Thomas Graham’s Diary – 20th August 1939
A small but important entry in Thomas’s diary marks the news that a non-aggression pact with between Russian and Germany had been concluded. The pact wouldn’t officially be announced until […]
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Thomas Graham’s Diary – 19th August 1939
In this entry, Thomas predicts that war is a certainty unless one of three happens in the next few days: Poland crawls down (not likely) England and France desert Poland […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 15th August 1939
A short entry from Thomas focuses on the increasing European tensions as war draws closer. Thomas remarks that the current position in Europe is a ‘wearisome thing’ and that there […]
What We Are Fighting For – Collection of WWII War Poems
April’s document of the month is a unique volume of war poems (A1523) collected from fellow Prisoners of War by Private Alexander Donoghue of The 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders […]
Stirling County Council Library Service, 1939 – 1945
Our document of the month for August focuses on the Stirling County Council Library Service during World War Two. Two records highlight the successes and hardships they encountered during the […]