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A set of 11 sheets of copies of press cuttings recording the achievements of Donald Thomson and honours given to him, probably intended for display. The last dated item copied taken from 'Aithris' no. 7 (Winter 1992).

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Papers concerning Thomson's involvement with An Comunn Gàidhealach. These are haphazard survivals rather than a full record of his work for it. For the archive of An Comunn Gàidhealach see Acc.13695.

Content Description From the Collection: Papers, mainly 1930s-1970s, of Donald Thomson (1907-1980), teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School and Gaelic scholar and educationalist. Thomson was born in December 1907 at Lionel, Ness, Isle of Lewis, the youngest of three children, and brought up by his grandparents from the age of ten after the early death of both parents. He was educated at Skigerain and Lionel Primary Schools and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, then went on to study at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with...

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The papers include an outline of a "Conference on broadcasting and youth", 1937; a blank form of the Linguistic Survey of Scotland, 1939; a Gaelic song of 16 four-line stanzas, undated, headed "Oran nam Bodach", beginning 'Sann a Nis a bha na bodach'; John Lorne Campbell, "Scheme for a smallholders' school at Canna".

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Papers concerning Thomson's involvement with An Comunn Gàidhealach. These are haphazard survivals rather than a full record of his work for it. For the archive of An Comunn Gàidhealach see Acc.13695.

Content Description From the Collection: Papers, mainly 1930s-1970s, of Donald Thomson (1907-1980), teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School and Gaelic scholar and educationalist. Thomson was born in December 1907 at Lionel, Ness, Isle of Lewis, the youngest of three children, and brought up by his grandparents from the age of ten after the early death of both parents. He was educated at Skigerain and Lionel Primary Schools and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, then went on to study at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with...

Content Description From the Collection: Papers, mainly 1930s-1970s, of Donald Thomson (1907-1980), teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School and Gaelic scholar and educationalist. Thomson was born in December 1907 at Lionel, Ness, Isle of Lewis, the youngest of three children, and brought up by his grandparents from the age of ten after the early death of both parents. He was educated at Skigerain and Lionel Primary Schools and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, then went on to study at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with...

Content Description From the Collection: Papers, mainly 1930s-1970s, of Donald Thomson (1907-1980), teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School and Gaelic scholar and educationalist. Thomson was born in December 1907 at Lionel, Ness, Isle of Lewis, the youngest of three children, and brought up by his grandparents from the age of ten after the early death of both parents. He was educated at Skigerain and Lionel Primary Schools and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, then went on to study at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with...

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Manuscripts and papers reflecting further Gaelic-related interests of Thomson's, some probably sent to him for his opinion.

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Papers and correspondence between Thomson and Dr. William C. Somerville, General Secretary of the National Bible Society of Scotland. Concerning the revision of the orthography of the Gaelic Bible as proposed by Rev. Thomas Moffat Murchison (Tòmas MacCalmain), on whose memorandum Thomson was invited to comment. With versions of Murchison's memorandum and proofs of sections of the Bible.

Content Description From the Collection: Papers, mainly 1930s-1970s, of Donald Thomson (1907-1980), teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School and Gaelic scholar and educationalist. Thomson was born in December 1907 at Lionel, Ness, Isle of Lewis, the youngest of three children, and brought up by his grandparents from the age of ten after the early death of both parents. He was educated at Skigerain and Lionel Primary Schools and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, then went on to study at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with...

Content Description Papers, mainly 1930s-1970s, of Donald Thomson (1907-1980), teacher of Gaelic at Oban High School and Gaelic scholar and educationalist. Thomson was born in December 1907 at Lionel, Ness, Isle of Lewis, the youngest of three children, and brought up by his grandparents from the age of ten after the early death of both parents. He was educated at Skigerain and Lionel Primary Schools and the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, then went on to study at Aberdeen University, where he graduated with...

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Word lists, partly corrected, and notes on orthography for a Gaelic dictionary, including three sheets of corrections signed by Angus Matheson (d. 1962). With a small notebook of Gaelic words and meanings marked "A-B", and a copy of the Scotsman, Saturday 16 March 1968, containing an article on Scots and Gaelic dictionary work in process.