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 […]
Stirling Council Archives
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 30th April 1939
In the May of 1939, the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain announced a bill to be passed by Parliament introducing military conscription for all single men aged between 20 and […]
Thomas Graham’s diary – 28th April 1939
In this short diary entry, Thomas refers to a speech that Adolf Hitler gave to the German parliament or Reichstag on the 28th April 1928, this must have been publicised […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 17th and 18th April 1939
This short entry in Thomas Graham’s diary again refers to the attitude of the United States of America to the growing threat of war in Europe. Many of the people […]