary Mcgrigor re (a) John Cunningham of Drumquhassle and (b) the site of Drumquhassle Castle.

B/16 “B” GENERAL

/01 Poem to Blairour

C/01 CAIRNEY, ALAN

/01 The Baron o’Buchlyvie /02 The Queen o’Drymen Fayre /03 The Old Dalmeny Bridge /04 The Grand Bonspiel

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/05 The Golf Song /06 45 RPM Record /07 New songs of the Trossachs by Alan Cairney

C/02 CARBETH

/01 Press cutting 3/12/95, Scotland on Sunday /02 Note on Carbeth Huts 8/09/94

C/03 CARS

/01 Front Wheels (BSA) Gallagher 1/98

/02 Cowal Car – J W Robertson of Drymen – Autocar 24/11/33 /03 Donation from Deborah Fladgate, great niece of J W Robertson, of photos and copies of cuttings

C/04 CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS

/01 Directory for Drymen Area /02 Buchanan Castle Golf Club 1936-2011 /03 Drymen Art Club: Stirling Observer report on 2014 exhibition.

Note: Papers relating to Strathendrick Golf and Tennis Club, and Drymen Village Club held by Stirling Council Archives

C/05 COCKER, W. D.

/01 Letter (9/96) & notes from J. Kinnear /02 Letter from W. D .Cocker on his life – 6/04/59 /03 Scots Magazine 11/95 Article by J. Kinnear /04 W. D. Cocker – John S. Clark /05 ‘The Deluge’, by W.D. Cocker

C/06 CRAIGROYSTON

/01 Glasgow Herald – press cutting 28/05/80 /02 Hydro Board Brochure /03 Bye Bye Yon Bonnie Banks – Leiper & Carson 1977 /04 Ditto, reprint from Community Council News 10/78 /05 Road to an Eyesore, Glasgow Herald 1/05/80 /06 Craigroyston Secrets, Glasgow Herald 16/05/80 /07 Craigroyston and National Park Plan, Glasgow Herald 23/05/80 /08 Letter – Hydro Board to Mrs Stirling 27/0

C/07 CROFTAMIE

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/01 Proposed closure of Primary School 3/86 /02 Croftamie & its railway (missing from file, 17/07/2012 AJB) /03 Notes on Croftamie Farm (+ Moray Lodge) See also: G/07/10 for genealogy of Orr family, Croftamie Farm /04 Croftamie Action Plan 2008-2011 /05 Nursing Sister Jean Cross Morrison, born Croftamie 1905, lost at sea, following the sinking of the Tanjong Penang, 17 February, 1942. /06 Janet T.E.Riddle, obituary in The Herald, 27 February, 2016.

C/08 CRONIN, A.J.

/01 Family Note /02 Article /03 Who’s Who /04 Career review /05 Story of a Best Seller – A. Reed /06 Booklist /07 Pilgrims not Strangers /08 Obituary – Scotsman 01/10/81 /09 ditto /10 The Times, 13/10/81 /11 His Life and Works /12 ditto /13 Article, Helensburgh Advertiser /14 The Folk who knew Cronin

C/09 “C” GENERAL

/01 Chapman’s ledger – Mackay, Forth Naturalist a& Historian, 1976 /02 Coins – Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol 33, 2003 /03 Crookmaker – Peter Elder /04 Catter House (photo)

See also: B/15 BUILDINGS for more on Catter House

D/01 ‘D’ GENERAL

/01 Drumbeg Refuse Tip Enquiry 1983 /02 Doune Pistol Makers & letter /03 David Donaldson –Queen’s Painter /04 Devil’s Pulpit /05 Drymen Show 1994 J. Mitchell on Endrick River (2 copies) /06 Drymen Show Catalogue 1998 /07 Drymen Nursing Accounts 1934 /08 Drymen – New Health Clinic /09 Housing Development Report – Drymen Community Council

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/10 Coronation celebration in Drymen – 2/06/53 /11 David Donaldson, Artist, Exhibition 1982 /12 Ditto... Catalogue Review – Glasgow Museums /13 Ditto... press cutting /14 D. Drummond – Obituary, 1983 /15 Duntreath – Open Day, 1994 /16 Notepaper – David Wilkie, Tailor /17 Balfiunning House & J McFarlane – Glasgow Herald, 20/05/96 /18 Drovers; Return, John Mitchell’s new book /19 Mrs Margaret McLay of Drymen /20 Local Gaelic Survey 1700-1900 Aberdeen University /21 Diary – Drymen 10th Stirling Co. of Guides (leather bound) /22 Royalty & Duntreath Castle (Stirling Observer 18/09/1909) /23 OS Map Sheet 26/58 Drymen to Killearn /24 6” Map of Drymen Village /25 6” Map of Buchlyvie /26 Aucheneck and the Dualt Cottages /27 School Board Meeting, Drymen, 3/1891 /28 Royal Bank of Scotland centenary – Note 1856-1956 /29 Conservation Area Report by Stirling Council /30 Duntreath Castle (Photo – before alterations ) /31 Map of Drymen Village )c1861) /32 Drymen Community Theatre Newsletter /33 Drymen Bulletin Spring 2003 (Issue 1, only one issue known of). /34 Frank Bracewell: order of service for funeral 26 November, 2014.

D/02 DRYMEN GENERAL HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS

/01 Drymen Reading Club 1910, newspaper account of opening. /02 Drymen Parish 1910 /03 Drymen Parish, Ordnance Gazeteer 1882 /04 Drymen Directory /05 Drymen Parish, the Poor, Rev. A. Lochore /06 Drymen Parish, Statistical Account, 1793 /07 Ditto 1845 /08 Ditto 1961 /09 Review of Drymen “Fairs”, 1890 /10 Drymen Bobby – C> Smith, by N. Stevenson – Scottish Field 5/1967 /11 Notes on Old Drymen, by Mrs M. McLay /12 Gilfillan & Wilkie – advert page. /13-19 Blank /20 Drymen & East Loch Lomond (5 copies) /21 The Camerons of Drymen – J. Vickers, St Observer 10/01,97 /22 Residents’ Guide 9/96 /23 Finnich Blair & the MacQueens – J.Vickers, Stirling Observer 10/01/97 /24 Visitors’ Guide to Drymen – Brownies, 1997 /25 Piggery in Drymen – J. Vickers, St Observer 1/11/96 /26 Drymen & the Buchanan Country – G. Eyre Todd /27 Drymen’s Millennium Fair (3 copies)

