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64 letters, 1899-1949 and undated, to John Purves, mostly on literary matters, from among others J M Barrie, John Davidson, Luigi Pirandello and Walter de la Mare.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.7175
Scope and Contents

With literary and historical manuscripts, 1388, 1798-1911 and undated, collected by Purves, including single letters of D G Rossetti, John Ruskin, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth.

Also two albums, 1936-1952, of Purves, containing inscriptions in poetry and prose by various contributors.

Dates: 1388, 1798-1952.

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.

118 letters to James K Annand.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9624
Scope and Contents

Concerning literary and personal matters, with associated manuscripts of poems.

Correspondents include: Robert Garioch, Hugh MacDiarmid and Albert D Mackie.

Dates: 1926-1985.

Album of Adam White, the naturalist (1817-1879), entitled on the cover 'Weeds and wild flowers'.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10306
Scope and Contents A draft title-page (folio 24) suggests that in 1850 Adam White was proposing to publish a work on 'Weeds and wild-flowers loved by Wordsworth', and the first part of the album contains a collection of materials towards this purpose: drawings and engravings of wild flowers with some specimens of pressed flowers, newspaper-cuttings, and copies of letters and poems of Wordsworth.The collection of information is then extended to include other poets: Coleridge, Cowper, Southey,...
Dates: Mid 19th century-?late 19th century.

Album of ‘Jacobite relics’, containing printed and manuscript material and portraits, formerly owned, perhaps started, by James Maidment, and containing additions made by a later owner.

 File
Identifier: MS.2960
Scope and Contents The printed matter is recorded in the Catalogue of Printed Books. In addition to some forgeries, the manuscript material is as follows:(i) Letter, undated, of John Stevenson, James Maidment's publisher, probably to Maidment (folio 2);(ii) A version, in a hand of about Maidment's time, of part of the poem on Lord justice Clerk Whitelaw, 'Old Nick was in want of a lawyer in hell,' printed by Maidment in ‘A book of Scotish pasquils’ (Edinburgh, 1827), page 73 (folio 2...
Dates: 1696-1891, undated.

Book of autographs begun by Catherine E Moir, wife of David Macbeth Moir, 1829, and continued by her daughter Anne Mary Milligan, 1853, and her grandson, George Milligan, biblical scholar, 1872.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10256
Scope and Contents The album for the most part contains cut-out signatures of well-known nineteenth-century figures but there are also several letters notably of Charles Dickens, Fanny Kemble, Henry Siddons, Samuel Warren and Baroness Wentworth. Also included are autograph poems by Thomas Campbell and James Hogg. The poems of Hogg (folios 64-66) are "Lenochan's farewell", 'The Stuarts of Appin' and 'The poor man', all published in ‘The works of the Ettrick Shepherd' (London, 1873). The verses of Thomas...
Dates: 1829-1872.

Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.

 Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.33.1.1-33.1.15
Scope and Contents

The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.

Dates: 1548-1641.

Commonplace book of the Earl of Buchan.

 Item
Identifier: MS.963
Scope and Contents The comonplace book contains drafts of letters to the ‘Bee’, an inventory of the Earl of Buchan’s property, lists of Scottish portraits, an ode, ‘To the Shepherd of the Cot’, and notes and drafts of papers on the Scottish Peerage and other subjects. Included is a manuscript copy of ‘The New Order of Gooding and Manuring all sorts of Field Land with Common Salts’, by Archibald, afterwards 1st Lord Napier (said to have been printed by Robert Waldegrave), referring to the right to issue...
Dates: 1778-1791.

Copy, 17th century, of `The Life, Araignment, and Death of the famous and learned Sir Thomas More Knight, sometimes Lord Chauncellor of England. Together with his Vision`.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.16
Scope and Contents The text is closely related to the life by William Roper, but there are interpolations and the dialogues are in the third person. Roper`s preface is replaced by a dedicatory letter to Captain Marmaduke Rawdon from John Hawkins, stating that Hawkins had originally intended to publish the text (Roper`s biography was first published in 1626). The life is followed by a poem `Sir Thomas More his Vision` (folio 80) which has been published by Constance Smith in ‘Moreana’, number 37 (1973), pages...
Dates: Early 17th century.

Cowie collection of manuscripts of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Allan Ramsay and others, made by Charles R Cowie of Glasgow.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.15951-15975
Scope and Contents

The Cowie manuscripts include the final version of ‘The gentle shepherd, a Scots pastorall comedy’ by Allan Ramsay (MS.15972).

Dates: 1720-1914, undated.

Letter, 1824, of Lord Byron to Sir John Bowring.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8766
Scope and Contents

With four letters, 1824 and 1828, concerning Byron, and a manuscript of his last poem, undated.

