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The crofters : historical background, list of documents, extracts and facsimiles

1995
Books, Manuscripts
941.108Published by the Publications and Education Branch of the Scottish Record Office, this booklet illustrates the social life of the crofting communities, from the early 19th century through to the passing of the Crofters' Act of 1886, and beyond. It covers the clearances, the effects of the potato blight of the 1840s, land raids, the Report of the Napier Commission on conditions in the Highlands and Islands (1884), the effect of the Crofters' Act itself through the work of the Crofters' Commission and the Congested Districts Board, emigration and the coming of the railways and tourism.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Publications and Education Branch, Scottish Record Office, 1995.
Collation:
1 volume (unnumbered) : illustrations, plan, facsimiles ; 30 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Cover image: "Crofting family near Ullapool, c.1880 (Scottish Ethnographical Archive, National Museums of Scotland)."
Audience:
pyu; syl; sym
ISBN:
18708740729781870874076
Dewey class:
941.108J941.15941.15333.4
Local class:
941.1333.4941.108
Language:
English
Index terms:
History.primary sourcesrailways20th centuryemigrationNapier Commissionland raidsHighland Clearances19th centuryScotlandCroftingScotland history, 1837-1901
BRN:
734836
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