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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.

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.

Papers, including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, sketches and correspodence, of William McArthur.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6878 Box 1(1)-Box 13(30)
Scope and Contents

Including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, and sketches, and circa 500 letters to, and copies of letters of McArthur, mostly concerning the broadcasting of his works.

Dates: 1933-1961, undated.

Papers of Alan Bold.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10529
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and short stories, undated, and 180 letters, 1979-1990, to Bold on literary matters, including his "MacDiamrid; a Critical Biography".

Dates: 1979-1990 and undated.

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 Richard J McLeish.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9576
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of poems and short stories, and also two letters of Neil Gunn, on literary matters.

Dates: 1913-1962.

Short pieces of manuscript poetry, prose, notes and letters of George Mackay Brown.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13911/1-3
Scope and Contents

A collection of assorted manuscript writings of George Mackay Brown, including some early notebooks, 1946-1948, and manuscripts of various poems, short stories and plays.

Dates: 1946-1995, undated.