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/28 Ditto Photographs of children 3/9/2000 /29 Drymen Conservation Area, Appraisal (Stirling Council 11/2001) /30 Drymen District by Road, J. Mitchell, 2002. /31 Remembrance Service 9/11/147 /32 Bank of Scotland Centenary /33 Extracts – 1854 Imperial Gazeteer of Scotland /34 Drymen Badminton Club – Minutes, 1941-1964 /35 Note on Drymen – M.B. Bruce /36 Traveller’s Notes on Drymen, 1871 /37 Letters from G. Gilfillan to J Leiper 2001, on War time days /38 Picture - “Bold Drymen” /40 Plan of Drymen, 1939 /41 Trip to Drymen Fair 1791, by Adam Baird (Glasgow City Archives 19/6) /42 A History of Drymen Fairs, by John Mitchell /43 Drymen War Memorial unveiled, 1922 /44 Alfred Brown Simpson, Drymen Postmaster, retirement /45 Notes on Drummakill, Castle Hill and Craigievairn /46 Recollections of the Past, by Frances Lander from an interview with Agnes Fisher /47 Cutting from Stirling Observer 8/11/2013 with photo of Agnes Fisher celebrating her 100th birthday /48 Marie Elder’s retirement as Community Librarian, with photo. From Milngavie &Bearsden Herald 27/6/2013 /49 Stirling Observer “Memory Lane” featuring 3 photographs of events in Drymen Library in 1990s. /50 Happy days in Drymen, Stirling Observer photos of Drymen Library events in 1980s and 1990s.

see also B/06 DRYMEN BRIDGE and P/01 PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS

D/03 DRYMEN CHURCH

/01 Drymen Parish Church 10/1992 /02 Ditto... Brief History (2 copies) /03-08 Blank /09 Looking back 100 years – A Brown /10 reopening of Church, 1880 /11 Christmas Carol to T&A Brown (1880 Photo) /12 Graveyard – Buchanan Hamilton 1802-1881 /13 Origines Parochiales Scotiae 1851 /14 Janet Morrison’s Trust /15 Blank /16 Strathendrick (&Drymen) – J Guthrie 1896 /17 Appointment of Drymen Schoolmaster, Drymen Church Records 1907 /18 Peter Stewart Mercer – United Presbyterian Church, Drymen /19 Blank

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/20 Rev. Duncan McFarlane 1708-92 (J. Mitchell, Forth Naturalist & Historian, 2002) /21-23 Blank /24 Photograph (John Mitchell) /25 Minute of Excambion [exchange of land] dated 1844 whereby the Antiburgers within the Parish of Kilmaronock gave up their place of worship there and acquired land to build a church and manse in Drymen, later known as the United Free Church (photocopy of original document together with a transcription by Carol Hemfrey). /26 Rev. John Hay, obituary in The Scotsman 19 March, 2016.

D/04 DRYMEN SQUARE & BUILDINGS

/01 S M T Magazine – 2 pages, 1932 /02 J. Vickers’ article, Stirling Observer 12/01/96 /03 Drymen’s oldest shop (2 copies) Stirling Observer 12/01/96 /04 Drymen Square – Painting 1900 (photo) /05 Photos 1907 /06 Painting – Drymen Square by Sam Henry 1900 /07 Drymen Butcher’s Shop – J. Vickers St Observer 29/11/96 /08 Drymen’s Railway Station – J. Vickers, St. Observer 12/96 /09 Salmon Leap Inn, Drymen – Stirling Observer 3/7/98 /10 Note on Winnock Hotel (Stirling Archives) /11 Byelaws for Village Green /12 Drymen Square – photos and map on reverse /13 Callum McDonald Butcher and his house (Stirling Observer 13/9/2002) /14 Millennium Fair on the Square /15 Drymen old photos –press cutting, Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, 22/3/2004 /16 Main Street, Drymen – postcard /17 Gowans’ Bakers, Drymen, notes compiled by Frances Lander /18 ditto... site plan and extract from fire policy schedule, 1918 /19 Extract from Sasines re James Gowans’ disposal of bakery premises, Sept. 1960 /20 ditto... Dec. 1960 /21 Photocopy of Drymen street scene showing Gowans’ shop /22 ditto... by war memorial /23 ditto ditto /24 Group photo of bakery employees, thought to include James Gowans, possibly taken in Dundee before he moved to Drymen. /25 Roddy McMillan, driver for Gowans’ bakery (post card) /26 Photo of David & Alison Gowans in their tweed shop in Newtonmore /27 Photo of Diploma awarded to James Gowans /28 Photo of Certificate awarded to James Gowans /29 Photo of poster announcing opening of James Gowans’ shop /30 Photo of wrapping paper for Gowans’ bread /31 Photo of James Gowans’ brass plate

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/32 DVD of postcards of Gowans’ shop, supplied by Hugh McArthur, Boquhan /33 DVD of photos to illustrate Frances Landers’ talk on James Gowans and his bakery business to Drymen & District Local History Society /34 Photocopy of sketch, 19c view of cottages from Drymen Square

see also C/03 Cars for information on the Hollybush Tearoom where JW Robertson had his workshop at the rear of the building

D/05 DRYMEN & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

/01 Local History Society – History Forum pamphlet /02 Constitution 07/10/1982 /03 Committee Meeting 23/01/85 /04 Letter to Lorna Main – Old Structures 25/06/84 /05 Newsletter, Summer 1984 /06 Committee 1986/1987 /07 Minutes 05/02/86 /08 Draft Agenda 23/01/86 /09 Minutes 04/03/87 /10 ditto... 22/02/84 /11 Agenda 23/01/85 /12 Minutes 10/02/88 /13 Syllabus 1988-1989 /14 Announcements, undated /15 Millennium Account of Drymen & District /16 ditto –book review by Ken Dunn /17 Correspondence on Millennium Papers (5 items, A-E) /18 Millennium papers – From G. Gilfillan 30/4/01 & 3/6/01 /19 ditto notes on the above by Carol Hemfrey /20 Drymen & District by Road – Occasional Paper No. 1, J. Mitchell, 2002. /21 Letters DDLHS and Council – items of historic interest, 1984

