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.

Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

Annotated typescript, 1999-2000, complete draft; with author’s annotations. Folios 1-70. Includes revised opening. Folios 67-69. Includes folder which held typescript. Folio 70.

Typescript, 1999-2000, partial draft of early revised opening. Folios 71-76.

Annotated typescript, 1999, first rough working draft; with author’s annotations. Folios 77-80.

Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.

Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.

Two letters of Sir Henry H P Dundas to the Earl of Rosebery, 1912, are inserted.

The typescripts of letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Charles IX begin on folio i; there is also correspondence relating to the collection in general and to these typescripts in particular, with a chronological list (folio 41); and letters of Patrick Fraser Tytler, 1839 (folio 69).

The typescripts were transcribed from the originals (most of which are in the Erskine Murray Papers, MSS.5089-5090) by the Reverend Robert Paul.

Tom Hanlin worked as a coalminer at Armadale, West Lothian, until 1946 and much of his fiction is set in Scottish mining communities.

Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.

Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.

Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.

Jessy Harden's journal, essentially a series of family newsletters, was sent in instalments to her sister, Agnes Ranken, in India. Many of her husband's drawings were used to illustrate it. Journals and sketches alike survived because Agnes Ranken preserved them and eventually brought them back to Great Britain.

Includes "At the Turn of the Century", "The Little Pet", "The Independence Sports" and the plays "The Scarlet Woman" and "A Matter Between Macdonalds".

During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.