Thomas Graham’s Diary – 27th August 1939
This long diary entry discusses the repercussions of the Soviet/German pact and Thomas’ worries about the situation of Poland. Sir N. Henderson is Sir Nevile Meyrick Henderson, who became the […]
Stirling Council Archives
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 26th August 1939
This entry begins with a reference to the anniversary of a battle that happened in the early stages of the First World War. The Battle of Le Cateau took place […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 25th August 1939
In this entry, Thomas reflects on the loss of life in the First World War, just 25 years before this. One of the biggest factors in the support for appeasement […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 8th August 1939
Graham focuses again on his personal experience of war from conflicts past, and shares a conversation he has had recently in which mental health is discussed and the idea of […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 4th August 1939
Graham’s August entries open with a short one, which gets straight to the point. On the anniversary of Britain’s entry into World War One, only 25 years previously, Graham conveys […]
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 […]