Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
Scope and Contents
Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.
Dates
- Creation: 1854-1980, undated.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
162 Volumes ; Unless otherwise stated, volumes are folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follows: MSS.26301-26330. Correspondence MSS.26331-26391. Plays MSS.26392-26411. Broadcasts MSS.26412-26418. Prose fiction MSS.26419-26430. Other prose works MSS.26431-26433. Poetry MSS.26434-26441. Notebboks MSS.26442-26443. Miscellanea MSS.26444.26462. Personal and family papers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1980.
Separated Materials
For additional papers, see MSS.26463-26473.
- 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
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