Weir, Thomas [Tom] (explorer, journalist and photographer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914 - 2006
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Annotated scripts of Tom Weir for ‘Weir’s Way’., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/262
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Also contains some papers for 'My Month', 'Scotland Today' and other TV programmes and magazines.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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Schedules, annotated scripts, flash cards, notes, related correspondence, and printed ephemera, mostly relating to ‘Weir’s Way’.
Annotated scripts of Tom Weir for 'Weir's Way'., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/263
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Also contains some papers for 'My Month', 'Scotland Today' and other TV programmes and magazines.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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Schedules, annotated scripts, flash cards, notes, related correspondence, and printed ephemera, mostly relating to ‘Weir’s Way’.
Annotated scripts of Tom Weir for 'Weir’s Way'; also with papers relating to ‘My Month’ and 'Weir’s World'., 1980s, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/264
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Also contains some papers for 'My Month', 'Scotland Today' and other TV programmes and magazines.
Dates:
1980s, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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Schedules, annotated scripts, flash cards, notes, related correspondence, and printed ephemera, mostly relating to ‘Weir’s Way’.
Contract, schedule, scripts and notes for Grampian TV programme ‘Walking Back to Happiness’ featuring Tom Weir., 1998.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/237
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1998.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13059/1-500
Scope and Contents
Tom Weir is probably best known for his long-running STV series ‘Weir’s Way’. He was born in Glasgow and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before embarking on the career that was to make him a household name. Tom Weir is also notable as a mountaineer. He was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and a number of important exploratory expeditions in Nepal in the early 1950s. He became a...
Dates:
circa 1916-2006.
Draft script of Tom Weir for a television programme about John Muir programme, with related letters, notes, and photocopies of lectures and articles on John Muir by Tom Weir., 1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/235
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1988.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Manuscripts, typescripts, and scripts of Tom Weir for articles and radio programmes relating to the 1950 Scottish Himalayan Expedition., 1945-1951.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13059/211-214
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1945-1951.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Papers relating to 'Exploring Scotland with Tom Weir' including contracts, letters, scripts, research notes and press-cuttings, for ‘Aviemore’, ‘Stirling’, ‘Invergordon’, and ‘ John O’Groats'., 1975-1980, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/228
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1975-1980, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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Papers relating to 'Exploring Scotland with Tom Weir' for BBC Radio Scotland.
Papers relating to 'Exploring Scotland with Tom Weir' including contracts, scripts and research notes, for ‘Crossing the Clyde’, ‘Doon the Watter’, ’Market Garden’, ‘Loch Katrine and the Trossachs’, ‘Aberfoyle and the Trossachs’. , 1975-1980.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/227
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1975-1980.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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Papers relating to 'Exploring Scotland with Tom Weir' for BBC Radio Scotland.
Schedules, annotated scripts, flash cards and notes; with related correspondence, notebooks and printed ephemera., 1977-1998, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13059/267-295
Scope and Contents
The contents here mostly relate to radio and TV broadcasts, including 'Weir's Way', 'My Month', and other magazine articles.
Dates:
1977-1998, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Schedules, lists of possible topics, annotated scripts and notes of Tom Weir, relating largely to Episodes 1-3: 'West Highland Way', 'Rannoch Moor' and 'Devil’s Staircase'., 1977, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/261
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Also contains some papers for 'My Month', 'Scotland Today' and other TV programmes and magazines.
Dates:
1977, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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Schedules, annotated scripts, flash cards, notes, related correspondence, and printed ephemera, mostly relating to ‘Weir’s Way’.
Script for a lecture given to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society on a visit to the Dolomites and South Tyrol., ?1966.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/230
Scope and Contents
Also includes a notebook in Italian, notes and press-cuttings.
Dates:
?1966.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Script for TV appeal in aid of Ardgowan Hospice, with Hospice Newsheets., 1989.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/236
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1989.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Script of Tom Weir for interview with Magnus Magnusson and Russell Galbraith., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/243
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Scripts for radio broadcasts of Tom Weir with Jimmy MacGregor, for ‘MacGregor’s Gathering'., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/242
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Scripts for three speeches given by Tom Weir., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/244A
Scope and Contents
Scripts for speeches given to the Yorkshire Ramblers, members of the Fell and Rock and one speech for an unidentified audience.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
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