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115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.

Collection

Identifier: Acc.10488

Scope and Contents

With manuscripts of a short story and essay of MacDiarmid, proof copy of "Sanschaw" and typescript copy of a thesis on MacDiarmid by Claude Henry.

Dates: 1934-1978.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Literary papers of Ruth Thomas.

Fonds

Identifier: Acc.13389

Scope and Contents

Literary papers, c.1990-2012, of Ruth Thomas comprising digital archive, print-outs, notebooks and business correspondence.

Dates: c. 1990-2012.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Poor things', 'Ten tales tall and true' and 'Why Scots should rule Scotland', by Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence and source materials.

Record Group

Identifier: Acc.10749/1-89

Scope and Contents Includes corrected manuscript and typescript drafts and revised versions of 'Poor things', 'Ten tales tall and true', and 'Why Scots should rule Scotland', along with finished copies of all three books. There are some files of correspondence concerning the publication of 'Poor things' and 'Ten tales tall and true', as well as some material concerning 'Something leather'.Most files have an A4 sheet inserted at the beginning by Alasdair Gray with a brief summary of the file's...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1896, 1972-1993.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers of "Cencrastus".

Fonds

Identifier: Acc.10532

Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of articles, reviews, short stories and poems, and business records including minute books, corrspondence and accounts.

Dates: 1980-1991.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division