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Manuscript and typescript drafts of a sequence of seven poems of Tom Leonard, "Situations Theoretical and Contemporary".

 File
Identifier: Acc.9044
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

Manuscript and typescript drafts of the second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, tenth and eleventh poems from Situations Theoretical and Contemporary (Newcastle: Galloping Dog Press, 1986).

Dates: 1985.

Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.

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Identifier: Acc.10371/1-32
Scope and Contents Includes nine manuscript and typescript drafts of the novel, drafts of individual chapters, and related notes, correspondence and illustrations. Post-publication material includes copies of the US hardback edition, revised paperback edition, and cuttings of UK press coverage of the book.Alasdair Gray's descriptions have been retained in the scope and contents notes for each file, and include insights into his working process, comments on how the novel progressed, and how...
Dates: 1968-1991.

Manuscript and typescripts of novels and short stories by Eona Macnicol.

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Identifier: MS.19706
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript with manuscript corrections of the novel ‘Colum of Derry’, 1954, dated 1946 by the author, Eona Mcnicol (Folio 1.) (ii) Three pages of corrected typescript of ‘Lamp in the night wind’, 1957. (Folio 128.) (iii) Corrected typescript, being the second draft of 'Grey boy', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, volume 301 (1967), pages 537-547. The last page is missing. (Folio 132.) (iv) Final typescript and broadcast script of 'A night of rain, 1968....
Dates: 1946-[1969, or before.]

Manuscript drafts and corrected typescript of novel of Nigel Tranter, "Past Master".

 Series
Identifier: Acc.6303/1-5
Dates: Majority of material found within [Before 1965.], 1973

Manuscript drafts and corrected typescripts of Naomi Mitchison, "You May Well Ask".

 File
Identifier: Acc.7219
Scope and Contents

Being a volume of autobiography covering the years 1918-1940.

Dates: 1978.

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Manuscripts. 145
Typescripts. 82
Poetry. 52
Correspondence. 40
Notes. 32
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Copies. Derivative objects. 21
Letters. Correspondence. 18
Novels. 18
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 15
Articles. 14
Lists. 13
Photographs. 13
Plays. 13
Notebooks. 12
Proofs. Printed matter. 10
Short stories. 10
Speeches. Documents. 10
Diaries. 8
Essays. 8
Photocopies. 8
Fragments. 7
Lectures. 7
Illustrations. Layout features. 6
Songs. Musical compositions. 6
Autobiographies. 5
Autographs (manuscripts). 5
Biographies. 5
Excerpts. 5
Memoirs. 5
Minutes. Administrative records. 5
Pamphlets. 5
Proofs. printed matter 5
Reviews. Document genre. 5
Scores 5
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Drawings. Visual works. 4
Financial records. 4
Histories. 4
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Galley proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 3
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Abstracts. Summaries. 2
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Arran, Island of. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - North Ayrshire. Island. Longitude: -5.2500. Latitude: 55.6000. 2
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concertos. Musical compositions. 2
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Language
English 119
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Names
Gray, Alasdair (author) (1934-2019) 7
Jamieson, Morley, Edinburgh, bookseller, fl 1940-1988 5
Morrison, David Ralston, Editor of 'Scotia Review', 1941-2012 5
Bruce, George Robert, poet and broadcaster, 1909-2002 4
Mitchison, Naomi Mary Margaret (née Haldane), Baroness Mitchison (author) 4
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Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 3
Nye, Robert, author and poet, b 1939 3
Bold, Alan Norman (poet, writer, critic and artist) 2
Ewart, Gavin Buchanan, poet, 1916-1995 2
Farquhar, George Taylor Shillito, Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, 1857-1927 2
Glen, Duncan Munro, editor and author, 1933-2008 2
Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) 2
Harper, Edward, composer, 1941-2009 2
Henderson, Hamish, poet and folklorist, 1919-2002 2
Jamieson, Robert Alan, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Edinburgh, b 1958 2
Lochhead, Liz, poet and playwright, b 1947 2
Macleod, Joseph Todd Gordon, poet and radio announcer, pseudonym Adam Drinan, 1903–1984 2
McArthur, William, playwright, fl 1940-1961 2
McLellan, Robert, playwright, 1907-1985 2
Muir, Edwin, poet, 1887-1959 2
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnston, née Anderson, author, pseudonym 'Agnes Neill Scott' , 1890-1970 2
Smith, Sydney Goodsir, poet, playwright, 1915-1975 2
Turner, William Price, author, 1927-1988 2
Watson, Roderick, poet, b 1943 2
Abulafia, John, writer and director, b 1947 1
Aitken, Thomas, Medical Superintendent, District Asylum, Inverness, fl 1867-1880 1
Akros, literary magazine 1
Annand, James King, poet, 1908-1993 1
Bellany, John (artist) 1
Blaikie, Walter Biggar, historian, civil engineer and publisher, 1847-1928: collector 1
Blair, Robert, Minister of Athelstaneford, 1699-1746 1
Bold, Alan Norman, poet, writer, critic and artist, 1943-1998 1
Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer) 1
Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, theatre critic and writer, 1891-1974 1
Buchan, Anna Masterton, author, pseudonym O Douglas, 1877-1948 1
Buchan, Anna Masterton, author, pseudonym O Douglas, 1877-1948: recipient 1
Clark, Ronald William, author, 1916-1987 1
Conn, Stewart, poet, playwright and broadcaster, b 1936 1
Cope, Sir John, Knight, Lieutenant-General, 1690-1760 1
Cronin, Archibald Joseph, novelist, 1896-1981 1
Cruikshank, George, caricaturist, 1792-1878 1
Davie, George Elder, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, 1912-2007 1
Douglas, James, composer, b 1932 1
Duncan, Archibald Alexander McBeth, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow, b 1926 1
Edinburgh International Festival 1
Eveling, Harry Stanley, playwright, 1925-2008 1
Fell, Alison, poet and novelist, b 1944 1
Fermor, Joan Leigh (photographer, née Eyres Monsell, formerly Rayner) 1
Fermor, Patrick Michael Leigh, Sir, knight (travel writer and soldier) 1
Goodier, Rawdon, biologist and mountaineer, b 1931 1
Gramsci, Antonio, writer, 1891-1937 1
Grimond, Joseph, Baron Grimond, politician, 1913-1993 1
Gunn, Neil Miller (author) 1
Harper, James Walker, Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, 1859-1938 1
Home, George, of Wedderburn, Principal Clerk of Session, 1734-1820 1
Home, George, of Wedderburn, Principal Clerk of Session, 1734-1820: former owner 1
Home, Hon William Douglas, playwright, 1912-1992 1
Hunter, Andrew R, Rosyth, fl 1979-1980 1
Hutchison, Alexander, poet, b 1943 1
Inglis, Harry R G, Vice-President, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, d 1939 1
Inglis, Robert M Gall, Gall and Inglis, publishers, fl 1939-1970 1
Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club 1
Jackson, Alan, poet, b 1938 1
Johnstone, William, painter and art educationist, 1897-1981 1
Kelman, James, novelist, b 1946 1
Kesson, Jessie Grant, novelist, née McDonald, 1916-1994 1
Leonard, Thomas, poet, b 1944 1
Lindsay, Maurice (poet and writer) 1
Lingard, Joan, author, b 1932 1
MacEwen, Sir Alexander Malcolm, Knight, solicitor, 1875-1941 1
MacPhárlain, Calum, Gaelic activist and writer, 1853-1931 1
Mackenzie, Sir Edward Montague Anthony Compton, Knight, author, formerly Compton, 1883-1972 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn, political scientist and politician, 1929-1978 1
Mair, Henry, Founder of the Scottish Open Poetry Cup Competition, b 1945 1
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 1
McKinlay, William Laird, scientist on Canadian National Arctic Expedition, teacher, 1888-1983 1
Mirror, Edinburgh, newspaper 1
Musgrave, Thea, composer, b 1928 1
National Council of Labour Colleges 1
Paton, Sir Joseph Nöel, Knight, painter, 1821-1901 1
Pow, Thomas Campbell, poet, b 1950 1
Reid, Thomas, horologist, 1746-1831 1
Riddell, Alan, poet and editor, b 1927 1
Robert I, King of Scots, 1274-1329 1
Scott, Thomas McLaughlin, poet and editor, 1918-1995 1
Scottish Episcopal Church 1
Scottish Episcopal Church, Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1
Scottish National Party 1
Scottish PEN Centre, association of writers 1
Sharp, William (author, pseudonym 'Fiona Macleod') 1
Soutar, William (poet) 1
St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth 1
Stewart, Mary Florence Elinor, novelist, wife of Sir Frederick Henry, geologist, née Rainbow, b 1916 1
Stirling Festival 1
Strachan, Michael, writer, b 1919 1
Taylor, Jessie Marion, illustrator and designer, née King, 1875-1949 1
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 1
Turnbull, Gael Lundin, poet and physician, 1928-2004 1
Urquhart, William Spence, Principal of Scottish Church College, Calcutta, 1877-1964 1
White, Kenneth, poet and writer, b 1936 1
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