Single items and small collections of letters and verses of Edwin and Willa Muir.
Scope and Contents
The papers include letters of Edwin Muir to Janet Adam Smith about poetry and reviewing, with drafts of "Orpheus' Dream", first published as 'Eurydice' in ‘The Listener’, xiv (1951) Page 863; letters of Willa Muir to Tom Scott on literary and personal matters; and a series of letters from both Edwin and Willa Muir to Kathleen Raine.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1970.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
225 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
225 folios.
Custodial History
This manuscript has been formed from various accessions: folios 14-31 presented, 1953, 1975, by Miss Janet Adam Smith, LL.D.; folios 36-56 presented, circa 1970, by Mrs Willa Muir; folios 196-225 presented, 1974, 1976, by Miss Kathleen Raine. The rest bought, 1964-1967, 1969, 1971.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1953-1976.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- 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
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