Dunnett, Sir Alastair MacTavish (Journalist and newspaper editor)
Dates
- Existence: 1908-1998. - 1998
Biography
Chief Press Officer, Scottish Office 1940-1946; Editor of the 'Daily Record' 1946-1955 and of 'The Scotsman', 1956-1972; Chairman of Thomson Scottish Petroleum Ltd 1972-1979; a director of several Thomson Organisation companies and a board member of many Scottish public bodies including the Edinburgh Festival Society, the Scottish Tourist Board and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers of Dr Alastair M Dunnett.
Includes correspondence with Lord Thomson of Fleet, the directors of the Thomson Organisation, Armand Hammer and Presidents of Ocidental Petroleum.
With minutes and papers of the Publicity, Environment and Planning Committee of the Occidental North Sea Consortium.
Professional and personal correspondence and papers of Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett, newspaper editor and businessman.
Contains correspondence and papers concerning personal and business matters, including papers of several Thomson Organisation companies, and of many Scottish public bodies including the Edinburgh Festival Society, the Scottish Tourist Board and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.