Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts and typescripts of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1934-1974.
Manuscripts and typescripts of Sydney Goodsir Smith concerning the poet Robert Fergusson., 1950, 1974, undated.
Manuscripts and typescripts of Sydney Goodsir Smith; with letters to Hazel Goodsir Smith.
Manuscripts and typescripts of talks and essays of James Archibald Campbell of Achanduin and Barbreck (1854-1926).
Manuscripts and typescripts of ten poems by Trevor Morrison.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The brave white flag' by James Allan Ford., [1961, or before.]
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The Character of Alexander Sharp', 'The Church', 'Colony’, 'Confession’, ‘The Confession’, First Confession’, ‘Second Confession’, 'The Death of the Writer, the Death of the Reader’, 'A Deep Hole', 'Dog Sleeper', and 'Driven', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1982-1998, undated.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The company I've kept’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1966, or before.]
Manuscripts and typescripts of the educational works of Edward Albert., [1913, or before-1938, or before.]
Manuscripts and typescripts of "The Fanatic" and of a translation of Dughall Bochanan`s "La a`Bhreitheanais", by James Robertson.
Manuscripts and typescripts of the first and second series of the Linmill stories by Robert McLellan., 1960-1961.
The contents are as follows. (i) Preliminary notes on the series (folio 1); (ii) Typescripts, with manuscript additions and corrections, of the first series, broadcast in 1960 (folio 9). It includes the manuscript of 'The Daftie' (folio 72); (iii) Manuscripts and some typescripts of the second series, 1961 (folio 93).
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The Jolly Beggars: a parable in three acts' by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1960, [circa 1973.]
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The king my father's death' by Sydney Durward Tremayne., ?1972, undated.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The Laird o Dreepdaily: a musical ploy in one act' by Robert Garioch., 1957-[1983, or before.]
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The Old Byre at Clashmore' by Robert McLellan., 1965.
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript synopsis of the plot (folio l); (ii) Incomplete manuscript of the play (folio 7). The opening pages and a few leaves between folios 74 and 75 are missing. (iii) Early typescripts with manuscript corrections (folio 80).
Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials., 1981-1990, undated.
This series contains manuscripts of, and associated working papers for, Ian Rankin’s PhD thesis on Muriel Spark for the University of Edinburgh. The working papers include extensive research notes, press cuttings, and other research materials collected by Rankin, as well as correspondence and other contact between Rankin and his PhD supervisor. Also included are administrative materials of the University of Edinburgh regarding postgraduate studies.
Manuscripts and typescripts of the story 'The lum hat' by Violet Jacobs., [Circa 1945.]
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript notes and fragments of the text (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous pages of a typescript version (folio 16). They include (folio 25) a fragment of the section missing from the beginning of chapter IV in the published text. (iii) Typescript with manuscript corrections (folio 42). Two leaves are missing between folios 49 and 50 and three between folios 64 and 65.
Manuscripts and typescripts of the writings of William Sharp and of the works in the Celtic vein which Sharp wrote under the name of 'Fiona MacLeod'.
The papers include a substantial amount of apparently unpublished material and some correspondence.
Manuscripts and typescripts of three novels of Nigel Tranter, "The Steps to the Empty Throne", "The Path of the Hero King" and "The Price of the King`s Peace".
Manuscripts and typescripts of three poems by Trevor Morrison.
Manuscripts and typescripts of Tom Leonard concerning "Nora`s Place" and "Situations Theoretical and Contemporary".
Includes four prose articles.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Two men and a blanket' by Robert Garioch, ?1974, 1976.
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of the introduction, and manuscript and corrected typescript of various pages of ‘Two men and a blanket’, ?1974 (folio l); (ii) Duplicated typescript of the serialised version of ‘Two men and a blanke’, broadcast in the BBC Radio programme, 'Book at Bedtime', 1976 (folio 28).
Manuscripts and typescripts of two novels by Hugh D M McCutcheon (1909- ).
Hugh McCutcheon was educated in Paisley and at Glasgow University, and served as Town Clerk of Renfrew from 1945 to 1974. His literary work consisted mainly of mystery novels and thrillers. Both manuscripts are heavily corrected but the final text is very close to the published version. The typescripts, which have a few manuscript corrections, are marked up for the printer.
Manuscripts and typescripts of two novels by James Allan Ford (1920-2009).
James Allan Ford was educated in Edinburgh and entered the Civil Service in 1938, rising to become Principal Establishment Officer in the Scottish Office. During the second World War he served in the defence of Hong Kong and later drew on this experience for his novel ‘The brave white flag’ (London, 1961).