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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Literary compositions prepared for publication as an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, or other work.

Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscripts of various works of Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant., [1855, or before-1898 or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.4860
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Manuscript of an article, 'Bulwer', by Margaret Oliphant, published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, February 1855 (folio 1);(ii) Manuscript of an article, 'Theology: the broad church', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, July 1855, as part of the series 'Modern light literature' (folio 24);(iii) Manuscript of the second part of an article, 'Macaulay', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, September 1856; the opening paragraph...
Dates: [1855, or before-1898 or before.]

Manuscripts of various works of Samuel Warren., 1828-[1854, or before].

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Identifier: MS.4883
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Material relating to ‘Passages from the diary of a late physician’: manuscript of 'Notice to the reader' and 'Introduction' to the first edition, 1832 (folio 1); manuscript of the preface to the third volume, 1838 (folio 5); and pages of “Blackwood's Magazine”, August and September 1830, containing chapters i and ii, with considerable manuscript corrections apparently for the first edition (folio 11);(ii) Manuscript of an article,...
Dates: 1828-[1854, or before].

Manuscripts, typescripts and carbon copies of articles for the 'Alpine journal'., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/196(1-7)
Scope and Contents Containing:(1) top and incomplete carbon copy of T G Brown: Mount Foraker, Alaska (AJ 47, 14 and 205)(2) amended manuscript of T G Brown: The Brenva Face (AJ 51, 178)(3) typescript with two carbon copies of foreg(4) typescript with two carbon copies of revised version of part of (3) (5) typescript with two carbon copies of further revised version of (4)(6) part of manuscript, with carbon copy of typescript of T G Brown: The early...
Dates: Undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts and newspaper cuttings of published essays and articles of Edwin Muir., 1934-1959.

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Identifier: MS.19661
Scope and Contents

The papers include 'The decline of the imagination', a broadcast published in 'The Listener', xlv, pages 753-754 (folio 3) and the essaay constituting section III of 'Essays on literature and society', revised edition, (London, 1965) papges 166-235 (folio 11).

Dates: 1934-1959.

Manuscripts, typescripts and printed copies of groups of poems by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., 1950-1972, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27030
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: 1950-1972, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of an article, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1956.

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Identifier: MS.50206
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1956.Manuscript draft, 1956, of an article subsequently entitled, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-33.Revised manuscript, 1956, of the article, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 34-85.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1956, of the article, ‘A...
Dates: 1956.

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of articles and essays of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1933-1977, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27056-27063
Scope and Contents

While most of the articles and essays are on literary topics, they also include such diverse subjects as the Faroe Islands, hill-farming, politics, and the Edinburgh Festival. Many were published in a wide range of newspapers and periodicals. Some are incomplete and some survive only as drafts.

Dates: 1933-1977, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of literary works by Neil Munro., 1909, ?1928, undated.

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Identifier: MS.26917
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: 1909, ?1928, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of prose writings by James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’., 1953-1963, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27431
Scope and Contents

The papers include reviews and articles, material on the fishing industry, some of which was used in ‘Living silver’ (London, 1957) (folio 7); autobiographical notes, 1958 (folio 63), and the text of a radio programme, 'Water alive', undated (folio 147).

Dates: 1953-1963, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of work by Alexander Scott (1920-1989).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26474-26481
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1948-1970, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts, drafts and proofs of works of Kenneth White, including related correspondence and notes.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10613/1-48
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poems, essays, short stories, autobiography and travel works.

Dates: 1963-1992, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts, letters and other papers of Edith Anne Robertson., 1915-1973, undated.

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Identifier: MS.26984
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems in English, undated (folio 1). Some were published in ‘Forest voices’. (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems in Scots, 1969-1970, undated (folio l5). They include translations from Blake, T S Eliot and C Day Lewis. (iii) Corrected typescripts of short stories, undated (folio 87); (iv) Letters to Edith Anne Robertson about her work, 1915-1973, undated (folio 93); (v) Printed articles and newspaper cuttings, ?1916-1973...
Dates: 1915-1973, undated.

Manuscripts, undated, of short stories and articles, chiefly unpublished., 1st half of 20th century.

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Identifier: MS.9136
Scope and Contents

The manuscripts include the following: 'Unemployed gents, 6d' (folio 1); “The moon's walk” (folio 6); “Granny Grinton's shop” (folio 10); 'The land mannikin' (folio 24); 'The picture' (folio 34); 'It came with a lass' (folio 82).

Dates: 1st half of 20th century.

Manuscripts written by Sir Walter Scott. , [1813, or after]-1844.

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Identifier: MS.4940
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) A version of 'The battle of Sempach', written on paper watermarked 1813, with a prose introduction (folio 1);(ii) Manuscript of an article, 'Phantasmagoria no. I', published in "Blackwood's Magazine" (May 1818) (folio 7);(iii) Fragment of manuscript of ‘The fortunes of Nigel’, corresponding to volume iii (first edition), page 323, to the end of the novel; see Gillian Dyson’s, "The manuscripts and proof sheets of Scott's...
Dates: [1813, or after]-1844.

Maps, plans, papers relating thereto, and photostats, chiefly concerning lands in Stirlingshire., 1725-circa 1850, undated.

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Identifier: MS.5115
Scope and Contents Plan of the Fields of Inveresk as distinguished by the valuators and division of the same among the several heritors…[1756]. 1756. 29.5 x 20.5 inches. 8 Chains to an inch. Shows names of property owners and descriptions and names of fields. Thomas Phinn (sculpt.). (Part 4.) Plan of an estate in West Florida, USA 1767. . . Photostats of plans. (Part 5.)Johnston's Map of the County of Stirling with the railways 1850. Printed item. Johnston, William & Alexander...
Dates: 1725-circa 1850, undated.