Law, Thomas Sturdy, poet, 1916-1997
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of John Manson concerning Victor Serge and letters of D W Dörrbecker, Duncan Glen, T S Law and William Neil.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12063
Scope and Contents
Includes typescripts of George Hardie and Neil Mathers.
Dates:
1981-2001.
Literary papers of Thomas Sturdy Law (1916-1997), comprising manuscripts and typescripts of poems, and correspondence and papers relating to literary matters, Scottish socialism, and the Scots language.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13225
Scope and Contents
Thomas Sturdy Law, though one of the lesser-known 20th century Scottish poets, is an interesting figure. From a mining background and largely self-educated, he worked almost exclusively in Scots throughout his long and prolific writing life, which co-existed with his career as a technical writer. His poems were published in many periodicals and latterly under his own imprint, Fingerpost Publicatiouns. Law was championed at various times by Christopher Grieve, Douglas Young, Hamish Henderson,...
Dates:
1943-1997.
Video recording of T S Law poetry reading.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12208
Dates:
2nd half of 20th century.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 2
- Poetry. 2
- Typescripts. 2
- Copies. Derivative objects. 1
- Videocassettes. 1