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:
Four letters and two postcards of George Mackay Brown and six letters of George Davie concerning his wife, the writer Elspeth Davie, to Valentina Poggi.
File
Identifier: Acc.12814
Scope and Contents
Includes a covering letter from the recipient of these letters and cards, Valentina Poggi.
Dates:
1985-1997, 2007.
Letter and postcard of George Mackay Brown to Bernard Bergonzi concerning the latter's visit to Orkney in 1995.
File
Identifier: Acc.12784
Scope and Contents
Inlcudes covering letter, 2007, of Bernard Bergonzi.
Dates:
1995, 2007.
Papers of George Mackay Brown, including letters, postcards, and Christmas cards.
File
Identifier: Acc.14439
Dates:
1961-1968.
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