Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts Collections | National Library of Scotland | NLSMSS | Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968).

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, 1968 (MS.26496, folios 26-42 bought, 1971).
Scope and Contents

Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.
Bibliography
The papers were used by Linda Mackenney in 'Joe Corrie: plays, poems and theatre writings' (Edinburgh, 1985).
Arrangement

The papers are arranged as follows: MSS.26490-26520. Plays MSS.26521-26525. Prose works MSS.26526-26533. Poetry MSS.26534-26540. Songs MSS.26541-26550. Diaries MSS.26551-26552. Miscellaneous papers MSS.26553-26560. Newspaper cuttings

Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968). Edit