Short stories.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Relatively brief invented prose narratives.
Found in 355 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts of literary works by Tom Hanlin (1907-1953).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27417-27425
Scope and Contents
Tom Hanlin worked as a coalminer at Armadale, West Lothian, until 1946 and much of his fiction is set in Scottish mining communities.
Dates:
1942-1949, undated.
Typescripts of nine short stories by Violet Jacobs., 1921-[circa 1945], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27412
Scope and Contents
With the exception of the last (folio 158), a story set in India, of which the first four leaves are missing, they are all published in ‘The lum hat and other stories’. Much of 'The Wade Monument', and two leaves of 'Banny Firelocks' are missing. Also included are a letter from Oliver and Boyd, 1944, rejecting a proposal to publish a collection of short stories (folio 1), and a manuscript fragment of 'Banny Firelocks' (folio 37).
Dates:
1921-[circa 1945], undated.
Typescripts of poems and short stories of Bill Thomson.
File
Identifier: Acc.12010
Scope and Contents
Includes press cuttings.
Dates:
circa 2000.
Typescripts of prose pieces by Naomi Mitchison.
File
Identifier: Acc.10866
Scope and Contents
Includes "A Plan for the Mound" and "Social Readjustment", together with five short stories on African themes.
Dates:
circa 1960-1990.
Typescripts of prose works by Joe Corrie., 1937, 1949-1962, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26521-26525
Dates:
1937, 1949-1962, undated.
Typescripts of short stories and articles by Joe Corrie., 1946-1962, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26524
Dates:
1946-1962, undated.
Typescripts of short stories by Robert McLellan., 1947-1972.
File
Identifier: MS.26416
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'The Cat', published in ‘No Scottish Twilight’, edited by M Lindsay and F Urquhart, (Glasgow, 1947), pages 149-154 (folio 1). This had been included in the Linmill series, but Robert McLellan withdrew it.
(ii) Early versions of three Linmill stories, 1948-1949 (folio 7);
(iii) Manuscript synopsis of a series of stories set in Milngavie, with corrected typescripts of one of them, 1965 (folio l5);
(iv) Typescript of 'The Trap', a Linmill story submitted to the...
Dates:
1947-1972.
Typescripts of 'Showtime', 'The Slab Boys’, 'Souvenirs’, and 'Starting Over', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes and synopsis., 1986-2010.
File
Identifier: MS.50465
Scope and Contents
'Showtime'.
Typescript, 2005, second draft. Folios 1-23.
Annotated typescript, 2005, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 24-45.
Working notes, 2005. Folios 46-50.
Press cuttings, 2005, taken by Ian Rankin as research. Folios 51-53.'The Slab Boys: a short story by Ian Rankin'.
Typescript, 1999, later draft. Folios 54-62.
Typescript, 1999, first draft. Folios 63-71.'Souvenirs: a short story by Ian Rankin'.
Typescript, 1986. Folios 72-86.
Annotated typescript,...
Dates:
1986-2010.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of stories from 'Tales of the West Highlands' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.9134 (2)
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 West Highlands' by Edward Albert, a series of short stories.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of stories from 'Tales of the West Highlands' by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'Tales of the north west' and the beginning of 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.9138 (1)
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.
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Typescripts of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'Tales of the north west' and 'The ebbs of Bernera' by Edward Albert., [1932, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.9138 (1)-(2)
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.
Typescripts of 'The Maximum Break’, 'Meet & Greet', 'My Shopping Day’, 'Natural Selection’, 'Nightwatchman', and 'No. 79’, short stories by Ian Rankin; advertisement for ‘The Maximum Break’ radio reading., 1982-2015.
File
Identifier: MS.50461
Scope and Contents
'The Maximum Break: a short story by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, undated. Folios 1-9.'Meet [and] Greet'.
Annotated typescript of Ian Rankin, 2015, with author's annotations. Folios 10-18.'My Shopping Day’.
Typescript, 1996, final draft sent to EQMM. Folios 19-35.
Annotated typescript, 1996, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 36-51.'Natural Selection: a short story by Ian Rankin'.
Annotated typescript, undated, with author's annotations....
Dates:
1982-2015.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of 'The Riddells' and "Tamson's entry" by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.9118
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.
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Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of two stories entitled 'The Riddells' and “Tamson's entry” by Edward Albert.
Typescripts of 'The Theft: A Cautionary Tale’, ‘Three Betrayals', 'A Three-Pint Problem', 'The Tow-Path’, 'Trapped Between Glass', 'The Travelling Companion', 'Unknown Pleasures’, and 'Unlucky in Love, Unlucky at Cards', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1981-2016.
File
Identifier: MS.50467
Scope and Contents
'The Theft: A Cautionary Tale. By I.J. Rankin.'
