THE launch of the Argyll Papers on September 30 will be a rich resource for both a national and international audience.
The Argyll Papers are the family and estate archive of the Campbell family, earls and dukes of Argyll. The family rose to prominence in the 14th century and enjoyed close relations with the Scottish royal family and other noble families.
As a result, they acquired positions of power and responsibility and grants of land – the family became the major landowner in Argyll, owning the lands of Inveraray, Rosneath, Kintyre, Tiree, Mull, Iona, Morvern, Lismore and Scammadale as well as other parts of Appin, and lands and houses elsewhere, including Castle Campbell (Clackmannanshire), Stirling, Edinburgh and London.