Thomas Graham’s Diary – 18th June 1939
This entry refers initially to Japan and what happened on the 14th of June and came to be known as the Tientsin Incident. This was an international incident when the […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 17th June 1939
Once again, Thomas is reading a newly released book about politics. This time it is Francis Yeats-Brown’s work entitled ‘The European Jungle’. Yeats-Brown was an interesting character, decorated in the […]
Thomas Graham’s Dairy – 12th June 1939
In his next diary entry, Thomas explores the best time to start a war and the works of Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher. Thomas begins this entry by stating that […]
Thomas Graham’s Dairy – 4th June 1939
As we enter June, Thomas notes that the warm weather is having an effect on fishing in the area. He is shocked to write that the water temperature at Lake […]
Arts events in Stirling in the 1980s and 1990s
The Council has been responsible for organising some imaginative arts events over the years. The records of some of these have ended up in the Archives along with some wonderful […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 29th May 1939
This last diary entry for May 1939 mentions Graham’s newest read, “The End of Economic Man” by Peter F Drucker. The book is “a social and political effort to explain […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 26th May 1939
This entry focuses on British journalist and writer Sisley Huddleston who was critical of the actions of the government after World War One and advocated for the Pan-Europe manifesto presented […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 20th May 1939
Graham continues to be wary of the Soviet Union and their intentions at a time when discussions were ongoing both among Britain, France and the Soviet Union and between the […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 15th May 1939
This next entry begins with a change in pace and offers some light relief to the concerning global political picture. In events that will most likely be unfamiliar to readers […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 5th May 1939
Graham captures the omnipresent uncertainty and threats of the era as he opens this entry with the comment “the tension continues”. He focuses his attention this time to Martha Dodd […]