Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, containing chiefly legal notes and verse., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.25436
Dates:
2nd half of the 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks and commonplace books of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, containing chiefly legal notes and verse.
Notebook, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, containing chiefly legal notes and verse., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.25437
Dates:
2nd half of the 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks and commonplace books of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, containing chiefly legal notes and verse.
Notebook, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, containing chiefly legal notes and verse., 2nd half of the 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.25438
Scope and Contents
The notebook includes a list of books bought by Lord Hailes on entering the legal profession (folio 70 verso).
Dates:
2nd half of the 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks and commonplace books of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, containing chiefly legal notes and verse.
Notebook, undated, of Sydney Durward Tremayne, containing poems published in 'The turning sky'., [1969, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26689
Dates:
[1969, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Sydney Durward Tremayne (1912-1986), the poet and journalist.
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Poetry of Sydney Durward Tremayne.
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Notebooks of Sydney Durward Tremayne, containing drafts of poems, notes on current affairs for newspaper articles, addresses, and other material.
Notebook, undated, of Sydney Durward Tremayne, containing poems published in 'The turning sky'., [1969, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26690
Dates:
[1969, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Sydney Durward Tremayne (1912-1986), the poet and journalist.
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Poetry of Sydney Durward Tremayne.
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Notebooks of Sydney Durward Tremayne, containing drafts of poems, notes on current affairs for newspaper articles, addresses, and other material.
Notebook, undated, of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, containing epigrams and verses, all apparently unpublished., Mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.4918
Dates:
Mid 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Letters and papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, which, on his death, came into the hands of John Blackwood as his executor.
Notebooks and literary papers of Harvey Holton.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13584
Scope and Contents
Literary papers, circa 1967-2009, of Harvey Holton (1949-2010).Harvey Holton was born in Galashiels, to where the family returned in 1963 after spells in Nigeria, Edinburgh and Falkirk. Holton began writing poetry while still at school, and by the early 1970s his fascination with language and poetry as a means of expression convinced him that he had found his vocation. After moving to Fife he studied English literature at the University of Dundee, and in the mid-1970s started...
Dates:
circa 1967-2009.
Notebooks and travel writings of Tom Pow., 1971-2002.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12233/1-51
Dates:
1971-2002.
Notebooks containing drafts and poems of Maurice Lindsay., 1938, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4791/1-9
Dates:
1938, undated.
Notebooks containing drafts of poems, prose pieces and jottings of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’., 1955-1961, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27432-27434
Notebooks containing juvenile poems of Hugh Miller., 1815-1827, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7519-7523
Dates:
1815-1827, undated.
Notebooks containing original poems and verse translations by George Campbell Hay (1915-1984).
Series
Identifier: MSS.14967-14968
Dates:
1943-1946.
Notebooks containing the original manuscript of chapters 7-13 of 'An autobiography' by Edwin Muir., [1954, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19656-19658
Dates:
[1954, or before.]
Notebooks containing unpublished poetry of Thomas Stoddart., 1825-1827, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.10292-10294
Scope and Contents
MSS.10292-10293 both contain versions of a drama, 'Orval' or 'Olthazzar'.
Dates:
1825-1827, undated.
Notebooks entitled 'Amusements in Solitude', containing copies of verse and prose, chiefly of a religious nature., 1755-1781, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8238-8240
Dates:
1755-1781, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Notebooks of Alexander Lothian, containing poetical extracts., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.7617/55-57
Notebooks of Alison Fell., 1977-2001.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12394/9-32
Scope and Contents
These notebooks contain diary notes, drafts of poems, and notes for prose works and plays.
Dates:
1977-2001.
Notebooks of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid' containing miscellaneous notes., 1942-1944, 1954, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27199-27202
Scope and Contents
Included in the notebooks are notes for talks, fragments of poems, addresses, quotations, and other jottings.
Dates:
1942-1944, 1954, undated.
Notebooks of George Campbell Hay., [Circa 1938-1983.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26734-26740
Scope and Contents
These notebooks chart George Campbell Hay's return to regular poetic activity. They contain drafts of most of the poems he composed from circa 1975 to 1983, as well as some book reviews, translations and linguistic notes.
Dates:
[Circa 1938-1983.]
Notebooks of George Campbell Hay containing original poetry, texts from various literatures (Celtic, Greek, Scandinavian, Arabic) and Gaelic songs, idioms and proverbs., [Circa 1933]-[circa 1975.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26721-26723
Scope and Contents
Most of the material dates from the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Dates:
[Circa 1933]-[circa 1975.]
Notebooks of John Pinkerton., 1776-1788, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1713-1721
Notebooks of John Purves containing material on French literature., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15806-15818
Notebooks of Muriel Spark, containing research notes and drafts for poems and prose., 1951-[1958].
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/3-10
Dates:
1951-[1958].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing works of prose, poetry and drama.
Notebooks of Richard Price, mainly relating to poetry and collaborative work.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14013
Dates:
Ccirca 1996-2009.