Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by George MacBeth (1932-1992).
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'The Silver Needle' (folio 1). The poem was published in ‘Ambit 30’ (1966/1967), pages 22-26, and ‘New Worlds SF’, 1, number 170 (1967), pages 77-83. (ii) Manuscripts, two typescript drafts with manuscript corrections, and a carbon typescript of the final version of ‘Lusus: a verse lecture’ (London, 1972) (folio 24).
Dates
- Creation: [1966, or before]-[1972, or before.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
133 Leaves ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
133 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1968.
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
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk