Clan Maclean Heritage Trust

The Clan Maclean Bibliography and Archive

An important function of the Trust is to collect, preserve and make available to the public books and manuscripts about distinguished members of the clan and its history.

The collation and preservation of the Clan Maclean archive has been entrusted to the Museum on the Isle of Mull, where it can be viewed by eligible or approved persons (see below) during normal opening hours or at other times by appointment with the archivist, Jean Whittaker (archivist@mullmuseum.org.uk).

The Museum's normal opening hours can be found on the Museum's website. It should be noted however that, even during normal opening hours, permission to view the archive will only be granted to

as the archive is stored in a separate part of the Museum (upstairs) and is not open to the general public at any time.

Anyone wishing to see the archive, whether during normal opening hours or by appointment, therefore needs to show proof of membership of a Clan Maclean Association, or proof of membership of the Friends of the Clan Maclean Heritage Trust, or a letter from the Secretary to the Trust authorising the person named in the letter to inspect the archive. In all cases, original membership cards or letters, not photocopies, are required. Proof of identity, showing that the visitor is indeed the person named on the membership card or letter, is also required.

A list of all the books, articles and historic documents contained in the archive can be viewed and down-loaded if required by clicking here. A searchable version of this list is being developed.

The archive does however have some significant gaps, which we would very much like to fill. The most important books that we are missing are listed here. If anyone can supply any of these, or help us to locate them, we should be delighted to hear from you. Please contact the Secretary.

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