Brown, George Mackay (poet and writer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1921-1996. - 1996
Biography
George Mackay Brown (1921-96), was a novelist, poet and playwright, who was born in Orkney. He was educated at Newbattle Abbey College and the University of Edinburgh, and, apart from his time at these institutions, he rarely left the islands of his birth.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Crawford.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13344
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1986-1994, of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Grawford; with manuscript and typescript poems and acrostics, 1986-1995; uncorrected typescript, 1986, of "The Ballad of the Golden Bird"; sketchbook, 1985, of Kenna Crawford containing manuscript poem of George Mackay Brown.
Dates:
1986-1995.
Photocopies of cards, acrostics, poems and stories of George Mackay Brown sent as birthday greetings to Alan, Peter and Betty Grant.
File
Identifier: Acc.13125
Scope and Contents
Most of the material in this file was sent as birthday greetings to Alan, son of Peter and Betty Grant, with some birthday acrostics to the parents.
Dates:
1974-1995.
Poems of George Mackay Brown, including acrostic poems, and other poems included in Christmas cards.
File
Identifier: Acc.14441
Dates:
1977-1986.
Filtered By
- Subject: Acrostics. X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Poetry. 2
- Christmas cards. 1
- Letters. Correspondence. 1
- Literature (writings). 1
- Photocopies. 1