Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer)
Dates
- Existence: born 1934.
Biography
Hamish Brown is best known for his climbing and walking expeditions in the Highlands. He has completed multiple rounds of the Munros including tackling all the peaks in one trip using only ferries and a bicycle as transport. Between 1960 and 1972 he was in charge of outdoor activities at Braehead School, Buckhaven, Fife, where his innovative work introduced the pupils to walking in the Highlands as well as other outdoor activities. Hamish Brown has written extensively about his walking and climbing exploits mainly in Scotland but also in Europe, North Africa and the Himalayas. He has also written and illustrated guides on various parts of Scotland. Other published works include collections of articles, essays and poems and, most recently, a book on Scottish gravestones.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, log books, literary papers and copies of published articles and press cuttings of Hamish Brown.
Correspondence, papers and photographs concerning Braehead School, Buckhaven.
Letters and copies of letters to Hamish Brown.
Includes Don Johnson`s account of a journey from Land`s End to John O`Groats, 1994, text of a talk by Sir Alasdair T Munro on "Hugh Munro and his Tables", 1994, and Nigel Springett`s account of a visit to India, 1989.
Papers of Hamish Brown.
Concerning "Hamish`s Mountain Walk" (1974) and "Rhum" (1972)
Papers of Hamish Brown, author and mountaineer and the Brown family
Papers of Hamish Brown including log books, literary papers and family correspondence, with some relating to Braehead School.
Typescript of Hamish Brown`s "Get Your Knees Brown, Brown: National Service Letters Egypt, Kenya, 1953-1955".
Includes photographs of expeditions in Scotland by pupils of Braehead School, 1950s.
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- Correspondence. 6
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- Mountaineering. 3
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- Travel literature 3
- Articles. 2
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- Poetry. 2
- Typescripts. 2
- Albums. 1
- Drafts. Documents. 1
- India. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 77.0000. Latitude: 20.0000. 1
- Morocco. Africa. Nation. 1
- Notes. 1
- Photocopies. 1
- Reviews. Document genre 1
- Rhum Island. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Island. Longitude: -6.3333. Latitude: 57.0000. 1
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- Speeches. Documents. 1
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