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Notebook of Elspeth Davie containing drafts of short stories.

 Item
Identifier: MS.19710

Scope and Contents

From folio 106 onwards, the material starts at the back of the volume.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961-1965.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

141 Leaves ; Octavo.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

141 folios.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1969, by the author, Elspeth Davie.

Bibliography

Most of the stories were published in literary magazines and reprinted in Elspeth Davie's ‘The spark and other stories’ (London, 1968). 'The botanic garden' (folio 29 verso) and 'Allergy' (folio 95) appeared in ‘The Cornhill Magazine’, volume 173 (1962-1963), pages 396-401 and volume 175 (1966), pages 378-384.
Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
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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