Collection name. Scott, Alexander, Poet and Editor
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of work by Alexander Scott (1920-1989).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26474-26481
Scope and Contents
Alexander Scott was educated in Aberdeen, and after service in the army during the Second World War, became a lecturer in Scottish Literature at Glasgow University. He was the editor of the ‘Saltire Review’, 1954-1957, served on a number of literary committees, and edited work by William Soutar and Sydney Goodsir Smith, among others. His own literary work consisted of poetry, drama, and criticism.
Dates:
1948-1970, undated.