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Copies of papers concerning the Exchequer and King’s rents.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.17
Scope and Contents On the first leaf is the inscription “Concerning the Chekker and the Kingis rent 1591”.The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.3.11.The contents are as follows: (i) Act of Suretie for Angus McConell of Dunecraig, 1591 (folio 3); (ii) The King’s command to the Seals anent the revocation, 1591 (folio 4); (iii) Act of Suretie for McClane of Dowart, 1591 (folio 11); (iv) Copies of papers by the King, Checker,...
Dates: 1546-Late 16th century.

Correspondence and academic and literary papers of Prof A N Jeffares.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10594
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence with publishers, lectures, articles and drafts of books, especially on Yeats.

Dates: 1950-1992.

Correspondence and papers of Arthur Woodburn, including articles, press cuttings, lectures, photographs, glass slides and drafts of an autobiography.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7656 Box 1(1)-Box 44
Scope and Contents

Arthur Woodburn's strong interest in economics, education, European unity, international relations, modern languages and Scottish history and literature are reflected in the papers.

Dates: 1907-1977.

Correspondence and papers of Douglas Young, including printed material, mostly concerning Scottish politics.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7085 Box 1(1)-Box 32
Scope and Contents

Including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of plays, articles, reviews, addresses, and broadcast talks, with letters on literary, academic and political matters.

Also printed items concerning the Scottish National Party, PEN, and other organisations.

Dates: 1938-1973, undated.

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.

Correspondence of Malcolm MacFarlane, with related literary, lexicographical and musical papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9736/1-161
Scope and Contents Born in Dalavich, Argyll and resident for most of his life in Paisley and Elderslie where he was in business as a surveyor, MacFarlane was a notable Gaelic activist and writer from the late 1880s. He played a prominent part in the early years of An Comunn Gaidhealach (particularly in the production of its magazine, An Deò-Gréine, later An Gaidheal) while, as a radical in politics, taking issue with what he regarded as the An Comunn leadership's over-deference to aristocratic patronage and...
Dates: 1882-1930, undated.

Correspondence, production files, scripts, cuttings and other papers of John McGrath.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11615/1-110
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the material dates from ca.1979-1990, though there are some earlier and later items. Much of it concerns McGrath’s work outside 7:84, the theatre company which he and others established in 1971.

Dates: Circa 1926-1997.

Draft of an article, undated, of Elizabeth S Haldane, "The Circulating Book Van"

 File
Identifier: Acc.9016
Scope and Contents

With two letters, 1948, of William Power to R D Macleod, concerning his own literary work.

Dates: 1948 and undated.

Literary papers of Alexandra Stamp.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12455

Literary papers of the poet and author, Alastair Reid (born 1926).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27446-27464
Scope and Contents

Born in Whithorn and educated at St Andrews, Alastair Reid lived in Spain and Latin America for many years, translating from Spanish as well as writing his own poetry and prose. His papers reflect these different kinds of work.

Dates: 1953-1981, undated.

Manuscripts notes for and drafts of reviews and articles of Sydney Goodsir Smith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7675- is now MSS.26180-26187.
Scope and Contents

Mostly on artistic subjects.

Dates: circa 1960-circa 1967.

Manuscripts, typescripts, drafts and proofs of works of Kenneth White, including related correspondence and notes.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10613/1-48
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poems, essays, short stories, autobiography and travel works.

Dates: 1963-1992, undated.

Papers of George S Fraser.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8198
Scope and Contents

Including typescript drafts of poems, lectures, articles and reviews.

Dates: circa 1949-1979.

Papers of Keith William Murray.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9691
Scope and Contents

Includes genealogical articles, notes, and transcripts, 1892-1909 and undated, concerning the Murray family.

With drafts for the "Scots Peerage" of Sir James Balfour Paul, with letters pasted in, 1902-1917 and undated. Letter writers include:

James Balfour Paul, John Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, J Maitland Thomson and George Cokayne.

Dates: 1892-1917 and undated.

Papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10426
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript drafts and corrected typescripts of poems, plays and articles.

Dates: 1939-1961 and undated.

Papers of William Archer, the critic and dramatist, and of D S MacColl, the painter and art critic.

 File
Identifier: MS.9995
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letters, 1878-1924, of William Archer, the critic and dramatist. Many of the letters reflect his interest in the theatre, and concern his reviews and his translations of Ibsen's plays. He criticises various plays and suggests (folio 53) a dramatization of ‘Little Dorrit’ for Sir John Martin-Harvey. There is also (folio 50) the outline of an article, 1919, in reply to Walther Rathenau. (Folio 1.) (ii) Letters, 1906-1944, of D S MacColl, the painter and art...
Dates: 1878-1944.

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Smith, Sydney Goodsir, poet, playwright, 1915-1975 2
Cokayne, George Edward, formerly Adams, genealogist, 1825-1911 1
Fermor, Joan Leigh (photographer, née Eyres Monsell, formerly Rayner) 1
Fermor, Patrick Michael Leigh, Sir, knight (travel writer and soldier) 1
Fraser, George Sutherland, poet and critic, 1915-1980 1
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Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965 1
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Grimond, Joseph, Baron Grimond, politician, 1913-1993 1
Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson, philanthropist and author, 1862-1937 1
Jeffares, Alexander Norman, Professor of English Studies, Stirling University, 1920-2005 1
MacPhárlain, Calum, Gaelic activist and writer, 1853-1931 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn, political scientist and politician, 1929-1978 1
Macleod, Robert Duncan, Editor of the "Library Review", d 1973: recipient 1
McGrath, John Peter, playwright, director, 1935-2002 1
McKinlay, William Laird, scientist on Canadian National Arctic Expedition, teacher, 1888-1983 1
Mirror, Edinburgh, newspaper 1
Morrison, Ewan, author, b 1968. 1
Murray, John George Stewart-, 7th Duke of Atholl, 1840-1917 1
Murray, Keith William, Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, 1850-1922 1
Murray, family 1
Nye, Robert, author and poet, b 1939 1
Paul, Sir James Balfour, Knight, historian, 1846-1931 1
Pirie-Gordon, Charles Harry Clinton, journalist, naval intelligence officer and genealogist, 1883-1969 1
Power, William, journalist, 1873-1951 1
Scottish National Party 1
Scottish PEN Centre, association of writers 1
Stamp, Alexandra Frances, journalist and author, née Artley, fl 1982-2004 1
Thomson, John Maitland, Curator of the Historical Department, Scottish Record Office, 1847-1923 1
White, Kenneth, poet and writer, b 1936 1
Woodburn, Arthur (politician) 1
Yeats, William Butler, poet, 1865-1939 1
Young, Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun, poet, 1913-1973 1
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