Manx Natonal Heritage Library and Archives Dissertatons, theses and essays May 2021 'A study of language death and revival with partcular focus on Manx Gaelic' Ager, Simon 2009 dissertaton 1 volume Masters dissertaton submited for a Linguistcs degree at Bangor University. The dissertaton explores themes of language death and revival focuses on Manx Gaelic. Chapters covered language death; language revival and revitalizaton; decline of the Manx language, history of the language. revival of Manx; methology; current state of Manx, future of Manx; discussion of revival and language death. MS 12375 'Size Maters. A Case Study of Small Island Democracy on the Isle of Man'. Ahlbom, Tove 2012 document 39 pages Bachelor dissertaton in Politcal Science submited to the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The thesis is a case study of the Isle of Man politcal system, aiming to further explore variables related to smallness and "island ness" that beds for a consensual type of democracy. Subjects explored: democratc insttutons in small island states; consensual systems; Britsh politcal and cultural heritage; crown dependency relatons with the UK; Viking heritage; homogeneity; Governmental organisaton; enabling economic growth. Appendices includes: a schematc model of the Isle of Man politcal system. MS 13296 Page 1 of 287 'Biology and behaviour of common shrimp species from Isle of Man waters' Al-Adhub, Abdul-Hussain Yousif 1974 thesis 1 volume Illustrated PhD thesis submited to the University of Liverpool by a student at the Port Erin Marine Biological Staton (Port Erin Ref: ZAT 030). MS 11474/28 'Entertainment and Expression: Musical Actvity in World War II Internment Camps on the Isle of Man'. Allan, Alice 2013 dissertaton 52 pages Masters dissertaton in music submited to University of Southampton. The dissertaton seeks to explore how music was facilitated within the camps and how it fulflled the functon as entertainment and expression using camp newspapers of Hutchinson, Onchan and Sefon camps as the main source. Chapters covered: context of internment and internees; the process, politcal and social context; community life in camps; cultural life, camp newspapers; facility and functon of music, entertainment and expression; the importance of musical actvity. MS 13459 'The dynamics of exploited populatons of scallops (Pecten maximus L.) and Queens (Chlamys opercularis L.) in the north Irish Sea' Allison, Edward Hugh 1993 thesis 1 volume Illustrated PhD thesis submited to the University of Liverpool from a Post graduate student at the Port Erin Marine Biological Staton (Port Erin Ref: ZAT 132). MS 11474/79 Page 2 of 287 'Maughold High Cross: Unlocking its Symbolic Meaning' Allwood, David April 2015 dissertaton 60 pages Illustrated dissertaton submited for BA History, Heritage and Archaeology degree to the Isle of Man College, working in conjuncton with the University of Chester.The dissertaton examines the history and symbolism of the High Cross at Maughold, atemptng to unlock the meaning of these symbols and help clarify the provenance and context of this unique Manx monument. Chapters covered: an illustrated descripton; the church and parish of Maughold; methology; 20th century developments of Maughold High Cross. Part two includes images of the cross and carved images that are on the cross are featured. MS 13836 'Populaton dynamics and feeding habits of the chaetognaths Sagita elegans Verrill and Sagita setosa Müller in Manx waters, North Irish Sea' Alvarez-Cadena, Jose Nicholas 1988 thesis 1 volume Illustrated PhD thesis submited to the University of Liverpool by a student at the Port Erin Marine Biological Staton (Port Erin Ref: ZAT 099) researching a parasitc worm. MS 11474/65 'The ecology of the Manx strand line' Andrews, James Ward 1991 thesis 1 volume; 1 page loose-leaf abstract Illustrated PhD thesis submited to the University of Liverpool by a student at the Port Erin Marine Biological Staton (Port Erin Ref: ZAT 119). MS 11474/72 Page 3 of 287 'Studies on the biology of the queen scallop Chlamys opercularis (L)' Aravindakshan, I. 1955 thesis 1 volume Illustrated PhD thesis submited to the University of Liverpool by a student at the Port Erin Marine Biological Staton investgatng the life cycle, induced spawning in the laboratory, unsuccessful and potental use of the queen scallop by the fshing industry. (Port Erin Ref: ZAT 007). MS 11474/7 'The feeding ecology of a demersal fsh community over a muddy substrate of the West coast of the Isle of Man' Armstrong, Michael James 1979 thesis 1 volume Illustrated PhD thesis submited to the University of Liverpool by a student at the Port Erin Marine Biological Staton (Port Erin Ref: ZAT 054). MS 11474/41 'Smuggling and Wrecking in North East Wirral c1750-1866' Aspinall, Beverley July 2004 dissertaton 1 volume BA (Hons) History dissertaton submited to Liverpool John Moores University. The author examines both smuggling and wrecking (wreck lootng) in the North East Wirral area, paying