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Fictional story about Jim Howie and Bob Maxton; Jim is employed by a wealthy business man to find his lost brother who disappeared in Morocco. Jim and Bob travel to Morocco in search of the man, but instead find his daughter living with a tribe in a remote location and must find a way to rescue her and return her to her uncle. Includes a hand-drawn map of Morocco.

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Description of the Hebrides, an archipelago off of the Western coast of Scotland. Swan describes each of the different islands and tells stories of his time spent in the Hebrides on different fishing boats.

Scope and Contents Fictional account of a time before World War II about two soldier friends and their families who start a non-violent organization called "The Last Crusade", based on Ivanhoe, to overthrow Hitler and return the world to peace before another great war starts. They receive worldwide support for their cause from 10 million people, elect the King of England's brother to act as their leader, and arrange for him to negotiate a peaceful agreement with the Third Reich. When Hitler refuses, German...

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An account of Swan's world travels told through artifacts and souvenirs in his home.

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Written in the style of an article, this piece talks about England preparing for World War II in the North Sea along the coasts of England and Scotland. Swan included memories of the First World War, including details about he and his fellow soldiers experienced and felt after the war ended. He asks the question, "Do we want to do that to our soldiers again?".

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Two versions. Non-fiction; includes 7 photographs and a hand-drawn map of Scotland and its islands. The Orkney Islands are an archipelago of 70 islands off the Northern coast of Scotland. This piece talks about the islands, their inhabitants, and their use as the wartime base for the British Grand Fleet.

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Revision of "As Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar" (Folder 7) while the "Rock" is under threat from Mussolini during the Battle of the Mediterranean. Includes 3 photos.

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Unfinished work about beauty and orientation of New York City; chapters included tell a story of Ian MacLean riding the trolley with other commuters to work.

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Two versions + diagram. This article discusses the beginnings of submarine warfare and describes the technology invented for sailors to use to detect and fight submarines during wartime. Includes drawings of the hydroscope, the lance bomb, and the depth charge.

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Heavily annotated/edited, this manuscript is unfinished. The introduction implies that it will be an account of a Sunday on a naval base at the edge of the "Gray North Sea" where officers of the "Sea Defense" were leaving service after being read scripture containing the title phrase. Could also be an early version of "The Great Adventure" as some chapters are nearly identical.