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Smith, Iain Crichton (poet and author)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928-1996. - 1996

Biography

Iain Crichton Smith was born in Glasgow, but his parents were both from the Isle of Lewis and the family moved back there in 1930.

Crichton Smith was educated at the Nicholson Institute (Stornoway) and the University of Aberdeen. He was a teacher by profession and taught at schools in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban until he retired in 1977 to pursue his writing career. Prolific, both in his native Gaelic and in English, he favoured exploring themes of island culture and religion. Though first and foremost a poet, he also produced novels, short stories, plays and criticism.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

'An t-adhar Ameireaganach, is sgeulachdan eile' (Inverness 1973), by Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn., 1973.

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Identifier: Acc.12124/36
Dates: 1973.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Company records, correspondence, publications and papers of Club Leabhar Limited, Inverness and Stornoway, Gaelic publishers. / Publications of Club Leabhar in Gaelic and English. / Publications of Club Leabhar in Gaelic, D-W.

Editorial correspondence concerning Donald Sinclair and Iain Crichton Smith for 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999) by Ronald Black., 1996-1999.

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Identifier: Acc.12035/30
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes scripts of two unpublished Gaelic novels of the Rev Ewen MacLean, Edinburgh, and photocopies of 'Leabhar nam Prannag', manuscript poems of Ian Paterson.

Dates: 1996-1999.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, 1996-1999, of Ronald Black concerning the publication of his work 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999); with papers, 1937-1999, relating to other work on 20th century Gaelic literature. / Editorial correspondence and papers concerning the publication of 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999) by Ronald Black. / Editorial correspondence concerning poets included in the publicaiton 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999) by Ronald Black.

Iain Crichton Smith, translations from Sorley MacLean's 'Dain do Eimhir', ca. 1970

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Identifier: Acc.13916/18
Scope and Contents

Verse translations by Iain Crichton Smith of a selection of poems of Sorley MacLean's 'Dain do Eimhir' (I-IV, VIII, XIV, XVII-XXIV, XXVII-XXXV, XXXVII, XLII-XLIII, XLV, XLVIII-L, LII, LIV-LV, LVII (3 versions). Iain Crichton Smith's translations were published in 1971.

Dates: ca. 1970
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Donald Thomson. / Miscellaneous Gaelic-related manuscripts and papers

Letters of Iain Crichton Smith to David Morrison., 1968, undated.

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Identifier: Acc.6741/34
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondents include George Mackay Brown, Christopher Murray Grieve, Alexander Scott, and Sydney Goodsir Smith, on literary and personal matters.

Dates: 1968, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Circa 260 letters to and of David Morrison.

Letters to Ian Rankin of correspondents with surnames and corporate names beginning S-Y, and of unidentified correspondents., 1978-2018, undated.

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Identifier: MS.50309
Scope and Contents The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the surname or corporate name of the correspondents, and chronologically under each name. Scheguila, Eva.Fax, 1995, of Eva Scheguila to Ian Rankin regarding oil rig research. Folio 1.Schlootz, Ellen.Letter, 1998, of Ellen Schlootz, translator, to Ian Rankin regarding Goldmann publishing the Rebus novels. Folio 2.Scobie, Devin, MP.Letter, 1994, of Devin Scobie, MP, to Ian...
Dates: 1978-2018, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Ian Rankin archive. / Letters to Ian Rankin of various correspondents.

'Maighstirean is ministearan' (Inverness, 1970), by Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn., 1970.

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Identifier: Acc.12124/37
Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Company records, correspondence, publications and papers of Club Leabhar Limited, Inverness and Stornoway, Gaelic publishers. / Publications of Club Leabhar in Gaelic and English. / Publications of Club Leabhar in Gaelic, D-W.

'The village' (Inverness, 1976), by Iain Crichton Smith., 1976.

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Identifier: Acc.12124/27
Dates: 1976.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Company records, correspondence, publications and papers of Club Leabhar Limited, Inverness and Stornoway, Gaelic publishers. / Publications of Club Leabhar in Gaelic and English. / Publications of Club Leabhar in English, A-S.

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