atenton to the role of the Isle of Man as both warehouse and supplier of smuggled goods and its relatonship with Britsh authorites. She asserts that few people would refuse smuggled or looted goods but only the poorest in society actually paid for such crimes if caught. Includes descriptons of smugglers' ships seized Port Erin, Isle of Man (1786), also references to the Manx smuggling trade by the House of Commons as late as 1828. MS 11431 Page 4 of 287 'Gendered Identtes in Viking Age Diasporic Island Hubs - A Comparatve Study of Orkney and the Isle of Man' Athanasiou, Tara July 2020 dissertaton 87 pages Illustrated MLit Viking Studies dissertaton submited to the University of the Highlands and Islands. The author's abstract reads, 'This research examines how gendered identtes were constructed and evolved between the 9th and 11th centuries in the Norse diasporic island hubs of Orkney and the Isle of Man. Both women and men are needed to contnue and develop culture and this makes gender a useful framework of analysis to examine and compare how Norse culture was expressed and re-invented in diferent diasporic contexts. This research examines the evidence for gender in Orkney and the Isle of Man, how gendered identtes were experienced and displayed in pagan religion and during the conversion to Christanity and how gender identty was infuenced by mobility and ethnicity. The evidence for Orkney and the Isle of Man reveals both similarites and contrasts in the gendered patern of identty display: although Norse cultural contnuity was seen in both diasporic contexts this occurred to varying degrees and the diferent spheres of cultural infuence of Orkney and the Isle of Man had an impact on how gendered identtes were constructed, evolved and displayed in the two contexts'. Includes menton and comment on two decorated oval brooches found on the Isle of Man by metal detectorists in December 2018. Appendix 1: List of furnished burials on the Isle of Man Appendix 2: List of furnished burials in Orkney Appendix 3: List of memorial runic crosses on the Isle of Man Appendix 4: List of women mentoned in The Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles Appendix 5: List of male characters in Orkneyinga saga Appendix 6: List of female characters in Orkneyinga saga Appendix 7: Oval Brooches Find on the Isle of Man MS 14857 Page 5 of 287 In search of the Manxman' Bainbridge, Emma February 1997 dissertaton 1 volume Illustrated BA Fine Arts Valuaton dissertaton submited to Southampton Insttute Built Environment Division. Centred on Hugh Mackay Baillie Scot (1865-1945), his architecture, interiors, infuence and his market with partcular focus on his pianos, frst designed in 1896, which were to be come known as 'the Manxman'. Includes discussion of his Baillie Scot's work as architect, interior designer and advocate of the Arts and Crafs movement, the development of the pianoforte and The Manxman piano designed by Baillie Scot. MS 09798 'Modelling a network of candidate conservaton areas in the uplands of the Isle of Man, using optmisaton algorithms' Balson, Julian C. 2002 dissertaton 1 volume BSc dissertaton submited to an unknown university describing outcomes of a study funded by, and carried out in associaton with the Wildlife and Conservaton Ofce (WCO) of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Isle of Man Government. MS 13833/1 'Celtc and Scandinavian Language and Cultural Contacts during the Viking Age' Baranauskiene, Rasa 1974 thesis 1 volume Summary of doctoral thesis submited to Vilnius University, Lithuania. The thesis deals with Viking Age Celtc and Scandinavian language and cultural contacts which resulted in profound changes in both societes. Viking-Age rune stones found in the isle of Man contain some exceptonal features and in many ways diverge from the rest of Scandinavian runic corpus. The presence of the Ogham traditon in the Isle of Man might have been one of the factors why rune-stones were so well accepted and fourished in the Isle of Man during the Viking Age. MS 13998 Page 6 of 287 'Internment. The Press, Lord Swinton and the Cost to the Country' Barnes, Andrew Philip 2009 dissertaton 1 volume Masters dissertaton submited to the University of Liverpool in which the author analyses the role that newspapers played in the mass internment policy carried out by the Britsh government in the summer of 1940 as well as the role of the Swinton Commitee. He contnues with an examinaton of the cost of internment in both fnancial and human terms,including the efect on mental health, concluding that aspects of internment were understandable, 'However, deportng thousands of aliens to Canada and Australia, and the internment of thousands of refugees feeing from Nazi oppression, many of whom were elderly or infrm, was a step too far. Most of the enemy aliens interned in Britain during the Second World War were 'punished for what they were, and not for what they did'.' Discusses the sinking of the Arandora Star and Abosso.