Circa 100 letters to, and copies of letters of, John Soutar concerning the publication of the works of William Soutar; with an inventory of the library of William Soutar.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7105/1-3
Scope and Contents
Papers of John Soutar, father of the poet William Soutar (1898-1943).
This accession mostly contains letters concerning the publication of William Soutar's works following his death. They are particularly concerned with the editorship of the 'Collected Poems', edited by CM Grieve (London: A Dakers, 1948), and 'Diaries of a
Dying Man', edited by Alexander Scott (Edinburgh: W and R Chambers, 1954).
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1956.
Creator
- Soutar, William (poet) (Person)
- Soutar, John, father of William, poet, 1871-1958 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply from 27 April 2006.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
3 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1978, by John Soutar, Perth, through the good offices of W R Aitken, Dunblane.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk