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Bught Road</addressline>
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        <addressline>Telephone: 01463 256 444</addressline>
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      <persname>Lawson, Alan, 1910–1992, Depute Director of Education in Inverness County Council</persname>
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  <bioghist encodinganalog="3.2.2"><p>Alan Lawson (1910–7.8.1992) graduated from Glasgow University with an M.A.; his career was in education and he eventually retired as Depute Director of Education in Inverness County Council in 1975. For several years thereafter he served as part-time Archivist for Highland Regional Council. He was an enthusiastic and very knowledgeable historian and the author of many articles on historical topics and of short stories, and served as President of Inverness Field Club.</p></bioghist>  <scopecontent encodinganalog="3.3.1"><p>The St Kilda School Log-book – handwritten text with detailed references to the source; list of illustrations.  n.d.</p></scopecontent>  <controlaccess>
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