Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

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The photographs here relate to the Garwhal Expedition (1950), Nepal Expedition (1952), the British Expedition to the Api Range of Nepal (1953), British South Georgia Expedition and other expeditions labelled by Weir as 'Kurdistan'.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The photographs here are mostly taken by Weir and are organised into series relating to his mountaineering expeditions, a large series of photographs organised by place, a series of mono prints, then colour prints and finally negatives.

Papers found within each series have been placed at the end of their specific sequence.

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Subjects include Highland Line Railway, Launch at shipyard on the Clyde, People (including some slides), Scenes and Scotia Research Ship Endeavour (Australia).

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Contains colour photographs of Aberfoyle, Aonach Eagach, Argyll, Auchterarder, Biggar, Borders, Brander (Pass) and Broughton.

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Photographs of Cairngorm National Park Group, Campsies, Chatelherault, Colonsay, Cramond Tower, Deer in Snow, Dupplin Cross, Finlarig, Firemen Abseiling, Glen Coe and Inverlochlarig.

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Includes photographs of Majorca, Muirshiel, Perthshire, 'Scots Magazine stuff', Sutherland, Tarbet, Trossachs and Wanlockhead.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The photographs here are mostly taken by Weir and are organised into series relating to his mountaineering expeditions, a large series of photographs organised by place, a series of mono prints, then colour prints and finally negatives.

Papers found within each series have been placed at the end of their specific sequence.

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.

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Most articles are untitled and undated.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most articles are untitled and undated.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most articles are untitled and undated.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most articles are untitled and undated.

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...

Scope and Contents Letters, 1943-2006, undated, largely to Tom Weir, but with some to Tom and Rhona Weir, and letters of condolence to Rhona Weir following the death of Tom in 2006. There are also some copies of letters of Tom Weir to various correspondents.Of particular interest is the correspondence relating to preparations for and organisation of the Scottish Himalayan Expedition of 1950 and the Everest Expedition of 1953. Correspondents include William Murray, Seton Gordon, John...

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.

Scope and Contents

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.