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Copy transcript of diary of James Blackburn Wilson.

Details daily life and duties, with descriptions of areas in which Wilson is based. Some pages have photographs pasted on reverse [with copy print and negative of photograph of James Blackburn Wilson]. [58pp] [This diary is based on a transcript of letters contained in MS 82/6/3-5].

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Correspondence

Concerning the applications of William Primrose Wilson for a burgess ticket and for the certificate of admission to the Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow.

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Correspondence between Wilson and Lunzer Families.

Dorothea Lunzer of Graz, Austria, met Mrs [Isobel] Wilson and her son Peter at Dollar in 1932. Following up Peter's interest in stamp collecting, it was agreed that he should exchange letters with Frau Lunzer's cousin Hans Gerd. The first letters from Hans Gerd were in German, but by December 1934 he was writing in English. [Some letters also contained notes by Frau Lunzer to Mrs Wilson]. Hans Gerd's letters expressed a strong interest in outdoor pursuits such as cycling and skiing. In 1936 he was finishing Intermediate School and planning to go to Medical School. By early 1938, Hans Gerd, now a medical student, was demonstrating in sympathy with Hitler; and he welcomed the Anschlu223 when it came. By the end of the year he was doing welfare work for the party, but in 30 January 1939 he wrote that "often I wish to be an English or American. I think it's more freedom in these countries". He was worried by the threat of war, and was losing valuable medical study time to politics, but he still continued to have faith in Hitler. In 1947, Frau [Von] Lunzer wrote from Vienna mentioning that Hans Gerd was a prisoner-of-war in Yugoslavia.

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Diary of James Wilson.

Gives daily account of his spiritual journey with its associated struggles. Includes letter from "Sandy" [Alexander Steven Wilson] to "Aunt Jane", 16 February 1933, about the diary.

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

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