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Correspondence and papers of James Mackay, Baron MacKay of Clashfern.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12280
Scope and Contents

Papers mostly concern Lord Mackay`s period of office as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

Dates: late 20th century.

Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20005-20036
Scope and Contents

There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.

Dates: 1833-1925, undated.

Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.16407-16420
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.

Dates: 1759-[circa 1947.]

Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12696/1-67
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.

Dates: Circa 1903-1982, undated.

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.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents

Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.

Dates: 1884-1936, undated.

Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198

Papers of Bet Low, artist.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12177
Scope and Contents

Papers concern Low`s role in the establishment of the Charing Cross Gallery, Glasgow.

Dates: 1948-1984.

Papers of Hamish M Brown.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9925
Scope and Contents

Log books, 1951-1970, of the Braehead Mountaineering Club

notebooks, 1961-1966, of cuttings and photographs concerning Braehead School

three radio scripts, 1961-1967, of Hamish Brown and R F Mackenzie.

Dates: 1951-1970.

Papers of Neil M Gunn.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.209

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Braehead Mountaineering Club 1
Braehead Secondary School, Buckhaven 1
Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer) 1
Elliot, Katharine, Baroness Elliot of Harwood, née Tennant, 1903-1994 1
Elliot, Walter Elliot, Secretary of State for Scotland, 1888-1958 1