Manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of work by Alexander Scott (1920-1989).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26474-26481
Scope and Contents
Alexander Scott was educated in Aberdeen, and after service in the army during the Second World War, became a lecturer in Scottish Literature at Glasgow University. He was the editor of the ‘Saltire Review’, 1954-1957, served on a number of literary committees, and edited work by William Soutar and Sydney Goodsir Smith, among others. His own literary work consisted of poetry, drama, and criticism.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1970, undated.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
8 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
MSS.26475-26476 and 26477, folios 1-6, presented, 1968, by the author, Alexander Scott, the rest bought, 1972.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk