Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Lists of words and other papers concerning the dialects of Jura and Islay., [Before 1928.]
Literary and academic correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts and other papers of Alastair Fowler.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of scholarly publications and poetry of Alastair Fowler, and correspondence reflecting his service on editorial and advisory boards as well as his friendship with literary personalities.
Literary and cultural papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell., 1740-1864.
Literary and other papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Literary and personal papers of Laura Hird.
Literary and personal papers of Muriel Spark.
Includes incoming correspondence and manuscript, typescript and research papers for "The Finishing School".
Literary correspondence and papers of Mollie Hunter.
Includes manuscripts of novels, short stories and non-fiction, research notes, lectures and reviews.
Literary correspondence of Raymond Vettese.
Includes letters of J K Annand, H B Cruickshank, C M Grieve, Malcolm 'Callum' Macdonald and Trevor Royle, and manuscripts and typescripts of poems.
Literary manuscripts and notes of William M Parker.
Concering Sir Walter Scott, John Scott, and other subjects.
Literary manuscripts and papers of Iain Crichton Smith., 1962, 1981, undated.
Literary manuscripts and personal papers of the poet and art critic, Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915-1975).
Born in New Zealand and educated in England, Sydney Goodsir Smith's first poems were in English, but he began writing in Scots in about 1940 and published several volumes of poetry. He also wrote for the stage, radio and television, as well as editing works of Robert Burns and Robert Fergusson. All these interests are reflected in his papers, but his work as an art critic survives in only a few fragmentary items.
Literary manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 17th century-19th century.
Literary manuscripts of G W Slaney, the novelist 'George Woden’ (1884-1978).
Literary manuscripts of Henry Mackenzie, and of members of his family., 18th century-19th century.
Literary manuscripts of poems, essays and short stories submitted to Smith Elder and Company., 1860-1874.
Literary notebooks of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [Circa 1930]-?1959, undated.
Literary papers, 1970-1994, of Hamish Brown.
Includes manuscripts of a novel and works on mountaineering and travel.
Also included are the papers of James H B Bell, comprising photographs, 1926-1953 and undated, mostly concerning Alpine mountaineering.
Literary papers, a political notebook and letters of Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Politician and Author [1845-1937]. With three letters to Gavin Maxwell.
The main interest of the papers lies in the manuscripts and proofs of some of Sir Herbert’s many literary works including `Robert the Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence`, 1897, `The Chevalier of the Splendid Crest`, 1900, `A Century of Empire, 1801-1900`, 1909, `Inter-alia : A Scottish Calendar of Crime and other historical essays`, 1924, and `Evening Memories`, 1932.
Literary papers and correspondence of Nigel Tranter.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, scripts of and notes for addresses and talks, and circa 440 letters and copies of letters.
Literary papers and correspondence of the novelist and biographer, Nancy Brysson Morrison (1903-1986).
Nancy Brysson Morrison was the sister of Margaret M Morrison, who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost', and T J Morrison, the novelist and script-writer. As well as publishing under her own name, she wrote numerous romances under the pseudonym 'Christine Strathern' between 1942 and 1959, but they are not represented among these papers.
Literary papers and diaries of the author and poet, Violet Jacob (1863-1946).
Born Kennedy-Erskine, she was brought up in the House of Dun near Montrose, and married an army officer in 1894. She wrote in both Scots and English, and some of her prose works are set in Angus.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto., Early 18th century.
The papers consist largely of undated manuscript drafts and copies of articles and pamphlets that were either published, or intended for publication, chiefly in the periodical press.