Showing Browse Resources: 1 - 25 of 431
11 letters, 1967-1983, to and copies of two letters, 1970-1971, of W R Aitken
With inscribed copies of Robert Bain, "James the First of Scotland" (1921), and William Montgomerie, "A Selection of Three Poems" (1965), each with letters, 1921 and 1965, from the authors.
11 letters of George Mackay Brown.
With typescripts of his "Lifeboat and Other Poems".
13 letters of Alastair Reid to John Main, with collection of typescript poems of Alastair Reid.
With one letter, 1994, of Alastair Reid to John Main, enclosing a copy of an article of Reid's from 'The New Yorker'.
34 letters to David Morrison of correspondents including George Mackay Brown, Neil Gunn, and Fionn MacColla, all concerning the 'Scotia Review'; with associated typescripts and page proofs of poems and articles.
64 letters, 1899-1949 and undated, to John Purves, mostly on literary matters, from among others J M Barrie, John Davidson, Luigi Pirandello and Walter de la Mare.
With literary and historical manuscripts, 1388, 1798-1911 and undated, collected by Purves, including single letters of D G Rossetti, John Ruskin, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth.
Also two albums, 1936-1952, of Purves, containing inscriptions in poetry and prose by various contributors.
115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.
With manuscripts of a short story and essay of MacDiarmid, proof copy of "Sanschaw" and typescript copy of a thesis on MacDiarmid by Claude Henry.
118 letters to James K Annand.
Concerning literary and personal matters, with associated manuscripts of poems.
Correspondents include: Robert Garioch, Hugh MacDiarmid and Albert D Mackie.
162 letters of George Mackay Brown to Jenny Robertson.
Includes two letters, 1981, to Robertson`s daughter Aileen, three incomplete letters and a copy of a poem "To George" by the donor.
A "Burns" poem and a "Scott" letter, the work of forger, Alexander Howland Smith.
Academic and literary correspondence of Professor Alastair Fowler, with some drafts of works and press cuttings.
This accession is one of several in the National Library of Scotland covering mainly incoming correspondence, but also containing copies of some outgoing letters and other literary material.
Acc.12015/57 gives biographical details on individual correspondents.
Album of Adam White, the naturalist (1817-1879), entitled on the cover 'Weeds and wild flowers'.
Album of ‘Jacobite relics’, containing printed and manuscript material and portraits, formerly owned, perhaps started, by James Maidment, and containing additions made by a later owner.
‘Ancient Scottish poems’ (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun.
Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie; with letters and papers to Glenbervie formerly loosely inserted therein.
Autograph transcripts of 15 of Hugh MacDiarmid`s poems.
Includes letter of MacDiarmid to W Gordon Smith concerning a recording of the poems.
Bible, probably written in Italy in the 13th century.
Book of autographs begun by Catherine E Moir, wife of David Macbeth Moir, 1829, and continued by her daughter Anne Mary Milligan, 1853, and her grandson, George Milligan, biblical scholar, 1872.
Calendar written by Diarmuid Ó Fithcheallaigh; and a poem on the calendar usually attributed to Seán Ó Dubhagáin, followed by various medical texts, with some charms and folk cures.
Christmas cards and papers of William Wolfe.
The collection consists of fourteen Christmas cards, 1989-2009, of William Wolfe (1924-2010), leader (1969 to 1979) and president (1980-1982) of the SNP. All the cards include a poem and all, but one of them, are illustrated with a photograph.
It also includes three letters, 1992-1994, and a typescript, 6 February 1992, concerning Wolfe`s account of his reaction to the Pope`s visit to Scotland in 1982.
Collection of holograph manuscripts of authors of the early 20th century.
Collection of papers of Mark Alexander Boyd, including a few of members of his family.
Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Commonplace book of Mrs C E R Drummond-Hay, of Seggieden, containing religious verses and transcripts of letters from her son, Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-Colonel) James Adam Gordon Richardson Drummond-Hay while on active service.
The thirteen letters, written between February and April 1885, are addressed by James Drummond-Hay to his parents and other members of his family, and recount in diary form his experiences as a member of the Coldstream Guards contingent both on the voyage to the Sudan and on arrival there. There is much detailed description of military activity in the Suakin region.