COLLECTIONS INCLUDE:

The Argyll Papers at Inveraray Castle are the family and estate archive of the Campbell family, earls and dukes of Argyll. Dating from the 13^th century, the archive records 700 years of the family’s participation in Scottish, British and international events, their private lives and interests and the management of their extensive estates. Contents include: a large collection of writs and charters from the 14^th century on; records relating to the earls and dukes of Argyll’s official roles and responsibilities, 16^th – 20^th centuries; military papers, 16^th – 20^th centuries; personal and business papers of family members, 16^th – 20^th centuries, including personal correspondence of the Marquess of Argyll and Margaret Douglas, 1660 and 1673, papers of the 8^th duke of Argyll relating to his term as Secretary of State for India, 1860s-70s, and letter books and press cuttings of the Marquis of Lorne (later, 9^th Duke) as Governor General of Canada, 1878-1883; extensive estate archives for Inveraray; Rosneath; Kintyre; Lordship of Campbell (Clackmannanshire); Tiree; Mull, Iona and Morvern; Lismore and Scammadale Estates, 16^th – 20^th centuries; maps and plans including 18^th century estate surveys; with sub-collections relating to Callander of Ardkinglas and Craigforth, 17th – 19th centuries, Campbell of Southall, 18th – 19th centuries, Campbell of Craignish, 17th – 19th centuries, Campbell of Barbreck, 18th – 19th centuries and Campbell of Glendaruel, 18th – 19th centuries.