Aitken, William Russell, bibliographer, 1913-1998
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
11 letters, 1967-1983, to and copies of two letters, 1970-1971, of W R Aitken
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8951
Scope and Contents
With inscribed copies of Robert Bain, "James the First of Scotland" (1921), and William Montgomerie, "A Selection of Three Poems" (1965), each with letters, 1921 and 1965, from the authors.
Dates:
1921, 1965-1983
12 letters to William R Aitken from Helen B Cruickshank (nine), Cedric Thorpe Davie (one) and David Murison (two) on literary matters.
File
Identifier: Acc.11278
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of six letters of Aitken.
Dates:
1957-1958.
115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.10488
Scope and Contents
With manuscripts of a short story and essay of MacDiarmid, proof copy of "Sanschaw" and typescript copy of a thesis on MacDiarmid by Claude Henry.
Dates:
1934-1978.
Letters to W R Aitken.
File
Identifier: Acc.7506
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Helen B Cruickshank, Duncan Glen, Benno Schotz and Tom Scott, on literary matters.
With script of radio talk, 1962, of W R Aitken, "The Peripatetic Librarian", with associated correspondence.
Dates:
1959-1967.
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- Copies. Derivative objects. 2
- Poetry. 2
- Essays. 1
- Inscriptions. 1
- Manuscripts. 1