D/06 DRUMQUHASSLE FORT (SEE ALSO ‘ROMANS’)

/01 The North West Frontier of Rome – Gordon Price /02 Roman Fort at Drumquhassle – GS Maxwell 1979 /03 Recent Aerial Discoveries – Drumquhassle – Maxwell, 1983 /04 Brief Manuscript Notes /05 Blank /06 Letter to J. Leiper from G. Dixon, Archivist 11/11/96 /07 Roman aerial discoveries by G.S. Maxwell – Drumquhassle etc

D/07 DUMBARTON

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/01 A Short History – I.M.M. MacPhail, 1967 /02 Dumbarton 1815-1851, Gold, Alison & Beaton, 1979. /03 Alchemist of Kosmoid Hall – Glasgow Herald, 24/05/97 /04 Extract from “Book of Dunbartonshire”, by Joseph Irving, 1879, 2 pages

D/08 DRYMEN SHOW

/01 Catalogue 1990 /02 ditto 1991 /03 ditto 1992 /04 ditto 1993

D/09 DRYMEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL

/01 Minutes - 6/9/1982 /02 8/11/1982 /03 10/1/1983 /04 14/3/1983 /05 13/5/1983 /06 5/9/1983 /07 7/11/1983 /08 9/1/1984 /09 5/3/1984 /10 30/4/1984 /11 14/1/1985 /12 5/3/1985 /13 19/4/1985 /14 13/5/1985 /15 25/6/1985 /16 9/9/1985 /17 11/11/1985 /18 13/1/1986 /19 3/3/1986 /20 28/4/1986 /21 7/9/1987 /22 9/11/1987 /23 11/1/1988 /24 7/3/1988 /25 25/4/1988 /26 20/6/1988 /27 5/9/1988 /28 7/11/1988 /29 9/1/1989 /30 6/3/1989 /31 24/4/1989

E/01 ENDRICK

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/01 Biological survey of River Endrick – P. Maitland, 1961 /02 A Study of the River Endrick – Lucy Steel /03 Endrick Water – Geography Study – D. Shannon, 2/84 /04 Endrick below Drymen Bridge – John Mitchell, 5/94 /05 Fintry to Loch Lomond – press cutting /06 History & Topography of the Endrick Valley – Pauline E. Robb

E/02 ‘E’ GENERAL

/01 Education in Stirlingshire. Ref. to 1872 by Dr A Bain.

F/01 FAMILY HISTORY

/01 Pedigrees – local families 3/1935 /02 Family History Sources – Stirling District Libraries /03 On-line help – Glasgow Herald 23/03/97 /04 Local Information Sources /05 The International Genealogical Index (IGI) /06 Information Required for Family History Records /07 Family History – Monklands District Library /08 The Risk Pedigree (plus McKerracher) /09 Lennox Links (Dumbarton District Library /10 Letter from A. Brown to Mrs Smith, Calgary, 18/04/89 /11 Letter from B. BcCaul, Victoria 23/11/89 /12 Letter to B.McCaul – McFarlane of Sallochy by J.L. /13 Letter from B Boyden – Duchray Water 29/10/93 /14 Letter from A. McColl Ormiston – Vermont 6/10/96 /15 Rev. Professor Frend – obituary Daily Telegraph 11/08/2005 /16 Cosh family tree, compiled by Janet Denne (1991) /17 The Countess of Arran 20/7/1918-16/5/2013, born Fiona Bryde Colquhoun. Glasgow Herald obituary. /18 Buchanans & MacQueens of Drymen and their descendants, compiled by William Buchanan. 55p. /19 Sam Henry- Biographical details/extracts from 1881 and 1891 Census transcriptions, and appreciation by Joyce Begg, 2016 and Stirling Observer report on launch the History Societies publication, “Sam Henry: the Drymen Poet” in 2017. /20 Email exchange with Alastair Lennie in 2016 re Robert Aim Lennie (Doctor at Drymen Military Hospital, Buchanan Castle) and William Lennie of Ballochneck, Buchlyvie, mid 19th century. /21 Brief note on Tom Hutchison, beadle to the United Free Church, Stirling Rd, and his family /22 Ailsa Craig Stirling, Headmistress of Croftamie Primary School from 1967 to 1989. Copies of Glasgow Herald (19/1/2017), Milngavie & Bearsden Herald (2/2/2017) and Stirling Observer (22/01/17) obituaries. .

see also G/07 GENEALOGY and B/09/ THE BUCHANANS

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F/02 FARMING HISTORY

/01 Husbandry in Stirlingshire, 1808. /02 Baron O’Buchlyvie – Glasgow Herald, 29/10/90 /03 Agriculture Hand Tools – Shire Album, R Brigden 04 200 years of Drymen Show, report in Drymen Reporter June 2016.

F/03 FINTRY

/01 The Story of Fintry by D. Wilson /02 The Clachan of Fintry – newspaper photos

F/04 FLORA AND FAUNA

/01 In search of the Buchanan Fern – J. Mitchell, 1991 /02 Queen amongst Lady Ferns – Arran – J. Mitchell etc, 1992 /03 Sketch of the Buchanan Fern – J. Mitchell /04 In Search of the Buchanan Fern – J. Mitchell & J. Mason. 198- /05 Sitka Spruce /06 Management of Broadleaved Woodland /07 Improving Upland Forest for Birds. /08 The Forestry Commission & Conservation /09 Policy for Broadleaved Woodland. /10 Brief Guide to Britain’s Principal Trees. /11 Buchanan Castle Arboretum = Royal Scottish Arboriculture Society 5/08/1896 /12 Tale of Wild Boar on Loch Lomondside – J. Mitchell

F/05 FORESTRY

/01 Charcoal and charcoal burning – Shire Album D.W. Kelly /02 Wayfaring Pack /03 Achray Forest /04 Recognition of Hazardous Trees. /05 Blank /06 Uses of Barks /07 Forestry Cabins – Bookings /08 Forestry Commission Camping Tours /09 Scotland’s Forestry Heritage /10 Forestry Commission’s Objectives /11 Forest Commission & Recreations /12 Forestry Commission & Landscape Design /13 Improving Upland Forests for Birds /14 Cashback Demand from Cashel – Scotsman 10/09/2001

see also: M/05 THE MILLENNIUM FOREST – CASHEL

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F/06 “F” GENERAL

/01 Life and times of Sir Hugh Fraser

G/01 GARDENING CLUBS

/01 Drymen – The Stirling Journal, 1903 /02 ditto 6/03/1913 /03 ditto 13/03/1913 & 01/05/1913 /04 Drymen Gardening Club –press cutting 25/08/1961 /05 ditto ditto 30/08/1958 /06 ditto ditto 30/08/1963 /07 ditto ditto 10/09/1965

G/02 GARTMORE

/01 The Church – booklet (2 copies) /02 Lord Cayzer – Obituary Glasgow Herald 20/04/1999 /03 Gartmore 1991 Census Data /04 The “Invasion” of Gartmore – wartime.

