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Correspondence and papers of Sir Robert A Watson-Watt, including his collection of printed material concerning the history of radar.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9343/1-88
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and papers concerning radar in World War II, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, 1951, and other activities and interests.

Includes photographs, articles and printed books.

Dates: 1909-1969, 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.

Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.379
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).

Dates: 1968-1983.

Papers of and concerning Edith Macarthur, actor, including playscripts, production photographs, press cuttings and programmes.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13182/1-88
Scope and Contents

The papers span Edith Macarthur's long career on stage and screen. They include playscripts, photographs, programmes and reviews of many of the plays in which she featured, along with some scripts and other memorabilia relating to her wide range of television work.

Dates: 1942-2006.

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 Isobel V S Dunlop, containing correspondence, music, poetry and related material.

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Identifier: Acc.9121/1-133
Scope and Contents

Includes music scores, correspondence and papers concerning the Saltire Society and Saltire Music Group.

Dates: 1922-1974.

Papers of Magnus Magnusson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-1198
Scope and Contents This archive contains the papers of Magnusson Magnusson (1929-2007), broadcaster, scholar, author and environmentalist accumulated over the course of his career. After embarking on a career in journalism in the 1950s Magnusson moved into television in the-mid 1960s where he presented such programmes as "Chronicle" which was dedicated to achaeological discoveries. Magnusson may be best known for his role of quizmaster on the long-running BBC show Mastermind. Magnusson had a strong connection...
Dates: circa 1948-2006.

Papers of the Fifth Estate Theatre Company.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11443/1-131
Scope and Contents

Includes prompt scripts, scripts of unperformed plays, production photography and press cuttings.

Dates: 1965, 1981-1997 and undated.

Production archive of Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13016
Scope and Contents

Includes playscripts, photographs, reviews and publicity material.

Dates: circa 1990-2008.

Script of "Lanark" by Alastair Cording, adapted from the novel by Alasdair Gray.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11295
Scope and Contents

Includes four photographs of the TAG production.

Dates: 1995.

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