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SA4/4282/12 · 1936-1938
Part of Books and publications

1936
Tirval (T.P. Ollason), "'Bout ship'" (story);
J.F., 'Job's wife' (anecdote from John Sinclair, Scenes and Stories, 1890);
'Extracts from the "Shetland Journal" June 11, 1836' - on Shetland Literary and Antiquarian Society, mermaid fishing, story of an eagle and a turbot, a dexerous fisherman, steam communication with Shetland;
J. F. The reported Fenian invasion of Shetland in 1866;
J.F., 'The safety of being in the Free Church' (anecdote);
T.P. Ollason, 'Maaly' (poem)

1937
'A Whalsay man's yarn of fifty years ago';
Oliver Groat, 'The coming of Tammie' (story);
'The Rev. John Skinner's connection with Shetland, 1740-42';
'Shetland pigs'

1938
John Kerr, 'A visit to Fair Isle and Foula in 1866' (from Good Words, 1 August 1866);
Charles Johnson, 'Gavan Brown of Stenness: a Shetland haaf fisherman of the 18th century';
'A romance of the ninth century connected with Mousa'

SA4/4282/13 · 1939-1940
Part of Books and publications

1939
Capt. A. Halcrow, 'A trip on the last Shetland herring smack: as it would be told by an English visitor';
Charles Johnson, 'A defence of the haaf fishing';
A.N.O.F., 'Johnnie' (poem);
'The Foula film' (The Edge of the World)

1940
Capt. A. Halcrow, 'How the Finn folk first came to Thule: a fantasy';
John Nicolson, 'Thorval's rival';
James Fraser. 'Some Shetland folks in 1576, that were oppressed by Lord Robert Stewart and Laurence Bruce of Muness';
James Fraser, 'Sir Henry Hollander's adventure off Bressay, in 1840: and Dr Barclay'