Letters. Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Annotated typescript of contribution to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography by Tom Weir on Seton Gordon; with letters from Colin Matthews., ? 1998.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/239
Dates:
? 1998.
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Archives and Manuscripts
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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
Articles of Tom Weir relating to the Nature Conservancy Council., 1956-1971, or after.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/221B
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter and typescript lecture of Robert Aylmer Haldane and a script relating to an interview with John Morton Boyd, Director of the Nature Conservancy Council in Scotland.
Dates:
1956-1971, or after.
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Archives and Manuscripts
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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.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Correspondence of Tom Weir., 1943-2006.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13059/1-6
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...
Dates:
1943-2006.
Correspondence of Tom Weir, with press-cuttings and newsletters, concerning re-foresting the Highlands, Highland Rights of Way and Highland Parks., 1990.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/238
Dates:
1990.
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Archives and Manuscripts
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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
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.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/235
Dates:
1988.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
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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
Letter to Tom Weir., 1978-1981.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/3
Letters of and to Tom Weir., 1943-1955.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/1
Letters to Tom and Rhona Weir with some copies of letters of Tom Weir., 1982-1992, undated.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/4
Letters to Tom Weir., 1960-1977.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/2
Letters to Tom Weir., 1992-2006, undated.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/5
Papers of Tom Weir relating to the 1985 Greenland Adventure Cruise., 1962-1985.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/233
Scope and Contents
Letters, notes, printed leaflets and press-cuttings, relating to lectures relating to Orkney, Shetland and Scandinavian Scotland given by Tom Weir on a Greenland Adventure Cruise.
Dates:
1962-1985.
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Archives and Manuscripts
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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.
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Identifier: Acc.13059/228
Dates:
1975-1980, undated.
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Archives and Manuscripts
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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:
Archives and Manuscripts
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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