Weir, Thomas [Tom] (explorer, journalist and photographer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914 - 2006
Found in 543 Collections and/or Records:
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/198
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/199
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/200
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/201
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/202
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/203
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts for 'Weir’s World'., circa 1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/204
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
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Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir.
Typescript drafts of short stories and articles of Tom Weir submitted to 'The Sphere' and other magazines on mountaineering in Scotland., 1953-1977, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/219
Scope and Contents
Includes articles entitled 'Avalanche', 'Mountain Exploring around Sutherland', 'Mountains of Sutherland', 'Mountain land of Sutherland', 'Climbing Lofoten Walls', 'Why our British Mountains are the Most Interesting on the Face of the Earth', 'Climbing the Munros', 'Ski-ing in Scotland', 'The Mountain Scene', 'The Most Arctic November in History', 'How to begin Climbing', 'Rothiemurchas and the Cairngorms', 'Winter Climbing in Scotland', 'Rock Climbing Art', ‘The Cobbler – the poor mans’...
Dates:
1953-1977, 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
Typescript drafts of short stories and articles on wildlife by Tom Weir., 1940s-1950s, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/208
Scope and Contents
Includes papers relating to 'Red Deer in Velvet', 'About Shepherding', 'First Foot', 'Nature Photography' and 'Birds of a Town'.
Dates:
1940s-1950s, 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
Typescript drafts of short stories of Tom Weir., 1940s-950s, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/207
Scope and Contents
Includes papers relating to 'Raven’s Gully', 'Nine Years to Happiness', 'The Poor Man's Profession', 'Desire', 'The Soldier Macrae' and 'Breaking Britain's Map'.
Dates:
1940s-950s, 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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Manuscript and typescript drafts of miscellaneous short stories.
Typescript drafts of short stories of Tom Weir relating to mountaineering abroad and foreign travel., 1953-1960, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/218
Scope and Contents
Includes 'Makalu – the next Himalayan Challenge', 'Yugoslav Julians', 'Oriental Express to Turkey', 'Prosperity in the Faroes', and 'Visible Migration at Tangier'.
Dates:
1953-1960, 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
Typescript drafts, of 'Weir’s World. An Autobiography of Sorts', by Tom Weir., circa 1994.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13059/194-204
Scope and Contents
Typescripts for the last published book by Weir. The typescripts here are drafts of the final published version.
Dates:
circa 1994.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts and drafts relating to the published works of Tom Weir.
Typescript of an article ‘Scottish Garwhal Expedition’ and correspondence with the National Georgraphic Magazine mainly relating to the Garwhal and Nepal expeditions., 1951-1952.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/214B
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:
1951-1952.
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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Manuscripts, typescripts, and scripts of Tom Weir for articles and radio programmes relating to the 1950 Scottish Himalayan Expedition.
Typescript of Iain Smart, Tom Weir and Douglas Scott entitled ‘Observations on Arctic Tern Colonies in Scoresby Land in 1960'; with a typescript of ‘Notes on Arctic Tern Colonies breeding in King Oscar’s Fiord, Scoresby Land in Summer of 1960 with other ornithological field notes’, with Iain Smart., 1958-1960.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/224
Scope and Contents
With ornithological field notes for the summers of 1958 and 1960.
Dates:
1958-1960.
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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Typescripts of articles and broadcasts of Tom Weir relating to Greenland.
Typescript of ‘President’s Speech’ separated from the photographs of the President's Meet., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/470
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and related papers that had been selected prior to their arrival at the Library by a member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club as being of particular relavance to the Club. Weir was President of the Club between 1984-1986.
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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Photographs, slides and negatives of Tom Weir.
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Photographs selected as being of particular relevance to the Scottish Mountaineering Club.
Typescripts of articles of Tom Weir on Scotland., 1960-1969.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/226
Scope and Contents
Includes papers relating to 'Pillars on the Mountaintops', 'It was warm above the Clouds', 'Rannoch moor', 'Eilean nan Ron. The Island of Seals', 'Restoring the Scottish Forests', 'Roads in Scotland', 'Hydro-Electric Scheme for Glen Nevis', article on a visit to the Faroes for 'Morning Call' and 'Prosperous Faroes'.
Dates:
1960-1969.
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
Typescripts of Tom Weir for ‘The Outdoors’ series in 'Glasgow Herald'., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/241
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
Written and printed papers removed from Black and White Photographs Series I during rehousing., circa 1960s-1970s, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13059/400-408
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, typescripts and press cuttings.
Dates:
circa 1960s-1970s, 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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Photographs, slides and negatives of Tom Weir.
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Black and white photographs of Tom Weir.
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Black and white photographs of Tom Weir, series I.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 542
- Browse Resources 1
- Subject
- Photographs. 126
- Notebooks. 111
- Diaries. 89
- Typescripts. 48
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 19
- Notes. 17
- Letters. Correspondence. 14
- Articles. 13
- Scripts. Documents. 13
- Slides. Photographs. 12
- Mountaineering expeditions. 9
- Manuscripts. 8
- Negatives. Photographs. 7
- Drafts. Documents. 5
- Contracts. Agreements. 3
- Proofs. Printed matter. 3
- Scripts. Documents 3
- Excerpts. 2
- Lists. 2
- Photocopies. 2
- Account books. 1
- Business cards. 1
- Invitations. 1
- Leaflets. 1
- Membership cards. 1
- Menu cards. 1
- Mountaineering. 1
- Newsletters. Serials. 1
- Photograph albums. 1
- Radio scripts. 1
- Schedules. Records (documents). 1
- Short stories. 1
- Transparencies. 1
- Travel journals 1 + ∧ less
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