G/02 GARTOCHARN

/01 Kilmaronock Church /02 The Tattler – Gartocharn Grapevine. /03-08 Blank /09 Christmas Tree Plans. Herald, 5/10/2000. /10-28 Blank /29 Loch Lomond Village by Joan Pearson – booklet /30-63 Blank

see also: The Dumpling Times, in D&DLHS Periodicals collection

G/04 THE GRAHAMS OF MONTROSE – (SEE ALSO M/01)

/01 The Lady Mary Dunn – Obituary 02/1999 /02 Grame descent through House of Montrose /03 Death Notices – Duke and Marchioness, 1922 and 1990 /04 Montrose ancestry by L.D. Graeme (sic). /05 Clan Graham – Booklet

G/05 ‘G’ GENERAL

/01 Gartness Mills – letter to L. Main from Royal Museum, 15/01/87 /02 The Endrick at Gartness – Neil Mackay /03 Blank /04 Gartness – Castlemill, Napier’s Site /05 City of Glasgow Coat of Arms /06 Glengoyne Distillery

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/07 ditto (in German) /08 Gartness – J. Vickers, Stirling Observer, 13/12/1996 /09 Rev. Ian Gray – Obituary, Glasgow Herald, 2/05/1996 /10 Rev. Patrick Graham – 1756-1835 /11 Prof. J. Glaister – Obituary Notes

G/06 CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

/01 R.B. Cunninghame Graham – Alister MacGregor, 1979 (2 copies)

G/07 GENEALOGY

/01 Enquiry – W. MacQueen /02 John MacFarlane – Putty Jock /03 G.W. Best Graham /04 W. McLellan, Miller at Kilmaronock /05 Letter to J. Leiper on locals, W. Buchanan, East Leake /06 G.W. Best Graham, Surgeon in Drymen /07 The Gows of Blairour /08 Notes on Agnes Mitchell /09 Family History Chart – Royal House etc. /10 Orr family, Croftamie, with photocopy of flyleaf of book signed by Walter Harvey Orr in Vancouver and related correspondence /11 Genealogy of the Carmichael family. Research records donated by John R. Carmichael, Victoria B.C. /12 Family history research into Sergeant Angus McCaig MM , born Drymen 1895, died Greenock 1961, by Carol Hemfrey. /13 John de la Cruz’s search for information on Matthew Buchanan, born Drymen 1731.

see also: F/01 FAMILY HISTORY

H/01 ‘H’ GENERAL

/01 Hess – Extract from ‘The Closing Years’ – D. Irving, 1987 /02 Doppelganger of Hess – (2 copies) P. Waddell /03 The Case of R. Hess – (2copies) J. Gibson Graham /04 Hess – Dumbarton & Vale of Leven Reporter, 28/04/87 /05 Hess – a Double Twist – Glasgow Herald 18/08/97 /06 Hess (Stirling Observer 4/05/2001) /07 Health of Forth Valley Population – 1988-9 /08 Obituary to Ian Hay, factor to Montrose estates /09 Hess – Glasgow Herald 9/11/2004 /10 Hess Monument destroyed at Eastwood – press cutting /11 Hess, letters to press (Stirling Journal etc 22/05/1941

I/01 ‘I’’ GENERAL

/01 Eddie Idle – ex warden, Loch Lomond

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Inchmurrin, Inchcailloch, Inversnaid see: L/03 LOCH LOMOND

J/01 ‘J’ GENERAL

/01 On the Road to Balmaha – Donald Johnson, Poet

K/01 ‘K’ GENERAL

/01 The Story of Killearn Kirk /02 Note on Robert King – Sheila Reid /03 Last Train from Kilmaronock – Dumpling Times 8-9, 2000

/04 Award to W. Kennedy, 1826 for “Neat Cottage” /05 Kilmaronock Parish – Book of Dunbartonshire

See also D/03/25 Antiburgers of Kilmaronock, acquisition of land in Drymen

L/01 ERIC LIDDELL

/01 Eric Liddell – A portrait by E. Soper – Glasgow Herald, 27/01/96 /02 Ditto (2 copies) – Glasgow Herald 11/07/95 /03 Eric Liddell – early days in China Mission (pre 1907) /04 Eric Liddell’s grave

L/02 LOCAL HISTORY FORUM AND SOURCES

/01-19 Blank /20 Local History Forum Year Book 1991-92 /21 Local History Sources – May, 1989 /22 Local Studies in Scottish Libraries /23 Local Life via Library Pub – National Book League 1984

see also: Local History Forum Journal in D&DLHS Periodicals Collection

L/03 LOCH LOMOND

/01 Extracts from the Registers of Great Seal /02 Loch Lomond – a Natural Treasure – SNH brochure /03 Beaver found near Loch Lomond – Herald, 9/02/96 /04 L L Post Offices & Island Mail Boat Service – R. Whyte /05 Scottish Office Report – March 1995 /06 Under the water of Loch Lomond – press cutting 22/04/96 /07 Loch Lomond & Inchcailloch Nature Trail /08 Holiday Guide to Loch Lomond – (2 copies) /09 Sea trout in Loch Lomond /10 Reservation over Islands – Glasgow Herald 14/04/99

