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Correspondence, production files, scripts, cuttings and other papers of John McGrath.
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.
Design for a burgess and guild-ticket for Edinburgh executed by order of Thomas Cleghorn, Lord Dean of Guild, and presented to him by Archibald McDowall, Old Dean of Guild, and members of the Guild Court.
Draft and completed musical scores, including the symphony "The Creation", by William Wallace.
Includes correspondence and papers on musical controversies.
Draft contract and agreement between the College of Justice, the Shire of Midlothian and the Town of Edinburgh, concerning the taxation on ale and beer.
Draft copy of the 'Contract and agreement between the College of Justice, the Shire of Midlothian and the Town of Edinburgh relative to Taxation in Ale and Beer' (Ch.B.19a).
Draft letter (beginning missing), 1865, of David Livingstone.
On possible misinterpretation of his remarks on America.
Includes:
letter, 1857, of Roualeyn Gordon Cumming to Livingstone, acknowledging a copy of his book
photocopy of a poem, 1874, on Livingstone.
Draft letter of John Ruskin to Thomas Carlyle.
On their disagreement.
Draft manuscript of 'No Scottish twilight' (1947), edited by Maurice Lindsay and Fred Urquhart, with assorted literary manuscript material.
Draft manuscript of the introduction and book I, chapters 1 and 2 of `Forty-three Years at the Cathedral Perth 1883-1926` by the Reverend George T S Farquhar, Dean of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
Draft memorandum, possibly by Lord Augustus Loftus, to Lord Rosebery.
Concerning Russian pretensions in Afghanistan.
Draft minutes of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, 1878-1900, and of the United Free Church of Scotland, 1901-1902.
Draft of a letter of Janet Milne Rae to George Douglas Brown and the original of his reply, 1902.
With letter, 1949, of James Veitch to Miss Lettice Milne Rae, and three newspaper cuttings concerning to George Douglas Brown.
Draft of an article, undated, of Elizabeth S Haldane, "The Circulating Book Van"
With two letters, 1948, of William Power to R D Macleod, concerning his own literary work.
Draft of music and words of "Edinburgh Nonsense", by John and Janet Hamilton.
Draft outline of the novel ‘The guardian’ by Major Raymond A 'Sacha' Carnegie (died 1972).
The work, which concerns German officers during the Second World War, was published in London in 1966. The manuscript is heavily corrected and rewritten.
Draft poetry and prose of Bill Sutherland.
With press cuttings, two audio cassettes and copies of 4 publications by Bill Sutherland: 'A Clydeside Lad' (Clydeside Press, 1990); 'Highflats sonnets and other jokes' (n.p., n.d.); 'The Anatony of Wavie McSurd' (Dumbarton: The Author, n.d.); 'Sonnets of a year' (?Dumbarton: ?The Author, n.d.).
Draft sketch map of `Kinraddie` by James Leslie Mitchell (`Lewis Grassic Gibbon`), intended for inclusion in `Sunset Song`.
Drafts and corrected typescript of Forbes Macgregor, "The Gowks of Mowdieknowes".
With associated correspondence, and photocopies of a play and three poems.
Drafts and corrected typescripts of "The Seven Deadly Sins: a Mask", libretto by Robert Nye, music by James Douglas.
With manuscript score of the music, and correspondence concerning the work and its performance at the Stirling Festval, 1973, and Edinburgh International Festival, 1974.
Drafts and fair copies of settings of ten songs by Francis George Scott.
Five of the settings are of poems of Robert Burns (folios 1-27).
Drafts and manuscripts of Rawdon Goodier`s contributions to "The Mountain Spirit" (New York, 1979, London, 1980) and "The Cairngorms" (1990).
Includes correspondence on the publications.