Correspondence, 1977-1982, mostly to Dr Michael J. McGrath, gathered as research for his thesis, 'James Leslie Mitchell (Lewis Grassic Gibbon): A Study in Politics and Ideas in Relation to his Life and Work' (University of Edinburgh, 1983); with photocopies of letters, 1928-1932, of Gibbon to H G Wells.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Ken Alexander (1), undated.
John Campbell Arbuthnott (2), 18 July 1978, 26 October 1982.
Gerald Austin (1), 12 January 1979.
Peter Ritchie Calder (1), 11 June 1979.
Ian Carter (1), 30 March 1979.
Brenda R. Cluer (1), 28 June 1978.
Robert Duncan (1), undated.
Jon Evans (1), 8 March 1979.
John Fraser (1), 1 August 1978.
Margaret H. Fraser (1), 20 December 1977.
Cuthbert Graham (2), 2 and 10 November 1977.
John Gray (a letter written on his behalf), 16 December 1977.
Mrs A. Jeans (3), 29 April and 31 October 1982, and undated.
R. Elwyn Jones (1), 27 October 1977.
Arthur Koestler (1), 27 June 1978.
Robert Lemon (1), 16 November 1977.
Walter Marsden (1), 14 December 1977.
Mrs R.S.L. Martin (2), 11 February 1979, 15 January 1982.
Ministry of Defence (5), 30 October and 10 November 1981, 4 March, 26 April and 5 May 1982.
Ray Mitchell (7), 21 August, 28 September, 29 October and 4 December 1977, 1 May, 15 June, and 11 September 1978.
Birth Certificate, Ray Mitchell, 1926.
G. Moore (3), 30 March, 14 July and 29 August 1978.
Ian S. Munro (3), 16 March and 5 August 1978, 31 March 1979.
Rare Book Room, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rare Book Room, (1), 24 May 1979, enclosing copies of letters, 1928-1932, of James Leslie Mitchell to H.G. Wells.
Public Record Office (1), 26 April 1982.
Nellie Riddoch (1), 6 August 1978.
T.J. Rix (1), 12 July 1978.
Ann Shearsby (11), 2, 16 and 28 November, 19 December 1977, 7 January, 1 February, 10 April, 23 May, 12 July, and 29 September 1978, and 7 February 1979.
Geoffrey Trease (1), 17 February 1979.
Rebecca West (1), 11 May 1979.
Douglas F. Young (2), 7 November 1977, 27 July 1978.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1926, 1928-1932, 1977-1982, undated.
Creator
- Mitchell, James Leslie, author, pseudonym Lewis Grassic Gibbon, 1901-1935 (Person)
- Wells, Herbert George, author, 1866-1946 (Recipient, Person)
- McGrath, Michael James, Edinburgh, fl 1977-1992 (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1992, by M J McGrath, Edinburgh.
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
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