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/11 Boating Controls on Loch Lomond – Glasgow Herald 28/03/91 /12 Islands and Archaeology – Herald, 22/07/96 /13 Studies on Loch Lomond – H.D. Slack 1957 /14 Boat Visit to Inchcailloch – R. McOwen /15 Boating controls on Loch Lomond – Glasgow Herald 27/03/91 /16 Loch Sloy Scheme Enquiry – Hydro Board 1945 /17 Golf Special Edition – Herald 9/96 /18 Loch Lomond – Freeze up (2 copies) Glasgow Herald 8/02/79 /19 Boy Statue at Luss – Full Fathom Five – Jubb, Glasgow Herald 29/06/68 /20 Loch Lomond National Park Pressure – Herald 7/07/97 /21 Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve – Nature Conservancy Council (2 copies) /22 Loch Lomond Association Newsletter, 1987 /23 Loch Lomond Survey – Civic Trust, Spring 1998 /24 50 Years of Royal Mail by MacFarlanes – Glasgow Herald, 9/03/1998 /25 Sale of Loch Lomond Isles – Herald 12/09/2000 /26 Sheilings and Droveways of Loch Lomond, by J. Mitchell. /27 Early geology of Loch Lomond, by J. Mitchell. Glasgow Naturalist, 2001 /28 Government concern over Loch Lomond. Glasgow Herald18/04/2001 /29 Natural History of Loch Lomond, Maitland, Adams and Mitchell /30 Charts & Buoys etc for Loch Lomond (Stirling Journal & Advertiser 20/02/1863). /31 G. Manley Hopkins & Loch Lomond (Scots Magazine, 2/2001, R. McOwan) /32 Inchcailloch and Buchanan Kirk Session 6/1965 (J. Mitchell) /33 Book review, J. Mitchell’s Lochlomondside. /34 Loch Lomond & Trossachs, Historic Scotland /35 Loch Lomond, Lairds & Legends, by Harry Worsely. ISBN 1 869850 02 5 /36 Natural History of Loch Lomond – University of Glasgow Press, 1974. /37 Clairinch, by M.B. Bruce. /38 Loch Lomond and early mapmakers, by J. Mitchell. (Glasgow Naturalist, 1999). /39 Sketch of Loch Lomond /40 Press & Post Dec., 2005 /41 Birth of Loch Lomond /42 From “Scottish Lochs” by Tom Weir /43 Notes and Photos of Loch Lomond, by J. Danielewsky /44 Lomond Guide – Newspaper /45 Loch Lomond to Gareloch – M.O.D. road opened to public – press cutting 16/02/1994 /46 The Lure of Loch Lomond – Ronald McAllister, 1997 /47 Tom Scott, ‘laird’ of Inchmurrin, 1925-2012, obituary. /48 L. McCallum, Rural Postman at Rowardennan, in snow storm, 1935. /49 Inchmurrin, by Dugald Scott. /50 Inchcailloch – Millennium service 21/5/2000 /51 Inchcailloch – extract from Scottish Lochs by T. Weir. /52 Inversnaid Fort – plan (2 copies

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/53 Ditto – plus other forts – plan (2 copies) /54 The Historic Landscape of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs (RCAHMS & Historic Scotland, 2000)

L/04 LOCH LOMOND STEAMERS

/01 Maid of the Loch – J. MacGregor, Glasgow Herald, 16/12/95 /02 Maid of the Loch –R. Cleary, 1979. /03 McFarlane Boatyard – brochure. /04 Extract from “Maid of the Loch” by Joan Pearson (c1973?). /05 Maid of the Loch, newspaper photo, etc. /06 Ditto – Glasgow Herald, 13/02,95. /07 English leisure group buys Maid of the Loch. /08 Lomond Prince – Newspaper photo – Glasgow Herald 12/03/94. /09 Prince Edward & Maid of the Loch, news photo

L/05 LIBRARIES

/01 Libraries /02 “Library on Wheels” (Stirling Observer 17/5/60)

L/06 LENNOX

/01 Lennox Ancient Land Charters (Clairinch)

M/01 ‘M’ GENERAL

/01 Millstones – Letter J. Mitchell to Tucker, 15/03/89. /02 The MacFarlanes /03 Arrochar & the MacFarlanes – Rev. H.S. Winchester /04 Duke of Montrose – Photo (2 copies) Scottish Farmer. /05 Montrose lineage /06 Montrose Estate Accounts – W. Liddell, 1875 /07 blank /08 ditto McAdam, Butcher 1887 /09 ditto Ritchie, Baker, 1877. /10 ditto Cowbrough, Grocer 1868 /11 ditto Cowbrough & Mercer, 1875. /12 ditto various (6 sheets) /13 Scotland of Mary Queen of Scots /14 Rob Roy MacGregor – Proclamatin 1719 /15 Duke of Montrose to Conservative Party – Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, 5/10/2001. /16 Gate with Montrose monogram, Coldrach Lodge – J. Mitchell /17 Montrose House, Balmaha, 1/5/1891. /18 Montrose House, Glasgow Herald 30/8/95

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/19 History of Strathendrick Lodge 780, Masons. 1891-1991 (Pub. D. White, Milngavie). /20 Notes on Duke of Montrose & family. /21 Rob Roy MacGregor – Booklet /22 Mills – a list of dates and locations. /23 “It’s time for Scotland to bring out her dead”, an article in the Herald by Kevin McKenna in 2013, referring to the 1st Marquis of Montrose /24 Mitchell Library, Glasgow -- Note on it’s founder, Stephen Mitchell’ /25 Catherine Graham, Duchess of Montrose – Herald report on tributes to 1/11/2014 /26 Catherine Graham, Duchess of Montrose – Herald obituary 3/11/2014

M/02 MAPS AND MAPMAKING

/01 Drymen Tree Preservation Area (2 copies) /02 Drymen Conservation area 7/91 (2 copies). /03 Loch Katrine pipelines. /04 Drymen Bypass. /05 Drymen Tree Preservation (Order No. 20) 06/74 – Original copy. /06 Drymen Village Plan. /07 Loch Lomondside, Early Maps & Mapmakers – J. Mitchell. /08 Drymen Village Map – pre-Bypass & Housing developments /09 Drymen to Killearn, 1865 – 6” to 1 Mile /10 Drymen & Kilmaronock 1899 – 6” to 1 Mile /11 Drymen Area – c 1750? – 10”x8” /12 Drymen & Buchanan, by Edgar, c1743, 10” x 8” /13 Loch Katrine & Loch Earn, 1927. /14 West Central Highlands /15 Map of Buchanan area. /16 Blaeu 1654, of Lennox as surveyed by Pont in the 1590s. /17 Part map – Loch Lomond & Trossachs. /18 Map - Drymen to Balmaha /19 Map – Drymen Parish – photocopy, no date.

