Poetry.
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts of various poems by James Hogg., Early 19th century.
Manuscripts of various poems by James Logie Robertson., 1875.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscript, 1875, of "Lord William's wooing. A Scottish ballad" by James Logie Robertson (folio 1);
(ii) Manuscripts, ?1875, of two apparently unpublished poems, 'Our country quarters' and 'Gloria Mundi', by Robertson (folio 4).
Manuscripts of various poems by Robert Hogarth Patterson., [?1875-?1876, circa 1882.]
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscripts of two apparently unpublished poems, 'Bismark, 1875' (folio 1) and 'Disraeli, 1876' (folio 3) by Robert Hogarth Patterson;
(ii) Manuscript, circa 1882, of an apparently unpublished a cycle of poems, 'Within the valley and shadow' by Patterson (folio 7), with a report on it by Alexander Allardyce, Blackwood's reader (folio 19).
Manuscripts of various works of David MacBeth Moir ('Delta')., Circa 1818-[1851, or before].
Manuscripts of various works of Samuel Warren., 1828-[1854, or before].
Manuscripts of William Drummond of Hawthornden., 1605-1710.
Manuscripts of works and translations by Lord Byron; with some copy in the hands of Lady Byron, Charles Hanson, John Cam Hobhouse, Augusta Leigh, John Murray [II], and Mary Shelley., 1807-1823, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts and a few printed copies of individual poems by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1978, or before.]
Some of the poems are rough drafts, written on scrap paper or leaves torn from notebooks, and others are fair copies; many are incomplete, and there are some variants.
Manuscripts, typescripts and a few printed copies of poems by Charles Murray which did not appear in the published collections of his poetry., 1895-1925, undated.
A few of the poems were published in magazines and newspapers. The typescripts include (folio 58) a number of versions in Scots from the Greek Anthology similar to those in ‘The last poems’ (Aberdeen, 1969), pages 15-20.
Manuscripts, typescripts and a few printed copies of poems of Alastair Reid., 1953-1977, undated.
Some of the poems are preceded by notes about the date, circumstances of writing and publication. There are a few translations from Spanish (folio 90).
Manuscripts, typescripts and corrected page-proofs of 'A kist of whistles' by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1947, or before.]
Some of the manuscripts are early drafts. Pages 25-30 of the proofs are missing.
Manuscripts, typescripts and corrected typescripts of poems of George Mackay Brown., 1960-1968, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts and other papers of Duncan Glen, including research materials relating to Hugh MacDiarmid.
Includes manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, articles, reviews and essays, and includes critical work on Hugh MacDiamrid.
Manuscripts, typescripts and other papers relating to works of Duncan Glen, with additional correspondence and papers concerning his publishing and editorial activities.
Includes corrected typescripts of poems and essays, with associated correspondence.
Manuscripts, typescripts and page-proofs of 'The battle continues', Christopher Murray Grieve's 'Hugh MacDiarmid' reply to Roy Campbell's 'Flowering rifle'., [1957, or before.]
Pages 1-16 and 65-80 of the proofs are missing.
Manuscripts, typescripts and photocopies of poems of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’., 1956-1964, undated.
Some of the poems are written on scrap paper and the backs of envelopes. There are a few typed transcripts and notes by Marie Singer, who has also dated some of the poems. (i) Poems published in 'The collected poems of Burns Singer' edited by W A S Keir (London, 1970), and 'Five centuries of Polish poetry', an anthology by J Peterkiewicz and Burns Singer (London, 1960) (folio 1); (ii) Poems and fragments apparently unpublished (folio 72).
Manuscripts, typescripts and printed copies of groups of poems by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., 1950-1972, undated.
The papers include both published and unpublished work. On the versos of folios 3-11 is a manuscript draft of an article written on Whalsay, 'The Onychiotomic Test' (for another manuscript of this, see MS.27061, folios 27-32).
Manuscripts, typescripts and printed copies of published poems by Charles Murray., 1891-1941, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts and printed versions of Robert Garioch Sutherland's poetry., 1949-1979, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of introductions and prefaces by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid' to some of his own works, as well as to works by other writers., 1936-1978, undated.
The papers include fragments of the introduction to Hugh MacDiarmid's proposed biography of John Maclean, 1936 (folio 1), the introduction to his unpublished long poem 'Impavidi Progrediamur', 1956 (folio 58), and a partial typescript of the introductory essay to an anthology of work by contemporary Scottish poets, undated (folio 212).
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of literary works by Neil Munro., 1909, ?1928, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Plays, including dramatised versions of 'Castle dark' and ‘The daft days’, undated (folio 1); (ii) Articles and introductions, 1909, ?1928, undated (folio 71). They include pieces on Joseph Conrad, Kipling and other literary figures (folio 73), and two fragments of ‘John Splendid’ (folio 152); (iii) Poems in English and Gaelic, undated (folio 154).
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poems and articles of John Morrison Caie (1878-1949).
Manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of work by Alexander Scott (1920-1989).
Alexander Scott was educated in Aberdeen, and after service in the army during the Second World War, became a lecturer in Scottish Literature at Glasgow University. He was the editor of the ‘Saltire Review’, 1954-1957, served on a number of literary committees, and edited work by William Soutar and Sydney Goodsir Smith, among others. His own literary work consisted of poetry, drama, and criticism.