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Further literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett, including notebooks, photographs, typescripts, reviews, press cuttings, correspondence and related papers, mostly concerning historical research., 1937-2001, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/521-1062

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.

This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:

'Games of kings' (1961)

"Queens' play" (1964)

'The disorderly knights' (1966)

'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)

'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)

'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)

'The ringed castle' (1971)

'Dolly and the doctor bird' (1971)

'Dolly and the starry bird' (1973)

'Checkmate' (1975)

'Dolly and the nanny bird' (1967)

'King hereafter' (1982)

'Dolly and the bird of paradise' (1983)

'Niccolo rising' (1986)

'The spring of the ram' (1987)

'Race of scorpions' (1989)

'Moroccan traffic' (1991)

'Scales of gold' (1991)

'The unicorn hunt' (1993)

'To lie with lions' (1995)

'Caprice and Rondo' (1997)

'Gemini' (2000)

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-2001, undated.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

542 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This part of the archive is listed in the interim order in which it was placed by the first cataloguer of the archive. No further attempts have been made to list, sort or arrange this part of the archive. It is recommended that researchers interrogate the full listing of this part of the archive, rather than relying on the arrangement of the archive, to yield up all files relating to a particular work or subject.

Repository Details

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

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