Critical works

Key literature

Provided by Jules Anderson, MSc, QG, FSA Scot, CCSNA genealogist

Black, Ronald. (2017) The Campbells of the Ark: Men of Argyll in 1745. Volume 1: The Inner Circle. Edinburgh: John Donald.

Black, Ronald. (2017) The Campbells of the Ark: Men of Argyll in 1745. Volume 2: The Outer Circle. Edinburgh: John Donald.

*Boardman, Stephen. (2019) The Campbells, 1250-1513. Edinburgh: Birlinn.

Boardman, Stephen. (2004) Campbell family, (per. c. 1300-1453). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/54147 : accessed 2 June 2022.

Bowie, William and Innes, Cosmo. (1855) The Black Book of Taymouth: with other papers from the Breadalbane charter room. Edinburgh: T. Constable, printer to her Majesty. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18SP3Ls8Lsa3f_PckDkLSHKjqEMnmX_Pp/view?usp=drive_link

Campbell, Alastair of Airds. (2000) A History of Clan Campbell: From Origins to Flodden. Volume 1. Edinburgh University Press.

Campbell, Alastair of Airds. (2002) A History of Clan Campbell: From Flodden to the Restoration. Volume 2. Edinburgh University Press.

Campbell, Alastair of Airds. (2004) A History of Clan Campbell: From The Restoration to the Present Day. Volume 3. Edinburgh University Press.

Campbell, Duncan. (1886) The Lairds of Glenlyon: Historical Sketches relating to the districts of Appin, Glenlyon and Breadalbane. Perth, Scotland: S. Cowan & Co. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_fzWEvbmnP7iux34t-sYlnm6HnjUBpPS/view?usp=drive_link

*Campbell, Herbert. (early 20th century) Herbert Campbell’s Pedigrees. 2 Volumes. Unpublished manuscript.

Campbell, Peter Colin. (1878) Account of the Clan-Iver. Aberdeen: [Publisher not identified]. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qalty1RN4EEE63gp-Pac0M-f8x14FAaS/view?usp=drive_link

Dawson, Jane E. A. (2004) Campbell, Colin, third earl of Argyll. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4482 : accessed 2 June 2022.

Dawson, Jane E. A. (2004) Campbell, Archibald, fourth earl of Argyll. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4469 : accessed 2 June 2022.

Dawson, Jane E. A. (2008) Campbell, Archibald, fifth earl of Argyll. In: Oxford Directory of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4470 : accessed 28.

Dawson, Jane. E. A. (2011) Campbell, Colin Sixth early of Argyll. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4483 : accessed 2 June 2022.

Dawson, Jane E. A. (2004) Campbell family of Glenorchy. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/70942 : accessed 2 June 2022.

Dawson, Jane E. A., editor. (1997) Campbell Letters, 1559-1583. Scottish History Society 5th series. Volume 10. Edinburgh: Scottish History Society by Lothian Print. [Out of print – includes 202 of the Breadalbane Letters with full scholarly apparatus.]

Dawson, Jane E. A. (2007) The Campbells are coming! A 16th-century experience. http://www.docs.hss.ed.ac.uk/divinity/Research/Breadalbane%20collection/the%20campbells%20are%20coming.pdf : accessed 2 June 2022.

Gillies, Rev. William A. (1938) In Famed Breadalbane: the story of the antiquities, lands and people of a highland district. Perth, Scotland: Munro Holdings, reprinted by Clunie Press, 1980. https://archive.org/details/infamedbreadalba0000gillhttps://archive.org/details/infamedbreadalba0000gill

Gillies, William. (1999) The ‘British’ genealogy of the Campbells. In: Celtica. 23, pp. 82-95.

Johnston, G. Harvey. (1977) The Heraldry of the Campbells. Inveraray, Scotland: Beinn Bhudhe Holdings. Volume I, Volume II

Lindsay, Ian G. and Cosh,Mary. (1973) Inveraray and the Dukes of Argyll. Edinburgh University Press.

Mackillop, Andrew, Munro, Jean, and Munro, R. W. (2011) Campbell family of Cawdor: In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/70941 : accessed 2 June 2022.

MacPhail, J. R. N., editor. (1916) Ane Accompt of the Genealogie of the Campbells. In: Highland Papers. Volume II. Edinburgh: University Press. pp. 70-111. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1otQHJ7BaoA-nnPLdZCcOHSqdFUuilu7O/view?usp=drive_link

Paul, Sir James Balfour. (1904-1914) Robert Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. 9 Volumes. Edinburgh: David Douglas. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kWLk0jE0HwThQowv8qPu3lEEQdKpmQYs?usp=drive_link

Penman, Michael A. (2005) Campbell, Archibald, second earl of Argyll. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4468 : accessed 2 June 2021.

Penman, Michael A. (2005) Campbell [McGillespic], Colin, first earl of Argyll. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4481 : accessed 2 June 2022.

*Sellar, W. David H. (1973) The Earliest Campbells – Norman, Briton or Gael? In: Scottish Studies: The Journal of the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh. 17, part 2. University of Edinburgh. pp. 109-125.

Walshe, Helen Coburn. (2008) Campbell, Lady Agnes. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/69172 : accessed 2 June 2022.

Other literature

[Unidentified author/editor] (1834) The Argyle Papers. Edinburgh: Thomas G. Stevenson. https://archive.org/details/argylepapers1834argy/page/n5/mode/2up

Campbell, George, Duke of Argyll. (1887) Scotland as it was and as it is. Volume 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas. https://archive.org/details/scotlandasitwasa00argyuoft/page/n7/mode/2up , https://archive.org/details/scotlandasitwasa013972mbp/mode/2up

Campbell, George, Duke of Argyll. (1887) Scotland as it was and as it is. Volume 2. Edinburgh: David Douglas.

Diamond, Alison and Irving, Dr Robert. (2019) The Argyll Papers funerary monument rubbings collection. [Lochgilphead]: [Argyll and Bute Council].

Dobson, David. (2011) Scots in Jamaica, 1655-1855. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield.

Dobson, David. (1990) Scottish-American Heirs, 1683-1883. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company.

Kamm, Anthony and McOwan, Rennie. (1986) Kilchurn Heritage: the history. [Scotland]: Kilchurn Heritage.

Sellar, W. David H. (1966) The origins and ancestry of Somerled. In: Scottish Historical Review, 45, pp. 123-142, subscription or pay per view

Sellar, W. David H. (2000) Hebridean Sea-Kings. In: Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era, Tuckwell Press, ISBN 1862321515

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