Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel 'Black & Blue'., 1995-1996.
Scope and Contents
The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Black and Blue’.
The cuttings are arranged by topic. Under each topic, the articles are arranged by sub-topic (if applicable) and then chronologically, with those undated at the end of each topic.
Murders and murderers. Folios 1-30.
Bible John. Folios 1-20.
Agutter, Paul. Folio 21.
Dutroux, Marc. Folios 22-23.
Garden, Philip. Folio 24.
West, Fred and Rosemary. Folios 25-27a.
World’s End Killer. Folios 28-29.
Unknown. Folio 30.
Drugs. Folios 31-39.
Crime (other) and Corruption. Folios 40-55.
Scottish Oil Industry. Folios 56-72.
Police. Folios 73-76.
Writers. Folios 77-78.
Other. Folios 79-84.
Leaflets. Folios 85-144.
Dates
- Creation: 1995-1996.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
146 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
144 folios + folio 1a, 6a
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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