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Poetry workbooks of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1942-1973.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26116-26120

Scope and Contents

Part of a numbered series of notebooks containing drafts of poems. some of the poems are annotated with the place and date of their first publication in periodicals. MSS.26116—26117 also contain notes from Goodsir Smith's reading.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1973.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

5 Volumes ; Octavo.

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Bibliography

Many of the poems were published in Sydney Goodsir Smith's own collections, such as ‘So late into the night’ (London, 1952), and ‘Figs and thistles’ (Edinburgh, 1959), and elsewhere.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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