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Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid)

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.10488
Scope and Contents

With manuscripts of a short story and essay of MacDiarmid, proof copy of "Sanschaw" and typescript copy of a thesis on MacDiarmid by Claude Henry.

Dates: 1934-1978.

118 letters to James K Annand.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9624
Scope and Contents

Concerning literary and personal matters, with associated manuscripts of poems.

Correspondents include: Robert Garioch, Hugh MacDiarmid and Albert D Mackie.

Dates: 1926-1985.

Autograph transcripts of 15 of Hugh MacDiarmid`s poems.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10095
Scope and Contents

Includes letter of MacDiarmid to W Gordon Smith concerning a recording of the poems.

Dates: 1962.

Letters of and concerning C M Grieve to Ernest Brooks and Barbara Niven.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12074
Scope and Contents

Includes typescript of "Mature Art".

Dates: 1936-1983.

Papers of David D Murison.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.4809
Scope and Contents

Comprising:

1. letter, 1942, of Douglas Young to David D Murison

2. letter, 1967, of C M Grieve to Murison

3. typescript of a poem, early 20th century, of Ronald Campbell Macfie

4. collection of letters, 19th century.

Dates: circa 1800-1967.

Papers of James B Caird, including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, essays, articles and talks; and letters to Caird on literary matters.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.262- is now part of Acc.10193.
Scope and Contents

Among the letters to Caird are two of Sorley Maclean, one of George Scott-Moncrieff, two of Edwin Morgan, three of Edwin Muir, three of Sydney Goodsir Smith, one of Douglas Young, and four, 1967-1978, of C M Grieve.

Dates: 1946-1975.

Two letters of Hugh MacDiarmid to T J Williams and Joyce Williams.

 File
Identifier: Acc.14427
Scope and Contents

On the Breton nationalist Andre Geffroy and MacDiarmid's efforts to establish a Scottish Committee.

A signed copy of "A Drunk Man looks at the Thistle" (Edinburgh: Castle Wynd Printers, 1956) for Joyce Williams is also included.

Dates: 1952-1956.

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  • Subject: Letters. Correspondence. X
  • Subject: Poetry. X

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Manuscripts. 4
Typescripts. 3
Essays. 2
Articles. 1
Proofs. printed matter 1