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33 letters of Douglas Dunn to Douglas Houston.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9903
Scope and Contents

Concerning literary and personal matters.

With corrected manuscript of an article, undated, by Dunn.

Dates: 1971-1987 and undated.

Letters and manuscripts of Donald Whyte.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10431
Dates: 19th century to 20th century.

Literary papers, a political notebook and letters of Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Politician and Author [1845-1937]. With three letters to Gavin Maxwell.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13262
Scope and Contents

The main interest of the papers lies in the manuscripts and proofs of some of Sir Herbert’s many literary works including `Robert the Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence`, 1897, `The Chevalier of the Splendid Crest`, 1900, `A Century of Empire, 1801-1900`, 1909, `Inter-alia : A Scottish Calendar of Crime and other historical essays`, 1924, and `Evening Memories`, 1932.

Dates: 1884-1937, 1945, undated

Literary papers and diaries of the author and poet, Violet Jacob (1863-1946).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27411-27416
Scope and Contents

Born Kennedy-Erskine, she was brought up in the House of Dun near Montrose, and married an army officer in 1894. She wrote in both Scots and English, and some of her prose works are set in Angus.

Dates: 1895-[circa 1945], undated.

Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).

 Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1209-1234
Scope and Contents

The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.

The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.

Dates: ?19th century-[?1921].

Papers of Alan Bold, David Morrison, and Tom Scott.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6329/1-9
Scope and Contents

Including corrected manuscripts and typescripts of poems, stories, articles and essays.

With letters of Alan Bold and Tom Scott to David Morrison, on literary matters.



Dates: 1972-1974 and undated.

Papers of James B Caird, including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, essays, articles and talks; and letters to Caird on literary matters.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.262- is now part of Acc.10193.
Scope and Contents

Among the letters to Caird are two of Sorley Maclean, one of George Scott-Moncrieff, two of Edwin Morgan, three of Edwin Muir, three of Sydney Goodsir Smith, one of Douglas Young, and four, 1967-1978, of C M Grieve.

Dates: 1946-1975.

Small collections of literary material.

 Series
Identifier: MS.15941

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Poetry. 7
Typescripts. 7
Speeches. Documents. 3
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English 5
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Names
Bold, Alan Norman (poet, writer, critic and artist) 1
Caird, James Bowman, HM Inspector of Schools, 1919-1989 1
Dunn, Douglas Eaglesham, poet, b 1942 1
Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) 1
Houston, Douglas, poet, b 1947: recipient 1