Manuscripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts, typescripts, artwork, and photographs relating to published works of Gavin Maxwell., 1959-1968, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/15-57
Dates:
1959-1968, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and other papers of Gavin Ewart, poet.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12908/1-114
Dates:
1890-1996.
Manuscripts, typescripts, drafts and proofs of works of Kenneth White, including related correspondence and notes.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10613/1-48
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poems, essays, short stories, autobiography and travel works.
Dates:
1963-1992, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts, drafts and proofs of works of Mary Stewart., 1950-1982
Series
Identifier: Acc.9565/1-80
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950-1982
Manuscripts, typescripts, letters and other papers of Edith Anne Robertson., 1915-1973, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26984
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems in English, undated (folio 1). Some were published in ‘Forest voices’.
(ii) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems in Scots, 1969-1970, undated (folio l5). They include translations from Blake, T S Eliot and C Day Lewis.
(iii) Corrected typescripts of short stories, undated (folio 87);
(iv) Letters to Edith Anne Robertson about her work, 1915-1973, undated (folio 93);
(v) Printed articles and newspaper cuttings, ?1916-1973...
Dates:
1915-1973, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts, notes and drafts of Kathleen Jamie, with related papers.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11599/1-54
Scope and Contents
Kathleen Jamie was born in Johnstone in 1962, and studied at the University of Edinburgh. These papers date from the period 1988 to 1997. During this time, Kathleen Jamie was writer in residence to various organisations, including the Workington Docks Project and the University of Dundee, and was awarded the Scottish Arts Council Scottish-Canadian Fellowship in 1994. The collection includes papers relating to the following published or broadcast works:The Golden Peak (London:...
Dates:
1980-1997.
Manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, and a newspaper cutting of short stories of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1923-1961, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27066
Scope and Contents
Also included is the manuscript of 'Lechois', a one-act play, undated (folio 89).
Dates:
1923-1961, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Articles and short pieces of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Manuscripts, typescripts, proofs and correspondence of Alasdair Gray.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11655
Scope and Contents
Mostly concerns "Working Legs" and "Why Scots Should Rule Scotland 1997".
Dates:
1966-1997.
Manuscripts, typescripts, research notes and personal papers of Jean Mary Allan, librarian and novelist.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8844/1-65
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, poems, essays, talks and some personal papers.
Dates:
1896-circa 1976.
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin., 1984-2018.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50310-50445
Scope and Contents
This series contains manuscripts and typescripts of, and associated working papers for, novels, novellas and graphic novels by Ian Rankin. The working papers include, variously, synopses, research material, development notes, and evidence of editorial interventions. With these also are papers relating to the process of publication: some administrative, particularly contracts, and promotional materials; others, including advertisements and cover proofs, concerning actual publication....
Dates:
1984-2018.
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin., 1981-2018, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50449-50479
Scope and Contents
This series contains manuscripts and typescripts of, and associated working papers for, short stories by Ian Rankin. The working papers include development and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of publication. Published copies of several short stories are held; some as full versions, others as extracts. Additionally, some correspondence relating to the short stories is included.
Dates:
1981-2018, undated.
Manuscripts, undated, of ‘Dürrenstein’ (episode for ‘The crusader’) and ‘Saul’ by George Donald Valentine., Early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5186
Dates:
Early 20th century.
Manuscripts, undated, of epigrams, riddles, aphorisms, and 'Vocable verses' by William Soutar., [1917-1942.]
File
Identifier: MS.8616
Dates:
[1917-1942.]
Manuscripts, undated, of poems of Albert David Mackie.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9916-9922
Dates:
2nd quarter of 20th century-[before 1955.].
Manuscripts, undated, of poems of Sydney Durward Tremayne., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.26675
Dates:
Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
Manuscripts, undated, of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar., [1917-1942.]
File
Identifier: MS.8612
Dates:
[1917-1942.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of William Soutar.
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Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript poems of William Soutar, many apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar.
Manuscripts, undated, of short stories and articles, chiefly unpublished., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.9136
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts include the following: 'Unemployed gents, 6d' (folio 1); “The moon's walk” (folio 6); “Granny Grinton's shop” (folio 10); 'The land mannikin' (folio 24); 'The picture' (folio 34); 'It came with a lass' (folio 82).
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Manuscripts, undated, of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.9137
Scope and Contents
Both works were published in ‘The Scots Magazine', March-June 1932.
Dates:
[1932, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert.
Manuscripts, undated, of the comedy 'Right Royal' by Alexander Scott., [1954, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.26475
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of 'Uneasy Lies', undated, an early version of the play, written for radio (folio 1); (ii) Manuscript of the stage version of 'Right Royal' (folio 28). The text differs considerably from that of MS.26476.
Dates:
[1954, or before.]
Manuscripts, with additions and amendments as sent to the printer, of two major works and part of a third work of Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, historian, Sheriff of Lanarkshire and writer on legal and social questions; with mathematical notes of his son, General Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9571-9585
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the text is in the hand of an amanuensis but many of the corrections are autograph.
Dates:
1814-1853, undated.
Manuscripts with translations from Sanskrit, folk tales and sketches.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9325
Dates:
20th century.
Manuscripts written by Sir Walter Scott. , [1813, or after]-1844.
File
Identifier: MS.4940
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) A version of 'The battle of Sempach', written on paper watermarked 1813, with a prose introduction (folio 1);(ii) Manuscript of an article, 'Phantasmagoria no. I', published in "Blackwood's Magazine" (May 1818) (folio 7);(iii) Fragment of manuscript of ‘The fortunes of Nigel’, corresponding to volume iii (first edition), page 323, to the end of the novel; see Gillian Dyson’s, "The manuscripts and proof sheets of Scott's...
Dates:
[1813, or after]-1844.
[Map of area about Ath, Chidres, and Lens]., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(111)
[Map of area about Conde]., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(112)
[Map of area about Leuze]., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.2(110)