Papers of H Forsyth Hardy
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1994
Creator
- Hardy, Henry Forsyth (film critic) (Person)
- Edinburgh Film Guild (Organization)
- Films of Scotland Committee (Organization)
- Edinburgh Film Festival (Organization)
- Scottish Film Council (SFC) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Henry Forsyth Hardy Born Bathgate 1910 Died Edinburgh 24 May 1994
Film critic, writer
1932 - 1941 Film critic Scotsman newspaper
1930 office bearer Edinburgh Film Guild
1932 - 1935 With Norman Wilson established Cinema Quarterly periodical
1933 office bearer Federation of Scottish Film Societies
1933 office bearer Scottish Film Council
1947 Co - founder of Edinburgh Film Festival
1955 - 1975 Director Films of Scotland Committee
Represented Scottish Office at the Films Division of the Ministry of Information during WW2.
Biographer of John Grierson
Extent
58 Folders
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk