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Henderson, Hamish, poet and folklorist, 1919-2002

 Person

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of Andrew Tannahill.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12652
Scope and Contents

Including letters of J D Ferguson, C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid), Hamish Henderson, O H Mavor and Douglas Young

Dates: 1945-1986.

Letter of Hamish Henderson to W G McCullough.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10871
Scope and Contents

Concerns Henderson`s work on a translation of Antonio Gramsci, "Lettere dal Carcere".

With inscribed copy of Henderson`s "Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica".

Dates: 1949.

Letters of Hamish Henderson, Ian Hamilton Finlay and George Mackay Brown to Maurice Fleming.

 File
Identifier: Acc.14018
Scope and Contents

Comprising two letters (1957, 1958) of Hamish Henderson; two letters (1965, ?1966) of Ian Hamilton Finlay; one letter (1966) of George Mackay Brown.

Dates: 1957-1966.

Letters to Maurice Fleming, mainly relating to traditional Scottish song, stories and folklore. Correspondents include Mary Brooksbank, Hamish Henderson, Ewan McColl and Jeannie Robertson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13168
Scope and Contents

The letters are from a wide range of correspondents in Scottish traditional music and literary circles. They largely relate to traditional Scottish song and story, and to the work of Hamish Henderson and his like in collecting it.

Dates: 1960-2001 and undated.

Papers of Hamish Henderson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10157
Scope and Contents

Includes a notebook and drafts of Henderson`s translation of Antonio Gramsci, "Lettere dal Carcere".

With autograph transcriptions, undated, compiled by Robert Garioch for the School of Scottish Studies.

Dates: circa 1947-1987.

Papers of Hamish Henderson

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10788
Scope and Contents

Includes original draft of the introduction to edition of Antonio Gramsci, "Letter dal Carcere", and correspondence, including seven letters of Willa Muir, on ballads, and a letter of Douglas Young, discussing Henderson`s "Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica".

Dates: 1939-1966.

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Subject
Letters. Correspondence. 6
Correspondence. 4
Poetry. 4
Drafts. Documents. 3
Manuscripts. 2