M/03 MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

/01 Buchanan Churchyard /02 Drymen Churchyard /03 Inchcailloch Churchyard /04 Ditto, report on to Nature Conservancy – Easton & Lappin, 10/68 /05 The Glasgow Necropolis – Heritage Trail- Berry (Provans Lordship)

M/04 MUSIC AND SONG

/01 The Baron o’ Buchlyvie – Alam Cairney Collection /02 My Bonnie Balfron Home & Wha Daurs (reverse) /03 Callander Days & Tell Me How To Woo Thee

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/04 The Chieftain’s Return /05 Don Roberto /06 The Queen o’ Drymen Fayre /07 The Fintry Hills Are Bonnie /08 My Gartmore Home /09 Golf Song /10 The Grand Bonspiel /11 Jackie Rose /12 The Old Ward Toll /13 Step Intar Kippen /14 Oh My Sweet Lassie /15 The Old Dalmary Bridge /16 The Old Fayrie Steps /17 The Shoogie Shaggie /18 The Smiddy Waltz /19 The Tap o’ Doon Hill /20 The Wale o’ the North /21 The Fiddler’s Song /22 What Hae Ye Brocht Frae the Toon? /23 Ballad of Sir Malcolm /24 The Angler’s Toast /25 The Drymen Road (2 copies) /26 The Trystin’ Tree

M/05 THE MILLENNIUM FORREST

/01 Leaflet – Spring 1997 (2 copies) /02 Rob Roy’s Woodland – Glasgow Herald 17/08/96 /03 M.F.S. News January 1997 /04 ditto – November, 1997 /05 Cashel – Forest for a Thousand Years – 3/97 (2 copies) /06 ditto – Environmental statement /07 ditto – Appendices /08 ditto – Maps and illustrations /09 Loch Lomond Memorial Park – Glasgow Herald 4/06/96

M/06 MEDICAL SERVICES

/01 Defibrillator unit used for the first time at Balmaha, 15/8/2017, saving German tourist’s life. Stirling Observer report

N/01 NATURAL HISTORY – ANIMALS

/01 Goats of Loch Lomond – Scots Magazine 5/88 /02 Rossdhu House Reindeer Antlers – J. Mitchell, 1997 /03 Legacy of the Loch Lomond Wolf – J. Mitchell, 1996 /04 Large Fox at Fintry – J. Mitchell, 1998

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/05 Scottish Wildlife Journal – Jan, 1981 /06 ditto May, 1981 /07 Wildlife in the Trossachs

N/02 NATURAL HISTORY – BIRDS

/01 Birds of the Endrick Mouth to 01/01/1980, J. Mitchell. /02 ditto /03 Loch Lomond Bird Report, J. Mitchell. 1980 /04 ditto 1982 /05 ditto 1983 /06 ditto 1984 /07 ditto 1985 /08 ditto 1986 /09 ditto 1987 /10 ditto 1988 /11 ditto 1989 /12 ditto 1990 /13 ditto 1991 /14 ditto 1992 /15 Bird watching on Loch Lomondside – J. Mitchell, 1978 /16 R.S.P.B. Inversnaid Reserve /17 Clyde Birds 03/94 – I. Gibson (one sheet) /18 (Prof. Meiklejohn) By Yon Bonnie Banks – J. Mitchell.

N/03 NATURAL HISTORY – PLANTS AND TREES

/01 In Search of the Buchanan Fern – J. Mitchell & J.B. Mason, 1981 (5 copies) /02 ditto, Part 2, J. Mitchell, 1990 /03 Botanical Society of Edinburgh – News Stirlingshire 02/83 /04 The Dock of Loch Lomond – J. Mitchell, 1988 /05 A Notable Hazel in Strathblane – J. Mitchell, Glasgow Naturalist, 1988.

N/0 ‘N’ GENERAL

/01 John Napier & Merchiston Tower /02 Napier – A History /03 National Parks for Scotland – Loch Lomond Park Boundaries

O/0 ‘O’ GENERAL

/01 Blank

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P/01 PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS

/01 Step Back in Time – Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, 22/04/94 /02 Reading Room & Main Street, Drymen /03 Letter from Mrs Cain with Post Cards, 24/11/83 /04 Flats Development Drawing 011/2 - 05/79 /05 ditto 011/2 – 02/80 /06 Planning Appeal – Gould & Agnew 8/03/85 /07 Structure Plan for Central Region 10/11/88 /08 ditto – Reports 1-30, 17/01/79 /09 “A picture postcard from Drymen” by John Mitchell. Forth Naturalist and Historian, vol 35, p113-5; 2012 /10 Stirling Observer report on the publication of Drymen and Buchanan/ a further selection of old photographs by Mary Bruce, 1993

P/03 POETRY

/01 Sam Henry Collection – Mrs Strachan – 03/89 /02 Dreams of Youth, by A. McBeath & letter 2/11/97 /03 Blank /04 Drymen & Neighbourhood, by A. McBeath 1875 /05 Blairour, by A. Gow /06 The Round Tower, by J.T. Monteith, 1859. /07 Poems by “Falstaff” and Harvey Scott. /08 Poems by “J.T.M.” /09 Poems by Harvey Scott on Rev. J. Monteith on 40th anniversary of his ministry – 1958. /10 On the Road to Balmaha, poems by Donald Johnson 1984.

P/04 ‘P’ GENERAL

/01 Poor Relief, by Rev. A. Lochore (Drymen) – 1843. /02 Parliament Plans – Land ownership – Guardian 9/06/97 /03 Blank /04 Blank /05 Pottery Press Vol 1, No 1. 20/01/96 /06 ditto No 3 /07 ditto No. 4 /08 ditto No. 6 /09 ditto No. 7 /10 ditto No. 8 /11 ditto No. 9 /12 ditto No. 12 /13 Pyroligneous industry in West of Scotland /14 ditto at Millburn (J. Mitchell) /15 Pyrologneous acid – various notes (J. Mitchell)

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/16 Drymen Local Post Offices /17 Ditto – by John Mitchell (2009)