Dates: 1824-1828 and undated.

Letter and five postcards, 1904-1905, of William Sharp.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8319
Scope and Contents

With a manuscript poem, undated, "The Dirge of Clan Siubhail", and a letter, 1906, of Mrs Sharp.

Dates: 1904-1906 and undated.

Letters and poems of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet; and poetry and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell.

 File
Identifier: MS.3115
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, poems, etc., of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet, to Peter Buchan, collector of Scottish ballads, Peterhead, 1828-1850, undated. The letters, which are in Laing's autograph, deal chiefly with literary matters of the day. Most of the poems (folios 4, 6, 10, 19, 23) appear later in published form.(ii) Poems and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell, in his autograph, with one letter to him, 1815-1865, undated. Several of...
Dates: 1815-1865, undated.

Letters and poems of George Macdonald.

 File
Identifier: MS.9745
Scope and Contents

The letters, which include some from his wife Louisa, are written to Baron and Lady Mount-Temple. They mention George Macdonald's work, give news of himself and of his family, describe his surroundings in Italy, and contain many reflections on God and the next world. The poems (folio 95) are both manuscript and printed. There are also a few poems included in the letters.

Dates: 1862-1900.

Letters of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Crawford, with some related literary papers and photographs.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13344/1-14
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Crawford, including enclosures of poems, cuttings and other notes. Many of the poems and acrostics were written by Brown as gifts for special occasions, including one for Crawford's wedding in 1991 to Graham McGirk.

The collection also includes the uncorrected typescript of 'The ballad of the golden bird', published as 'The golden bird' (John Murray, 1987), which Brown dedicated to Kenna Crawford.

Dates: 1985-1995.

Letters to and miscellaneous papers of Donald Alexander Mackenzie.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.19309-19310
Scope and Contents

An accomplished journalist, author, and poet, Donald Alexander Mackenzie is best known for a notable series of books on mythology, archaeology, and anthropology. His papers reflect his wide range of ability and interest.

Dates: 1909-1937.

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.

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Manuscripts. 64
Typescripts. 27
Copies. Derivative objects. 16
Notes. 12
Drafts. Documents. 10
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Lists. 8
Articles. 7
Fragments. 7
Short stories. 6
Autographs (manuscripts). 5
Essays. 4
Notebooks. 4
Photographs. 4
Songs. Musical compositions. 4
Albums. 3
Engravings. Prints. 3
Plays. 3
Printed materials. Object genre. 3
Reports. 3
Speeches. Documents. 3
Translations. Documents. 3
Accounts. 2
Autobiographies. 2
Commentaries. 2
Descriptions. Documents. 2
Documents. 2
Drawings. Visual works. 2
Excerpts. 2
Inscriptions. 2
Instructions. Document genre. 2
Legal documents. 2
Legislative acts. Legislative records. 2
Memorandums. 2
Microfilms. 2
Orders. Records (documents). 2
Petitions. 2
Portraits 2
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 2
Proofs. Printed matter. 2
Proofs. printed matter 2
Proposals. 2
Publications. 2
Receipts. Financial records. 2
Sonnets. 2
Stats. Copies. 2
Testimonials. 2
Transcripts. 2
Treatises. 2
Abstracts. Summaries. 1
Acrostics. 1
Agreements. Legal instruments. 1
Audiocassettes. 1
Biographies. 1
Bonds. Legal instruments. 1
Caricatures. 1
Ciphers. Codes. 1
Commonplace books. 1
Correspondence. 1
Criticism. 1
Declarations. 1
Decrees 1
Decrees. 1
Dedications. Documents. 1
Depositions. Testimonies. 1
Detached leaves. 1
Diaries. 1
Dispatches. 1
Dried flowers. 1
Epigrams. 1
Eulogies. 1
Facsimiles. Reproductions. 1
Fiction. 1
Financial records. 1
Folk tales. 1
Forgeries. Derivative objects. 1
Galley proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 1
Genealogies. 1
Gospels. 1
Government records. 1
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Hymns. Songs. 1
Illuminated manuscripts. 1
Indexes. Reference sources. 1
Indictments. Legal documents. 1
Inventories. 1
Journals. Accounts. 1
Landscapes. Representations. 1
Licences. Permissions. 1
Loyalty oath. 1
Manifestoes. 1
Marginalia. Annotations. 1
Memoirs. 1
Minutes. Administrative records. 1
Missives. Legal documents. 1
Notarial documents. 1
Novellas. 1
Novels. 1
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Language
English 36
Undetermined 28
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic 4
Italian 1
Latin 1
 
