Typescripts.
Found in 2757 Collections and/or Records:
Carbon copy of a typescript, 'Docherty a play', by William McIlvanney., [?1966-?2015].
Carbon copy of a typescript of the first draft of 'Dylan Thomas: a personal account' by Ruthven Todd., 1963-1964.
Ruthven Todd was originally commissioned to write the official biography of Dylan Thomas, but failed to do so. These manuscripts are his reminiscences of the poet, which were not published except for chapter 12 which appeared in the ‘Mediterranean Review’, volume i, number 3 (1971), pages 15-23.
Carbon copy of a typescript of the second draft of 'Dylan Thomas: a personal account' by Ruthven Todd., 1964.
The text lacks folios 3, 91 and 110, and breaks off at folio l65.
Carbon copy of MSS.20063-20064: Typed copy of a revised version of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane", as revised, containing a few further alterations., [?1927, or after.]
The most substantial of the alterations are the additions at folios 97-101, 125, 163-164 and 253-254. The chief difference between this final copy and the printed book is the deletion of folios 199-242.
Carbon copy of part of the typescript, 1952, of 'Colickie Meg', 1949-1950, by Sydney Goodsir Smith., [1952, or after.]
Carbon copy of the original typescript of 'The Wallace', with manuscripts corrections by the author, Sydney Goodsir Smith and the editor, R L C Lorimer., 1959.
Carbon copy typescript of 'Hall of mirrors' by William McIlvanney., [?1966-?2015].
Carbon typescript by Nigel Tranter of 'Black Douglas'., 1968.
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Carbon typescript of 'Before the Wedding: a play in a prologue and three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [Before 1970.]
The original title, 'A Man of Steel', has been corrected in manuscript.
Carbon typescript of 'Covenanter!, or Donald Cargill, the Perthshire martyr', By Maurice Fleming, undated, with letter, 1991, from the author., 1991, undated.
Includes prompt scripts, scripts of unperformed plays, production photography and press cuttings.
Carbon typescript of 'Four walls and a roof' by Ena Lamont Stewart., Undated.
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
Carbon typescript of Robert Garioch Sutherland of an anthology of poems, probably intended for publication., [Circa 1970.]
Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.
Carbon typescript of 'The Fiddler calls the Tune: a comedy in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [1945.]
There are a few manuscript corrections, and two newspaper cuttings (folio 83) concerning the first production of the play in Edinburgh.
Carbon typescript of the poem 'In Vino Unitas' by Marion Lochead., ?1967.
Carbon typescript of the revised edition of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan., [1937, or before.]
The play was first performed in 1937, and a revised version published in 1971. MSS.26335-26336 are annotated acting copies: MS.26335 appears to have been used in several productions (for another similar typescript, see MS.26465). MS.26336 includes the later revisions in manuscript, and MS.26337 is a carbon typescript of the revised version.
Carbon typescript, undated, of 'Invitation to Hell: a play in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., Mid 20th century.
The play was originally entitled 'One Night of Hell'.
Carbon typescripts of 'Blood upon the Rose: a play in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [?1956.]
George Scott-Moncrieff wrote a number of plays, of which only ‘Fotheringhay’ was published (Edinburgh, 1953), although others were performed on the stage or broadcast. Most of the surviving typescripts are undated.
'Celia', two manuscript drafts and a partial typescript., August 1966.
Centenary publications of the predecessor bodies of Deaf Action., 1985, undated.
‘Ceol Mor Legends', containing notes, in several hands and in typescript, on the occasions commemorated by various piobaireachd., [?1900, or before.]
Chapters i-vii of ‘David Livingstone, pilot and navigator’ by Vero Bosazza., 1972, [after 1972.]
Chapters viii-xii of ‘David Livingstone, pilot and navigator’ by Vero Bosazza., 1972, [after 1972.]
Chapters xiii-xvii, appendices A-F and bibliography of ‘David Livingstone, pilot and navigator’ by Vero Bosazza., 1972, [after 1972.]
Collection entitled 'Glengarry notes' compiled probably in the late nineteenth century consisting chiefly of extracts from printed sources together with some transcripts of documents in the Public Record Office, illustrating the history of Glengarry and some other parts of the Highlands from early times until the mid-nineteenth century., 1st half of 19th century.
Almost all of the material is typewritten, with numerous manuscript additions and corrections.
Collections of poems by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [Circa 1940]-1967.
The contents are as follows. (i) Part of a manuscript collection of poems intended for publication, circa l940 (folio 1); (ii) Incomplete manuscript and typescripts of the second and third appendices to a larger work. The 'Second Appendix' (folio 21) consists of a poem on Glasgow, parts of which were published in ‘Collected poems’ and ‘Lucky poet’. The "Third Appendix' (folio 52) is 'Once in a Cornish garden' from ‘A lap of honour’ (London, 1967).