Typescript short story, undated. Folios 1-4.‘Three Betrayals'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 5-7.'A Three-Pint Problem'.
Annotated typescript, 2014, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 8-23.'The Tow-Path: by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, 1983. Folios 24-31.'Trapped Between Glass'.
Typescript, 1981. Folios 32-35.'The Travelling Companion', a bibliomystery.
Annotated typescript,...
Dates:
1981-2016.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of unaired radio plays and short stories for radio by Ian Rankin., 1984-1998, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50487
Scope and Contents
'Borrowed time’.
Annotated typescript, undated, with author's annotations. Folios 1-19.'Cinderella and Studz: a radio romance; a play for radio by Ian J. Rankin'.
Typescript, 1984.
Includes correspondence from Stewart Conn, Senior Drama Producer (Radio) for the BBC. Folio 20.
Folios 20-34.'Mr Eliot on Margate Sands’.
Typescript, 1984. Folios 35-61.'Crime Stories by Ian Rankin: 3. The Hanged Man', short story read on BBC radio.
Typescript of BBC Radio...
Dates:
1984-1998, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media.
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Typescripts and working notes of the radio scripts of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the radio plays and short stories for radio of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts of 'Video, Nasty', 'The Violation of Mr Paton’, 'Voyeurism’, 'Walking Naked’, 'Wedding Song', 'The Wet Dream Club', and 'The Wider Scheme, short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1980-1993, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50468
Scope and Contents
'Video, Nasty'.
Typescript, circa 1993. Folios 1-17.'The Violation of Mr Paton: by Ian J. Rankin'.
Photocopy typescript, 1984. Folios 18-28.
Typescript, 1983, fourth draft. Folios 29-39.'Voyeurism: a short story by Ian J. Rankin'.
Photocopy typescript, 1984. Folios 40-50.
Typescript, 1984. Folios 51-61.'Walking Naked’, Ian Rankin’s entry to the Radio Forth Short Story Competition.
Typescript, 1983, second draft. Folios 62-67.
Typescript, 1983, second...
Dates:
1980-1993, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts of works by Margaret Mackenzie Scott., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6620/1-3
Typescripts of works by Norman MacDonald, Lewis.
File
Identifier: MS.14972
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Gaelic play for stage, titled ‘Shonnie’ (folio 1);(ii) Gaelic play for radio, titled ‘Buisneachd’ (folio 19);(iii) Gaelic play for stage, titled “An Ceistear ‘s am Bard ‘s na Boirionnaich” (Published under that title) (folio 64);(iv) English radio feature, titled ‘Iolaire’ (folio 91);(v) English short story, titled ‘Potatoes and Herring’ (folio 125);(vi) ‘The first Day of the Season’. Do...
Dates:
[1971, or before]-[1975, or before.]
Typescripts of works by Sydney Goodsir Smith, Crieff Williamson and John Guthrie.
File
Identifier: Acc.11806
Dates:
circa 1935-1988.
Typescripts, some with manuscript corrections, of short stories of Tom Hanlin., 1942-1948, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27420-27421
Scope and Contents
Some of the short stories were published in English and American magazines. There are two versions of 'Temper the Wind' (MS.27420, folios 51, 64), 'My shadow on the side of the tunnel' (MS. 27420, folios 128, 140), 'And always will be' (MS.27421, folios 39, 57) and 'Strange the way' (MS.27421, folios 180, 200). The versos of MS.27421, folios 119-141 contain parts of an early version of ‘The miracle at Cardenrigg’.
Dates:
1942-1948, undated.
Typescripts, some with manuscript corrections, of short stories of Tom Hanlin., 1942-1948.
File
Identifier: MS.27420
Typescripts, undated, of Edward Albert, chiefly of short stories and articles., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.9126
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
'Barrabel' (folio 1);
'The great gray seal' (folio 17);
'Christmas at a youth hostel' (folio 26);
Four book reviews (folios 51 and 349);
'The Simpson sisters' (folio 170);
'At the pictures' (folio 179);
'Eleven thirty' (folio 212);
'Lyonesse' (folio 185);
'Heather Jock' (folio 54);
'The ship in the bay' (folio 32);
'The small tent' (folio 335);
The script of a broadcast appeal, 21 July 1935, for the Scottish Youth Hostels Association (folio 347.Some...
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.
Typescripts, undated, of short stories by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9122-9123
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.
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Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of a collection of short stories entitled ‘Dargai’, and three other short stories, “The Wells o’ Dee”, ‘Jock Johnson’, and ‘Burning the water’, by Edward Albert.
Typescripts, undated, of three short stories by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.27473
Scope and Contents
Three short stories 'Full Circle' (folio 1), 'Immortal Moment' (folio 7) and 'Predicament' (folio 27). There is a manuscript list of alternative titles for the last (folio 26).
Dates:
Mid 20th century-late 20th century.