Autobiographies.
Found in 294 Collections and/or Records:
"Leyden's correspondence &c", collected by the Reverend James Morton., 1811-1875, undated.
Life of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, up to 1670; possibly an autobiography, being written in the hand of his secretary, John Dickson., [1670, or after.]
Literary and miscellaneous papers., 1642-1965.
Literary papers of John Herdman.
Includes literary notebooks, correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of a novel, a play, short stories, poems, articles and an autobiography.
Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
Literary papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1936-1974, undated.
Born in New Zealand and educated in England, Sydney Goodsir Smith's first poems were in English, but he began writing in Scots in about 1940 and published several volumes of poetry. He also wrote for the stage, radio and television, as well as editing works of Robert Burns and Robert Fergusson. All these interests are reflected in his papers, but his work as an art critic survives in only a few fragmentary items.
Literary papers of Wendy Wood.
Including corrected manuscripts and typescripts of autobiographical work and stories.
Manuscript, "A Chapter of Autobiography", by William Gladstone., 1868.
Manuscript and corrected typescript of 'Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon' (Edinburgh, 1966), by Ian Sherwood Munro., 1960-1964, undated.
Comprising:
original manuscript and corrected typescript of "Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon" (Edinburgh, 1966); manuscript and broadcast scripts of eight radio plays and dramatisations, 1962-1968; 16 letters, 1959-1968, to Ian S Munro, correspondents including C M Grieve and Willa Muir.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of autobiography of Maurice Lindsay, "Thank You for Having Me".
Manuscript and typescript of '40 Years', George Scott-Moncrieff's autobiography., [?1950.]
The autobiography describes George Scott-Moncrieff's childhood and life as a writer in London and Scotland, his marriage, and family life up to his departure from Eigg in 1950 after the death of his first wife.
Manuscript and typescript of an autobiography, "The Buzzing Fly" by Fanny Susan Copeland.
Concerns Copeland`s life in Slovenia and wartime internment in Italy. Includes poems and biographical notes.
Manuscript and typescripts of 'Boys do not kiss' by Sydney Durward Tremayne., [1979, or before.]
In 1972 and following his move to Gairloch in 1976, Sydney Durward Tremayne was working on an autobiography which survives in several versions. It describes his childhood, his career in journalism, and his stormy relationship with his father; it also indicates the circumstances in which he wrote some of his poems.
Manuscript autobiography of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1860.
The autobiography is written in the third person. The portion covering 1833 to 1860, which comprises most of the manuscript, is based on John Dunlop's diaries (MSS.9261-9262) and includes long excerpts from them.
The manuscript was edited by John Graham Dunlop - ‘Autobiography of John Dunlop’ (London, 1932) - and his manuscript and typescript additions have been inserted.
Manuscript drafts and corrected typescript of autobiography of Naomi Mitchison, "All Change Here", covering the years 1910-1918.
Manuscript drafts and corrected typescripts of autobiographical work of Naomi Mitchison, "Small Talk" (1973).
With corrected typescripts of three autobiographical articles.
Manuscript drafts and corrected typescripts of Naomi Mitchison, "You May Well Ask".
Being a volume of autobiography covering the years 1918-1940.
Manuscript of 'Boys do not kiss' by Sydney Durward Tremayne, in 27 chapters., [1979, or before.]
In 1972 and following his move to Gairloch in 1976, Sydney Durward Tremayne was working on an autobiography which survives in several versions. It describes his childhood, his career in journalism, and his stormy relationship with his father; it also indicates the circumstances in which he wrote some of his poems.
Manuscript of chapters i-viii of 'Fragments of young life' by Hannah Lynch., [1898, or before.]
The chapters were published in "Blackwood's Magazine", October and November 1898, as the beginning of 'Autobiography of a child'.
Manuscript of George Scott-Moncrieff's autobiography, '40 Years'., [?1950.]
The autobiography describes George Scott-Moncrieff's childhood and life as a writer in London and Scotland, his marriage, and family life up to his departure from Eigg in 1950 after the death of his first wife.
Manuscript of 'Many beginnings but no ending', the autobiography of the Very Reverend Andrew Nevile Davidson, published in 1978 after his death., 1978.
Manuscript of part of the ‘Autobiography’ of Mrs Eliza Fletcher (1770-1858), chiefly in the hand of the author.
Manuscript of parts I, III, and IV of ‘The Caxtons: a family picture’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1848, or before.]
The manuscript is in the form in which it was first published in "Blackwood's Magazine", April, June, and July 1848.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.
Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.
Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.