Brown, George Mackay (poet and writer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1921-1996. - 1996
Biography
George Mackay Brown (1921-96), was a novelist, poet and playwright, who was born in Orkney. He was educated at Newbattle Abbey College and the University of Edinburgh, and, apart from his time at these institutions, he rarely left the islands of his birth.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, diaries, manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs and other literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14596/1-248
Scope and Contents
This archive contains literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown, the celebrated Orcadian poet and novelist. At the heart of this collection is the vast amount of correspondence received by George Mackay Brown throughout his life from friends, fans, editors, publishers and others. These letters, postcards and greetings cards give a unique insight into the breadth of attention that his work drew, as well as the connections he made with correspondents from across the world, all from...
Dates:
1800, 1934-2013, undated.
Notes of Peter Butter relating to George Mackay Brown ; press relating to George Mackay Brown collected by Peter Butter., Circa 1992-1996.
File
Identifier: Acc.13634/69
Scope and Contents
File named ‘PB’s notes on: GMB, CMG, Henry James’ by Peter Butter.
Dates:
Circa 1992-1996.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on various writers.
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