McNeill, Florence Marian, folklorist, 1885-1973
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Papers, mainly correspondence, 1953-1977, of and relating to Thomas Joseph Douglas MacDonald (Fionn MacColla); with 3 letters, 1972-1978, to Mary MacDonald (two from Florence Marian McNeill and one from Robert Garioch), and two poems, 1972, by Robert Garioch and Hamish Henderson.
Series
Identifier: Dep.373- is now part of Dep.265.
Dates:
1953-1978.
Papers of the author, Florence Marian McNeill.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26194-26259
Scope and Contents
Born in Orkney, Florence Marian McNeill worked in London for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene from 1913 to 1917. She wrote and lectured on a variety of subjects, and was an active member of the Scottish National Party and the Saltire Society, but is best known for her books on Scottish cookery and folklore.
Dates:
1901-1973, undated.