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Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12696/1-67
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.

Dates: Circa 1903-1982, undated.

Literary manuscripts and personal papers of the poet and art critic, Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915-1975).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26116-26162
Scope and Contents

Born in New Zealand and educated in England, Sydney Goodsir Smith's first poems were in English, but he began writing in Scots in about 1940 and published several volumes of poetry. He also wrote for the stage, radio and television, as well as editing works of Robert Burns and Robert Fergusson. All these interests are reflected in his papers, but his work as an art critic survives in only a few fragmentary items.

Dates: 1922-1980, undated.

Manuscripts, typescripts, research notes and personal papers of Jean Mary Allan, librarian and novelist.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8844/1-65
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, poems, essays, talks and some personal papers.

Dates: 1896-circa 1976.

Papers of and concerning the poet George Campbell Hay (1915-1984).

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.26721-26792
Scope and Contents Born in Elderslie and educated in Tarbert Loch Fyne, Edinburgh and Oxford, George Campbell Hay spent most of his life in Edinburgh, but preserved a lifelong attachment to Kintyre, and in particular to Tarbert. Much of his poetry is a celebration of Kintyre, the land and its people, particularly the fishermen. Most of these poems had been written between 1938 and 1945 and already published in periodicals; they include translations from eleven languages. Hay's most important work,...
Dates: [Circa 1925]-1987, undated.

Papers of Margaret M Morrison, the novelist (died 1973), who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost'.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27374-27410
Scope and Contents

The sister of Nancy Brysson Morrison, Margaret M Morrison studied at Glasgow School of Art and trained for the stage before beginning her career in literature.

Dates: 1936-1972, undated.

Papers of the family of Dunlop of Stevenson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.360
Dates: 18th century-20th century.

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Correspondence. 9
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Diaries. 6
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English 6
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Allan, Jean Mary (librarian and novelist, pseudonym Lennox Allan) 1
Dunlop, family, of Stevenson 1
Gourdie, Tom (calligrapher) 1
McKinlay, William Laird, scientist on Canadian National Arctic Expedition, teacher, 1888-1983 1
Morrison, Margaret Mackie (novelist, writing under the pen name 'March Cost') (1897-1973) 1
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