P/05 POPULATION CENSUS

/01 Census 1800, 1811, 1821, 1831, 1871, 1881 /02 Buchanan Census District 1, 1881 /03 ditto 2 /04 ditto 3 /05 ditto 4 /06 ditto 5 /07 Buchanan Parish Population Study – J. Leiper, 1986 /08 Census 1951 (poor legibility) /09 1981 /10 Census 1991 Aberfoyle /11 ditto Balfron /12 ditto Balmaha /13 ditto Blanefield & Strathblane /14 ditto Buchanan Castle /15 ditto Buchlyvie /16 ditto Croftamie /17 ditto Drymen /18 ditto Fintry /19 ditto Gartmore /20 ditto Killearn /21 ditto Milton of Buchanan /22 Stirling by Numbers – Update 08/1998 /23 Census 1991 –Stirling Council Area – Wards 1-22 /24 Manuscript Note – 1981 Census /25 Notes on Population – Drymen & Parish

P/06 POPULATION – ELECTORAL ROLLS

/01 1987 Drymen (part) /02 1990 Balfron (part) /03 1990 /04 1990 Buchanan /05 1990 Croftamie /06 1990 Drymen /07 1990 Inversnaid /08 1990 Killearn /09 1991 – Draft – Balfron /10 ditto /11 Buchanan /12 Croftamie /13 Drymen /14 Inversnaid /15 Killearn

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/16 1991 (Final) Balfron (part) /17 Buchanan /18 Croftamie /19 Drymen /20 Inversnaid /21 Killearn /22 1992 (Draft) Balfron (part) /23 Balfron /24 Buchanan /25 Croftamie /26 Drymen (part) /27 Inversnaid /28 Killearn /29 1992 (Final) Balfron (part) /30 Buchanan /31 Croftamie /32 Drymen (part) /33 Inversnaid /34 Balfron (part) /35 Killearn /36 1993 (Final) Balfron (part) /37 Balfron (part) /38 Buchanan /39 Croftamie /40 Drymen (part) /41 Inversnaid /42 Killearn /43 1993 (Final) Balfron (part) /44 Balfron (part) /45 Buchanan /46 Croftamie /47 Drymen /48 Inversnaid /49 Killearn /50 1994 (Final) Buchanan /51 Croftamie /52 Drymen /53 Killearn /54 1995 Croftamie /55 Drymen /56 Killearn /57 1996 Buchanan /58 Croftamie /59 Drymen /60 Killearn /61 1998 (Draft) Drymen S698 /62 ditto /63 Drymen S701 /64 ditto Drymen S701 /65 Drymen S704

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/66 Drymen S704 /67 Drymen S707 /68 Register of Electors – Buchanan

Q/01 ‘Q’ GENERAL

/01 Quarrying of Limestone, J & A Mitchell – 09/83 /02 ditto – photocopy /03 Mineral workings at Aberfoyle /04 The Queen (Elizabeth 2nd) in her Circle (Woman’s Weekly 12/11/1977 /05 Queen Victoria’s Visit to Glasgow – 1845 /06 Old Cornstone Workings – J. Mitchell, Glasgow Naturalist 22, 1995 (2 copies) /07 Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (HMSO, 1973 SBN 11 490978 4)

R/01 GENERAL

/01 Blank /02 The Royal Bank of Scotland 1856-1956 /03 Royal Visit to Buchanan Castle, 1914 /05 James W. Robertson – engineer, Drymen (3 sheets) see also C/03 for more on J W Robertson /06 Notes on Ross Priory – M. Bruce /07 Ross Priory and Gardens /08 Renton – old press notes /09 Royal Bank of Scotland, Drymen

R/02 RIGHTS OF WAY

/01 Leaflet by Stirling District Council -2 copies /02 Letter, Stirlig District Council to Drymen Community Council /03 Local area OS map – 1:25,000 NS 48 /04 Footpath Note, Drumbeg to W. Drumquhassle, 1982 /05 Buchanan Home Farm /06 Cinder Path, Croftamie /07 Drymen School to Gateside /08 Gateside to Blairoer /09 Croftamie to Park of Drumquhassle /11 Drymen to Buchanan Home Farm /12 Balmaha via Conic /13 Blank /14 Map –Rights of Way

R/03 RAILWAYS

/01 The Story of the West Highland (LNER 1940s)

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/02 Clyde & Loch Lomond – J. Thomas, 1971 /03 Forth & Clyde Junction Railway – Railway Magazine, 1/29 /04 Note on the Leven Railway /05 May & Text on Forth & Clyde Valley Railways /06 Forth & Clyde Railway Junction (3 sheets) /07 Photo – Gargunnock Station – Stirling Observer, 19/03/99 /08 Photo – Drymen Station at Croftamie – Mary Bruce /09 Back Track to the Rural Stations – Stirling Observer 26/02/1999 /10 Proposed 1883 Glasgow & NW Railway – Map /11 Strathblane Station – Alison Dryden leaflet 2001 /12 John Blair of Croftamie (Scotsman, 5/04/1993) /13 Caldarvan Station (Formerly Kilmaronock Station) /14 Line Closure – Strathendrick & Aberfoyle, 1951/50 /15 1921 Railway Timetable, Balloch – Stirling etc /16 Drymen Station – notes by Mary Bruce /17 Railway map – Caldarvan area /18 Forth & Clyde Junction Railway – R.D. Campbell, 2010 /19 Railways change forever – Jennifer Allardyce /20 Forth & Clyde Junction Railway – report from The Locomotive, 1934 /21 “The Great Day” - Opening of Blane Valley Line, 1867 /22 Stirling Observer report on Opening of Blane Valley Line, 1867

R/04 ROMANS

/01 NW Frontiers of Rome – Gordon Price /02 Map of Flavian Forts (3 copies) – Breeze, 1994 /03 Aerial Photo – Drumquhassle /04 ditto /05 ditto /06 Photo-copies of 03-05 above (2 sets) /07 Drumquhassle – National Monuments note /08 Roman Fort at Drumquhassle – G.S. Maxwell (3 sets) /09 ditto – plus inventory /10 Six Roman Forts – G.S.Maxwell, 1989 (2 sets) /11 Drumquhassle – G.S. Maxwell, Britannia 1983 -14, 167-81 /12 ditto, but p167 missing (3 copies) /13 Drumquhassle Locality May

S/01 ‘S’ GENERAL

/01 Origin of Templars, Spittal, etc - -2/05/80 (Up & Down in the Lennox On the trail of Scott, 2nd series, No. VII /02 Strathblane – John K. Campbell, 1994. /03 Stained Glass, Strathblane Parish Church, - Rev. Fleming, 1994 /04 Sundials of 6 counties – Glasgow Archaeological Society /05 Obituary – Major Patrick Telfer Smollett – Lennox Herald, 11/04/97 /06 Strathblane and the Edmonstone Family /07 Strathendrick News = 03/98

