Collection name. Cruickshank, Helen B.
Record Group
Identifier: Collection name
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Papers concerning the poet, Helen B Cruickshank (1886-1975).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26713-26715
Dates:
1934-1975.
Papers of the poet, Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26705-26712
Scope and Contents
Born in Angus, Helen Cruickshank worked in the Civil Service until her retirement in 1944. She became the secretary of the Scottish centre of the International PEN Club, and included many literary figures among her friends. Her autobiography, ‘Octobiography’ (Montrose, 1976), was published posthumously.
Dates:
1909-1976, undated.