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Papers of Sydney Durward Tremayne (1912-1986), the poet and journalist.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26675-26703

Scope and Contents

Sydney Durward Tremayne, who was born in Ayr, worked for provincial newspapers before becoming a leader-writer for the ‘Daily Mirror’, the ‘Daily Herald’ and the ‘Sun’; he also published several small collections of poems. Apart from his autobiography, the papers do not concern his work as a journalist.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1986, undated.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

29 Volumes

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

The papers are arranged as follows. MSS.26675-26693. Poetry MSS.26694-26701. Autobiography MSS.26702-26703. Correspondence

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1986, by Mrs Constance Tremayne.

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 National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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