Poetry.
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Page-proofs and revisions to ‘Stony limits and other poems’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDairmid'., [1934 or before.]
The publication had reached the stage of page-proofs when it was decided to delete or alter some of the poems which might give offence.
Page proofs of Alexander Scott's collection of poems, 'Cantrips', [1968, or before.]
Page proofs of 'Collected poems' by Robert Garioch, with manuscript corrections by Sutherland., 1976.
Page proofs of ‘Forest voices and other poems in English’ by Edith Anne Robertson., [1969, or before.]
The proofs differ from the published text, but the few manuscript corrections which they contain were not made in the final version. Pages 1-5 and about four pages at the end are missing.
Page-proofs of 'Selected poems of William Dunbar', edited by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1950.
Page proofs of 'The Oxford book of Scottish verse', edited by John MacQueen and Tom Scott., [1966, or before.]
Page proofs of 'The rock and the bird' by Sydney Durward Tremayne, with a few manuscript corrections., [1955, or before.]
Page proofs of 'The swans of Berwick' by Sydney Durward Tremayne, with a few manuscript corrections., [1962, or before.]
Page proofs of 'The turning sky' by Sydney Durward Tremayne, with manuscript corrections., [1969, or before.]
Page, undated, for a notebook of John Campbell containing two words in Afrikaans and poems, and a note, undated, of Campbell on asbestos specimens from Griqualand., Early 19th century.
‘Panurgi Philo-Caballi Scoti Grameidos Libri Sex’, with other poems, by James Philip of Almerieclose., 1730.
Papers, 1321-1601, to and of the family of Murray of Falahill.
Includes translations of the papers, genealogical notes, genealogies of the families of Falahill and Philiphaugh, and a copy of a poem "The Song of Outlaw Murray", all mid 19th century.
Papers and correspondence concerning the personal affairs of the Viscounts Melville., 1786-1812, 1818-1819, 1828, 1835, 1838, 1846-1849, undated.
Papers and correspondence of and concerning William Loch, his wife, and their family., 1805-1837, undated.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Miscellaneous correspondence, 1805-1825, undated (folio 1);
(ii) Tradesmen's accounts sent to Elizabeth Loch, 1827, 1832-1833 (folio 38);
(iii) Baptismal certificates, memorials, etc., 1815-1837, undated (folio 57);
(iv) Journal of a tour in the Highlands by Mary E Loch, undated (folio 66);
(v) Miscellaneous notes, verses, etc., undated (folio 72).
Papers and correspondence of Henry Drummond, with other family papers.
Including:
1. newspaper cuttings concerning Drummond`s works and his death
2. two volumes of poems, 1875-1894, of Hamilton Drummond
3. photocopies of letters, 1864-1879, of Henry Drummond (senior) to his son James, concerning Drummonds Seed Merchants.
Papers and correspondence of Professor Derick S Thomson chiefly concerning his collection of poetry, ‘Eadar Samhradh is Foghar’., 1958, 1966, undated.
The contents are as follows.
(i) Autograph and typescript of “A’ ghrian a’ drùdhadh air na ballachan”, 12 lines. “Mu Chrìochan Hòil” (folio 1);
(ii) Comments on “Mu Chrìochan Hòil” by Murdo Murray, author of ‘Luach na Saorsa’ (folio 9);
(iii) Letter of Murdo Murray to Professor Derick S Thomson, dated 14 January 1958 (folio 11);
(iv) Typescript of ‘Eadar Samhradh is Foghar’ (folio 12).
Papers and Gaelic collections of the Rev. Dr. Alexander Irvine, minister of Little Dunkeld.
Papers of the Rev. Dr. Alexander Irvine of Little Dunkeld (1773-1824), consisting mainly of Gaelic poetry collected in Perthshire, and partly elsewhere, between ca. 1797 and 1808.
Papers and letters of and concerning Helen B Cruickshank., 1934-1975.
Papers and letters of and to Sir Alexander Gray, concerning his poems., [?1921]-1955, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Fragmentary manuscript drafts of poems, undated, with a letter of Sir Alexander Gray, describing his method of working, 1955 (folio l); (ii) Lists of poems, ?1921-?1934, with notes of where they were published (folio 8); (iii) Letter of Charles Graves, discussing the publication of ‘Gossip’ by the Porpoise Press, 1928 (folio 33).
Papers and letters of George Bruce.
Includes letters of Elizabeth Cumming concerning a proposed work on her husband, James Cumming.