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Jimmy & Margaret Hunter Collection., circa 1950s-1990s.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/20

Scope and Contents

Collection contains one folder of photographs, correspondence, notes, poems, songs, political ephemera, and speeches of both Jimmy and Margaret Hunter. Topics represented in written material include the Suffrage Movement, the poetry of Robert Burns (possibly for a Burns Supper event), and election campaigns. Notable correspondents include Christopher Grieve (also known as poet Hugh MacDiarmid). Jimmy Hunter's funeral tributes to Helen Crawfurd-Anderson and Cathie Girvan are also present, as is a typescript transcript of a late interview by Jimmy, in which he speaks of Margaret. Posthumous tributes to the couple are also present from friends, alongside manuscript notes by WGML librarian Audrey Canning concerning the contents of their collection.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950s-1990s.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700