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Academic and literary papers, including typescripts, drafts and correspondence, of Angus Calder.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.9851/1-66
Scope and Contents

Concerning his doctoral thesis, books and broadcasts, his involvement in East African literature, his editorship of 'Journal of Commonwealth literature' and convenorship of the Scottish Poetry Library.

Includes lectures notes, drafts, histories, correspondence and interviews.

Dates: 1960-1988.

Corrected proofs of John Bellany and Alan Bold, "Homage to MacDiarmid".

 File
Identifier: Acc.9156
Scope and Contents

With lithographic plates, and manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem.

Dates: circa 1986.

Corrected typescript drafts and page proofs of a novel of Robert Nye, "Falstaff" (1976), with associated manuscript notes.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7076
Scope and Contents

With corrected typescript versions of the play of Robert Nye and John Abulafia, "Falstaff" (1977).

Dates: circa 1976-circa 1977.

Corrected typescript drafts and proofs of William Wolfe, "Scotland Lives" (1973).

 File
Identifier: Acc.9537
Scope and Contents

With associated notes and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1973.

Correspondence, drafts, proofs and other papers relating to the publication of the 'Stair memorial encyclopedia of the laws of Scotland'; with proofs of "Scotland under 'Jus Commune'", by Gero Dolezalek.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11261/1-368
Scope and Contents Includes minutes, correspondence, administrative papers and drafts of the 'Stair memorial encyclopedia'. Note that no attempt has been made 'to weed' the various drafts; this is to allow researchers to compare draft against draft and so follow each expert’s 'train of thought' in particular fields. For any particular area of interest, all the folders/files relating to the subject should be consulted. In items 322-366, particularly, there are extensive drafts and re-drafts of titles with...
Dates: 1981-1996, 2010.

Drafts and proofs of film scripts, short stories, articles and illustrations of Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12557/1-21
Scope and Contents The largest portion of this collection is taken up by drafts of film scripts for 'Poor things', co-written by Alasdair Gray and Sandy Johnson, director, with comments and changes of both, as well as comments and changes of Iain Brown, producer, and Brian Gibson, another director who was later attached to the project.There are also some files of correspondence and drafts of articles and illustrations for other projects, as well as typescripts and proofs of the short story...
Dates: 1988-2003.

Drafts of Alan Bold, "A Celtic Quintet".

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8325
Scope and Contents

With proofs and litho plates.

Dates: 1982.

Further literary papers of Ron Butlin.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13400
Scope and Contents

Literary papers of Ron Butlin, including various drafts of an unpublished novel titled `The Invisible Woman`, and papers relating to `No More Angels`(2007).

Dates: 2001-2012.

Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.511-518
Scope and Contents

There are no letters of Thomas Carlyle to his father. Several letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle (sometimes added to Carlyle’s letters as postscripts) and of various members of Carlyle’s family are included. Other writers are Daniel Corrie, Bishop of Madras, 1836; W H Wills, ‘Editor and factotum‘ of Charles Dickens, 1855; and Rudolf Sonnenburg, who brought out a German edition of ‘Frederick’, 1867. There are also letters of Carlyle to Whewell, 1861, Emerson, 1869, and others.

Dates: 1821-1870, undated.

Literary papers, correspondence and artwork of Alasdair Gray.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13289/1-109
Scope and Contents This collection includes personal and working papers of Alasdair Gray, with the great majority of the papers concerning 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009) and 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009).The 'play book' papers include typescripts from throughout Gray's life of many of the plays which made up the book, as well as annotated proofs, and correspondence concerning the book's production.There are extensive visual materials collated by Gray for the production of 'A...
Dates: 1951-2011.

Literary papers of Andrew Greig.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13460/1-64
Content Description

Literary papers of Andrew Greig, circa 2000-2013, relating mainly to the following works: `Getting Higher`, `At the Loch of the Green Corrie`, `As Though We Were Flying`, `Found at Sea`, `Fair Helen`.

Dates: circa 2000-2013.

Literary papers of Doug Johnstone.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13618
Scope and Contents

The papers relate to `Gone Again` (London: Faber and Faber, 2013) and `The Dead Beat` (London: Faber and Faber, 2014).

Dates: 2011-2013.

