Commentary – “We too it seems belong to the future”: John Grierson’s Heart of Scotland (1962)

Abstract

An examination of how John Grierson’s contribution to the film The Heart of Scotland is reflected in his archive of personal papers, held in the University of Stirling Archives. I consider here also the value, importance, and fragility of personal archives.

Keywords

• John Grierson
• Stirling
• archives
• documentary
• film heritage
• past and future