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Letters, photographs and papers, 1815-1936, 1972, and undated, of or concerning the Dallas and Macarthur families of Nairn, and relating chiefly to the activities of the brothers Macarthur in Quebec, Ontario, Iowa and Manitoba from 1861.
Literary and other papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Literary papers and correspondence of Nigel Tranter.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, scripts of and notes for addresses and talks, and circa 440 letters and copies of letters.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Manuscript and typescript drafts and fair copies of single poems and small collections of poems by various poets.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by John Kincaid (1909-1981), the schoolteacher and founder member of the Clyde Group.
Manuscripts, correspondence, and other papers of and concerning James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'.
Material relating to Thomas Muir, the political reformer.
Microfilm of papers of Edwin Muir.
The contents are as follows:
Copy of ‘First poems’ (London, 1925) by Edwin Muir, with numerous manuscript corrections and notes, [1925, or after], by the poet (MS.19651);
Copy of ‘Chorus of the newly dead’ (London, 1926) by Edwin Muir, with Muir's corrections, [1926, or after] (MS.19652);
Manuscript and typescript drafts and fair copies of poems, [?1942-?1959], by Edwin Muir (MS.19653);
Notebook, 1947-1948, of Edwin Muir (MS.19663).
Microfilm of two collections of piobaireachd; and, 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd'.
The contents are as follows:
Typescript 'Account of the Campbells of Nether Lorn and their system of Canntaireachd', late 19th century-early 20th century (MS.2260);
Collection of pipe music, 19th century, (78 piobaireachd), compiled by William Ross, Piper to Queen Victoria (MS.3040);
Copies of piobaireachd in staff notation, 1928, (with some canntaireachd) by Simon Fraser (MS.9617).
Microfilm of typed copies of correspondence of James Hogg to his wife.
Miscellaneous documents relating to the Ogleface Friendly Society, 1794-1875; with typescript copies, circa 1965, of newspaper articles, 1958, of Nan Milton.
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Papers and photographic plates collected by James Bell Salmond for the 1st and 2nd editions of his ‘Wade in Scotland’; with correspondence and press cuttings concerning the book.
Papers, including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, sketches and correspodence, of William McArthur.
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.
Papers of George Bruce.
Includes manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and 89 letters and copies of letters.