Literary papers of R B Cunninghame Graham.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9237
Dates: circa 1915-circa 1936.

Literary papers of Regi Claire.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13397
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, research and correspondence relating to the following books: Inside-Outside (1998); The Beauty Room (2002); Fighting It (2009); The Waiting (2012).

Dates: c. 1999-2012.

Literary papers of Ruth Thomas.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13389
Scope and Contents

Literary papers, c.1990-2012, of Ruth Thomas comprising digital archive, print-outs, notebooks and business correspondence.

Dates: c. 1990-2012.

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

 Record Group
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 drafts, corrected typescripts and proofs of 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11203/1-12
Scope and Contents

Drafts, proofs and some source materials and correspondence for 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.

Alasdair Gray's own manuscript drafts are accompanied by typescript transcriptions produced by his typist Scott Pearson, which are then in turn heavily annotated and corrected by Gray. These annotations then inform the next set of manuscript drafts, giving a unique insight into how the book developed and grew.

Dates: 1967, 1985, 1993-1994.

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Drafts. Documents. 38
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Proofs. printed matter 22
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Novels. 13
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Poetry. 7
Illustrations. Layout features. 6
Notebooks. 6
Short stories. 6
Articles. 4
Galley proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 4
Letters. Correspondence. 4
Photocopies. 4
Photographs. 4
Audiocassettes. 3
Copies. Derivative objects. 3
Minutes. Administrative records. 3
Pamphlets. 3
Speeches. Documents. 3
Administrative records. 2
Carbon copies. Reprographic copies. 2
Diaries. 2
Drafts. Documents 2
Drawings. Visual works. 2
Essays. 2
Fragments. 2
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Lectures. 2
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Prefaces. 2
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Reports. 2
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DVDs. 1
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Letter books. 1
Librettos. Documents for music. 1
Lists. 1
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Liturgy. 1
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Novellas. 1
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Passports. 1
Politics. 1
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English 35
Undetermined 5
 
Names
Gray, Alasdair (author) 6
Bold, Alan Norman (poet, writer, critic and artist) 2
Johnstone, Doug, author, b 1970 2
Abulafia, John, writer and director, b 1947 1
Akros, literary magazine 1
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Bellany, John (artist) 1
Butlin, Ronald Y, writer, b 1949 1
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie (historian, writer, and poet) 1
Carter, John Waynflete, bibliographer and antiquarian bookseller, 1905-1975 1
Claire, Regi, author, b. 1962 1
Clark, Ronald William, author, 1916-1987 1
Cunningham, Ian Campbell, Keeper of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland, b 1938 1
Dowden, John, Bishop of Edinburgh, 1840-1910 1
Ewart, Gavin Buchanan, poet, 1916-1995 1
Glen, Duncan Munro, editor and author, 1933-2008 1
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame (of Gartmore and Ardoch, author, formerly Bontine) (1852-1936) 1
Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) 1
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 1
Hay, Denys, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, University of Edinburgh, 1915-1994 1
Hay, Denys, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, University of Edinburgh, 1915-1994: recipient 1
Hess, Rudolf Walter Richard, deputy of Adolf Hitler, 1894-1987 1
Jamie, Kathleen, poet, b 1962 1
Johnstone, William, painter and art educationist, 1897-1981 1
Kennaway, James Peebles Ewing, novelist and scriptwriter, 1928-1968 1
McGregor, Sheila, author of "The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle knitting", fl 1973-2003 1
Morison, Stanley, typographer, 1889-1967 1
Morrison, Ewan, author, b 1968. 1
Muir, Percival Horace, antiquarian bookseller, 1894-1979 1
National Council of Labour Colleges 1
Nye, Robert, author and poet, b 1939 1
Pont, Timothy, topographer, fl 1574–1611 1
Royle, Trevor Bridge (broadcaster and author, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh) (b 1945) 1
Saltire Society 1
Scott, Paul Henderson, author, b 1920 1
Stewart, Mary Florence Elinor, novelist, wife of Sir Frederick Henry, geologist, née Rainbow, b 1916 1
Thomas, Ruth, writer, b. 1967 1
White, Kenneth, poet and writer, b 1936 1
Wolfe, William Cuthbertson, Leader of the Scottish National Party, 1924-2010 1
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