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/08 Strathendrick Curling Club – 1846-1996 (2copies) /09 Scotch Mule Sheep Flock at Gartincaber – Scottish Farmer 29/07/2000 /10 Strathendrick Golf Club – Calendar 2001 – Centenary year /11 ditto – Bazaar notices etc, 1902, 1927 /12 Sir Walter Scott & the Trossachs. ISBN 1 870542 053 /13 Strathendrick History – J. Guthrie Smith, 1896 /14 Strathendrick Golf Club – CD by J. Carlton /15 Willie Simpson – Profile in Oak Tree News, Autumn 2012

S/02 SCHOOLS

/01 Basic Information on Central Region Schools – 11/94 Education Services /02 Drymen New Primary School – Central Regional Council /03 Inspection Report 1984, Drymen Primary School /04 ditto 1991 Buchanan /05 ditto 1993 Killearn /06 Proposed Changes to Primary Education in Drymen Area 31/01/84 /07 Drymen – New Primary School – Plan DP/SK/05 /08 Basic Information on Schools in Central Region – Education Service, 1994 /09 Drymen Primary School – Community Use 18/02/89 /10 Dalmary School, closed c 1895 /11 Drymen School celebrating their fourth eco flag. Photo in Milngavie & Bearsden Herald 29/9/13 /12 Balfron High School’s Monthly Magazine, issues 3 and 4, November and December 2012 /13 “Education in Stirlingshire: from the reformation to the Act of 1872”. by Andrew Bain. University of London Press, 1965. (Due to its format as a book this is not filed in the information files, but stored nearby).

S/03 STIRLING

/01 Stirling by numbers – 1997 – Stirling Council /02 ditto 1996 /03 The Stirling Region – Timms, 1974, Stirling University /04 Stirling Council Coat of Arms – 3/97 – Stirling Council /05 Electoral Ward – Strathendrick North /06 ditto Strathendrick South /07 ditto Queensland North /08 ditto Trossachs /09 ditto Balfron /10 Sources, Stirling and District History, Forth Naturalist & Historian, 1997 /11 The Stirling Heads /12 Johnson’s Stirling Almanac – 1836

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/13 Stirling Castle. H.M.S.O. /14 Stirling Heritage Walk. /15 Stirling Observer, 1836-1986 – (Anniversary Edition) /16 Stirling District Libraries Annual Report – 1993/4 /17 Ditto 1994/5 /18 Stirling Observer – Bull attack in Gartocharn – Demise of “Salmon Leap”, 19/10/01 /19 Invitation to Smith Gallery – JP Adam Exhibition – 4/1996 /20 Stirling Observer 15/02/1890 – Drymen & Strathblane + Railways /21 Note on Stirling Castle

T/01 ‘T’ GENERAL

T/02 TRADE

/01 A Chapman’s Ledger (18th cent. trade) Forth Naturalist & Historian, 1976

V/01 VALE OF LEVEN

/01 The River Leven Heritage Trail. Leaflet published by West Dunbartonshire Council

W/01 ‘W’ GENERAL

/01 Not assigned /02 “The Rural Remembers” – Local History 1925-65 WRI /03 West Highland Way Co Community leaflet /04 The Whangie Walk – Scotland on Sunday, 08/12/96 /05 Weather (Rainfall) – Bridge of Alland, 1996 /06 Water Supply from Loch Katrine /07 ditto – Notes & statistics /08 The Whangie, by Tom Prentice. Glasgow Herald, 30/10/04 /09 Weir’s Way – Glasgow Herald, 9/2/1985 /10 ditto – Glasgow Herald – Alexander Wilson, US ornithologist, 28/9/1985 /11 Water Supply from Loch Katrine – Strathclyde Regional Council /12 West Highland visitor centre tariff 1990 /13 West Highland Way guide – Part 1- R. Aitken, 1980. /14 Washer Women at foot of Ben Lomond (Old photo – J. Mitchell) /15 Whisky smuggling, involving men from Gartmore and Aberfoyle, 1813.

W/02 WARTIME

/01 1953-1954 Ration Book, Jane Veitch /02 ditto Elizabeth Miller /03 National Registration Identity card, 1954 Elizabeth Miller

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/04 Memorial Notice to C. McCreary, 1918 & F.L. McCreary, 1920. /05 Tribute to Bomber Crew, 23/09//94 – Lennox Herald ( 2 copies) /06 Bomber Crash on Conic Hill, 13/09/44 (2 copies) /07 Aircraft crash on Beinn Bheula – 13/12/1940 /08 Decoy Cities – Stockiemuir – Scots Magazine, Jan. 1989. /09 War Memorial – Order of service for the Unveiling and Dedication of the War Memorial in Drymen Parish Church on Sunday 15th October, 1922 and at the Memorial thereafter, with list of the fallen. /10 “World War One: service, spirit, sacrifice” -- Booklet compiled by Loch Lomond and Trossachs Community Partnership /11 (a) World War 2 POW camps, notes on sources of information; and (b) notes on cold war 1950-51 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on Stockiemuir, from Geoffrey Stell, RCAHMS, 2016. /12 World War One: Service, Spirit, Sacrifice. WW1 Commemorative Showcase. A brochure published by Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Community Partnership in 2015 /13 Civil Resettlement Unit (CRU) for ex-POWs in Buchanan Castle, 1946.. (Parts 1 and 2, being two email exchanges). /14 Photograph of headstones of World War Two war graves in Buchanan Churchyard, with a close up of the memorial to Leslie Porter R.A.M.C., died 1941

W/03 WILSONS

/01 Letters on Wilson of Finnich Malise & Wilson of Aucheneck. /02 John Wilson of Finnich Malise – C. Hemfrey? /03 Will details – Wilson /04 Plate – Drymen Parish Church to J.W. of Aucheneck, 1836-1922. /05 Obituary – John Wilson of Finnich Malise, 1928. /06 Wilson, Watson & McVinnie- booklet – Glasgow File, 1989.

W/04 WIND FARMS

/01 Ard Ghaoth wind farm proposal

END Revised - A.J.B. April, 2018