Names
Bruce, George Robert, poet and broadcaster, 1909-2002 4
Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) 4
Brown, George Mackay (poet and writer) 3
Annand, James King, poet, 1908-1993 2
Bold, Alan Norman (poet, writer, critic and artist) 2
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Bowring, Sir John, Knight, politician, diplomatist and author, 1792-1872: recipient 2
Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet, known as 'Lord Byron') (1788-1824) 2
Gunn, Neil Miller (author) 2
Macleod, Joseph Todd Gordon, poet and radio announcer, pseudonym Adam Drinan, 1903–1984 2
Smith, Sydney Goodsir, poet, playwright, 1915-1975 2
Aitken, William Russell, bibliographer, 1913-1998 1
Ballantine, James, glass-painter and song-writer, c 1807-1877 1
Barrie, Sir James Matthew, 1st Baronet, playwright and novelist, 1860-1937 1
Blacklock, Thomas, poet and writer, 1721-1791 1
Bold, Alan Norman, poet, writer, critic and artist, 1943-1998 1
Bottrall, Ronald, poet, 1906-1989 1
Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, theatre critic and writer, 1891-1974 1
Caird, James Bowman, HM Inspector of Schools, 1919-1989 1
Campbell, John Francis, of Islay, folklorist, ? 1821-1885 1
Caulfield, John, Archdeacon of Kilmore, d 1816 1
Clodd, Harold Alexander Alan, publisher and book collector, 1918-2002 1
Cockburn, Henry, Lord Cockburn, Senator of the College of Justice, 1779-1854 1
Crawford, Kenna (artist) (b. 1959) 1
Dark, Richard, teacher and writer, 1876-1952 1
Datta, Kitty W Scoular, Head of Department of English, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, née Scoular, b 1930 1
Davidson, John, poet, 1857-1909 1
Durrell, Lawrence George, novelist and poet, 1912-1990 1
Empson, Sir William, Knight, poet and literary critic, 1906-1984 1
Ewart, Gavin Buchanan, poet, 1916-1995 1
Fowler, Alastair David Shaw, Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh, b 1930 1
Fraser, George Sutherland, poet and critic, 1915-1980 1
Fraser, George Sutherland, poet and critic, 1915-1980: recipient 1
Graham, William Sydney, poet, 1918-1986 1
Grieve, Valda, 2nd Wife of Christopher M, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid, née Trevlyn, 1906-1989 1
Linklater, Eric Robert Russell, author, 1899-1974 1
MacLean Sorley, Poet, 1911-1996. 1
MacNicol, Donald, Minister of Lismore, 1735-1802 1
MacNicol, Dugald, 1791-1844 (Gaelic poet and song collector) 1
Macfie, Ronald Campbell, physician and writer, d 1931 1
Mackenzie, Agnes Mure, historian and author, 1891-1955 1
Mackie, Albert David, poet, 1904-1985 1
Mare, Walter John de la, poet and author, 1873-1956 1
McLeish, Richard James, surveyor for HM Customs and Excise, writer and poet, 1894-1965 1
McLeish, Richard James, surveyor for HM Customs and Excise, writer and poet, 1894-1965: recipient 1
Moncrieff, George Scott-, writer, 1910-1974 1
Morgan, Edwin George, Professor of English, University of Glasgow, and poet, 1920-2010 1
Morgan, Mary Veronica, correspondent of Ronald Campbell Macfie, physician and writer, fl 1918: recipient 1
Morison, Duncan M, musician, Stornoway, ? 1906-1998: recipient 1
Morrison, David Ralston, Editor of 'Scotia Review', 1941-2012 1
Morrison, David Ralston, Editor of 'Scotia Review', 1941-2012. 1
Muir, Edwin, poet, 1887-1959 1
Pirandello, Luigi, writer, 1867-1936 1
Purves, John, Reader in Italian, University of Edinburgh, 1877-1961: collector 1
Purves, John, Reader in Italian, University of Edinburgh, 1877-1961: recipient 1
Raine, Kathleen Jessie, poet, 1908-2003 1
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, poet, 1828-1882 1
Ruskin, John (author and art critic) (1819-1900) 1
Scott, Thomas McLaughlin, poet and editor, 1918-1995 1
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 1
Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia, writer, 1856-1932 1
Sharp, William (author, pseudonym 'Fiona Macleod') 1
Smith, Hazel Elizabeth Simpson Goodsir, 2nd wife of Sydney Goodsir, poet, playwright, née Williamson, 1928-2004: recipient 1
Sutherland, Robert Garioch, poet, pseudonym Robert Garioch, 1909-1981 1
Wordsworth, William (English poet and garden designer) (1770-1850) 1
Young, Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun, poet, 1913-1973 1
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