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Typescripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Typewritten documents.

Found in 3709 Collections and/or Records:

Typescript, undated, of an autobiographical work of Margaret Mackenzie Scott, "Childhood of a Nobody", with other papers.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6620/1-6
Scope and Contents

Including typescripts of a short story, undated, and articles, 1923-1940.

Dates: 1923-1940 and undated.

Typescript, undated, of 'Conquest', a three-act play set in different periods by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.27467
Scope and Contents

The text is preceded by a synopsis and notes for the producer (folio i). The play was originally written under the pseudonym 'Juniper Struan'.

Dates: Mid 20th century-late 20th century.

Typescript, undated, of Edward Albert of various short stories and articles, chiefly unpublished., Early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9135
Scope and Contents The contents include: 'It came with a lass' (folio 13); 'The house with the dead leaves' (folio 40); 'The purple headland' (folio 55); 'The knock at the door' (folio 94); “Granny Grinton's shop” (folio 95); A review of ‘Juno and the paycock’ (folio 144); 'Tendencies in modern fiction' (folio 148); 'Miss Sin' (folio 180); “Mrs Murphy's home” (folio 194); 'The judgement of Solomon' (folio 204); 'Cab, sir' (folio 213); 'The Scottish Youth Hostels Association' (folio 227); 'The four forty-five'...
Dates: Early 20th century.

Typescript, undated, of 'Indian diary' by Violet Jacobs., 1922-1923.

 Item
Identifier: MS.27415
Scope and Contents

Diary of a second visit to India when Violet Jacob and her husband returned to some of the places they had known in 1895-1900. It describes their journey from Port Said to Bhopal and travels to Agra, Mhow, Dhar, and other places. There are lively descriptions of social visits, especially to Sultan Jehan Begum, the ruler of Bhopal, local life, archaeological remains, scenery and plants.

Dates: 1922-1923.

Typescript, undated, of 'Tarravore', a play in three acts by James Shaw Grant (born 1910), director of Grampian Television and author of books on the Highlands.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26489
Scope and Contents

The typescript is annotated for a production by the Park Theatre, Glasgow.

Dates: Mid 20th century.

Typescript, undated, of 'The alchemist's daughter, or the love dram: a comedy in three acts’ by George Scott-Moncrieff., Mid 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26941
Scope and Contents

The comedy is written in blank verse and set in the medieval period. There are a few annotations by an actor.

Dates: Mid 20th century.

Typescript, undated, of 'The Bridge-builders ... A Three-Act Play (dealing with a contemporary theme)' by Margaret Noël-Paton., ?1939-[1955, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.27466
Scope and Contents

The play is set during the Second World War and in 1955, it concerns European war orphans. The playwright's name was originally given as Noel Hamilton.

Dates: ?1939-[1955, or before.]

Typescript, undated, of ‘The finding of the sword’, a play by Sibell Lilian Blunt Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5069
Scope and Contents

The play does not seem to have been produced or published.

Dates: [1905, or after.]