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Poetry.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .

Found in 2789 Collections and/or Records:

Typescript of poem of 'The dream of Britain'., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12135/14
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Typescript of 'Selected poems' by William Soutar., [Before 1944.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.8605
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Many of the poems appear individually in William Soutar's published works, while the remainder are apparently unpublished.

Since, in MSS.8599-8603, there are a considerable number of unpublished poems, they have been indicated by an asterisk in the contents lists which Soutar compiled for these volumes.

Dates: [Before 1944.]

Typescript of set of poems, 1924, of William Soutar, "Over the Goompa Gu".

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7104
Scope and Contents

With manuscript notes, 1923, 1941, of Soutar, and four letters, 1940, from him to James Gilchrist, on literary and political matters.

Dates: 1923-1924 and 1940-1941.

Typescript of ‘The expectant silence’ by William Soutar., [Before 1944.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.8590
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers consist of thirty-six sets of loose-leaf quarto sheets, each corresponding to a published volume. Each set has clearly been copied from earlier versions of the poems, and, in some cases, is the final copy used by the publisher.

Dates: [Before 1944.]

Typescript of "The Life and Works of John MacDonald (Iain Lom)", 1945

 File
Identifier: Acc.13865/1
Scope and Contents Draft typescript with handwritten annotations of an edition of the poetry of Iain Lom with notes and historical introductions, probably originally bound in two volumes, with the second one now lost. Translations of the poems, notes on the introductions, bibliography and appendices are listed in the table of contents, but do not form part of this typescript. Translations of most of the poems can be found in the folders of draft material on individual chapters. With a stamp on the cover by...
Dates: 1945

Typescript of ‘The solitary way’ by William Soutar., [1934, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.8577
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers consist of thirty-six sets of loose-leaf quarto sheets, each corresponding to a published volume. Each set has clearly been copied from earlier versions of the poems, and, in some cases, is the final copy used by the publisher.

Dates: [1934, or before.]

Typescript of ‘Under the Eildon tree’ with numerous manuscript corrections and additions by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1947.

 File
Identifier: MS.26166
Scope and Contents

The order of the poems is that of the published version, but 'Dido' and 'I heard a lassie' are not included. The title shows several changes.

Dates: 1947.

Typescript of unpublished poem, `Passing Water`, and note of George MacBeth.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13287
Scope and Contents

George MacBeth was inspired to write `Passing Water` by a communication from the donor concerning an incident from their childhood in Shotts, Lanarkshire. With the typescript poem is a covering note from MacBeth, and a letter, 2011, of the donor telling the story behind it.

Dates: 1980, 2011

Typescript transcripts of the diaries of John M Reid, with manuscript corrections by Reid, who also cut out some passages., 1946-1956.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26273-26275
Scope and Contents

MS.26275 is a transcript of MSS.26271-26272, omitting the poems. The correspondence in these transcripts has not been indexed.

Dates: 1946-1956.