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Administrative records, reports, general correspondence and papers of the Franco-Scottish Society, Scottish Branch.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13272/1-61
Dates:
1980-2010, undated.
Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11628/1-323
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1885, 1925, 1931-1996, undated.
Correspondence, diaries, manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs and other literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14596/1-248
Scope and Contents
This archive contains literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown, the celebrated Orcadian poet and novelist. At the heart of this collection is the vast amount of correspondence received by George Mackay Brown throughout his life from friends, fans, editors, publishers and others. These letters, postcards and greetings cards give a unique insight into the breadth of attention that his work drew, as well as the connections he made with correspondents from across the world, all from...
Dates:
1800, 1934-2013, undated.
Correspondence, papers, cuttings and photographs of David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, mostly relating to his political career.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13477/1-278
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises school papers, 1943-1959, and material relating to his time at Edinburgh University, 1957-1962; files relating to elections, 1961-circa 1990s; political papers, 1954-1981, mainly concerning constituency politics; manuscript diary of the Lib-Lab Pact, 1977-1978; files relating to his involvement in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, 1988-1998, including minutes of meetings and related correspondence; files relating to Scottish politics, 1992-1999, including...
Dates:
1895-2012.
Gude Cause Archive.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13293/1-240
Scope and Contents
Electronic archive, digital images, sound and video recordings, and related ephemera of the Gude Cause project, 2008-2010. The project’s main objective was to celebrate the centenary of the Women’s Social and Political Union procession which took place in Edinburgh on 10 October 1909. Furthermore, in the light of a report published before the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Gude Cause sought to reenergize women’s participation in Scottish political life.The archive charts the...
Dates:
2006-2010
Literary papers of Alastair Reid.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12450
Scope and Contents
Includes notebooks, poetry worksheets, correspondence with poets, translators and editors, manuscripts and typescripts of prose works, including a book written with Robert Graves, photographs and audio and video tapes.
Dates:
1951-2003.
Manuscripts, typescripts and research papers of Tom Leonard.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14605/1-42
Scope and Contents
This collection of the papers of the Glasgow poet Tom Leonard includes manuscript and typescript drafts of his poetry, as well as research papers and notes concerning his interests in literary theory, literary history and the Middle East.The poetry drafts include many works for inclusion in his 'Outside the narrative' (Word Power Books, 2009), as well as audio and visual elements for his performance piece 'My name is Tom' (Good Elf Publications, 1978). There are also files of...
Dates:
1817-2016, undated.
Papers, 1846-1983 and undated, of and concerning James F Dickie, fiddler.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10389
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, photographs and music.
With letters and music, 1888-1924 and undated, of James Scott Skinner, and music, 1935-1968 and undated, of John Murdoch Henderson.
Dates:
1846-1983 and undated.
Papers of Gallus Stage Productions, including manuscript and typescript scripts, photographs and reviews.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12662
Dates:
1989-1999.
Papers of Magnus Magnusson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-1198
Scope and Contents
This archive contains the papers of Magnusson Magnusson (1929-2007), broadcaster, scholar, author and environmentalist accumulated over the course of his career. After embarking on a career in journalism in the 1950s Magnusson moved into television in the-mid 1960s where he presented such programmes as "Chronicle" which was dedicated to achaeological discoveries. Magnusson may be best known for his role of quizmaster on the long-running BBC show Mastermind. Magnusson had a strong connection...
Dates:
circa 1948-2006.
Papers of Sir Harold Montague (Monty) Finniston.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11424
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, lectures, reports and photographs.
Dates:
20th century.
Papers of the Fifth Estate Theatre Company.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11443/1-131
Scope and Contents
Includes prompt scripts, scripts of unperformed plays, production photography and press cuttings.
Dates:
1965, 1981-1997 and undated.
Photographic plates, prints, slides and film strips, with related scripts, correspondence and catalogues of the Church of Scotland Department of World Mission and Unity, concerning missionary activities, mostly in Africa.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10472/1-195
Dates:
?1880-1977, undated.
Photographs, slides, transparencies and scans relating to the work and activities of Alasdair Gray; with related digital and analogue media.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13950 Box 1(1)-Box 9
Scope and Contents
Includes slides, transparencies and photographs of artworks of Alasdair Gray and some of his friends and contemporaries, as well as audiovisual and digital material. The photo albums of images of Hillhead and the west end of Glasgow were likely collected to act as source materials for the Hillhead SPT subway mural.Many of the slides, transparencies and photographs found here were collated for use in 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009), and some were previously deposited with...
Dates:
1896-2011.
Scripts, programmes and other papers of Marillyn Gray, Scottish actor and theatre director, mostly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12942/1-124
Scope and Contents
Papers of Scottish actor and theatre director Marillyn Gray (1930-2006), chiefly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, in which she was a regular performer. The Gateway papers came into her care at some point after the theatre closed possibly entrusted to her by, or after the death of, Sadie Aitken (1905-85) Gateway Theatre General Manager, some of whose papers are in the collection.
Dates:
1925-1997.