Papers of James B Caird, including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, essays, articles and talks; and letters to Caird on literary matters.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.262- is now part of Acc.10193.
Scope and Contents
Among the letters to Caird are two of Sorley Maclean, one of George Scott-Moncrieff, two of Edwin Morgan, three of Edwin Muir, three of Sydney Goodsir Smith, one of Douglas Young, and four, 1967-1978, of C M Grieve.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1975.
Creator
- Caird, James Bowman, HM Inspector of Schools, 1919-1989 (Recipient, Person)
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The four letters of C M Grieve were added to the deposit, 14 May 1979.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited, 1977, by James B Caird, Inverness.16 May 1977
Subject
- Caird, James Bowman, HM Inspector of Schools, 1919-1989 (Person)
- Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) (Person)
- MacLean Sorley, Poet, 1911-1996. (Person)
- Morgan, Edwin George, Professor of English, University of Glasgow, and poet, 1920-2010 (Person)
- Smith, Sydney Goodsir, poet, playwright, 1915-1975 (Person)
- Young, Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun, poet, 1913-1973 (Person)
- Muir, Edwin, poet, 1887-1959 (Person)
- Moncrieff, George Scott-, writer, 1910-1974 (Person)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk