Thomas Graham’s Diary – 27th July 1939
This entry focuses primarily on Hermann Rauschning, the author of Graham’s latest read which warns of the dangers posed by Hitler and the Nazi party. Rauschning (1887-1982) was a German […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 25th July 1939
Graham continues in the personal vein of the previous entry, where in amongst his observations and updates on current affairs, he takes time to reflect and becomes philosophical. The pretty, […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 14th July 1939
This entry is quite different from those that we have focused on so far from Graham, with regards to the discussion being dominated by his own personal account of what […]
Strathendrick Golf Club records
July’s document of the month highlights the creation and opening of a new golf club in Drymen, in 1901. This is an interesting collection of records, as it provides a […]
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 […]