Papers of and concerning the poet and author, Ruthven Todd (1914-1978).
Scope and Contents
Ruthven Todd was born and educated in Edinburgh, and from 1932 to 1934 worked as a farm labourer in Mull before moving to London where he joined the Bohemian world of writers and artists in Fitzrovia. In 1947, he left for the United States where he eventually settled in Martha's Vineyard and became an American citizen. From 1960 until his death, he lived in the Balearic island of Majorca.
Most of the papers date from Todd's Majorcan period, but because he based much of his work on his own experiences and memoirs, they include a substantial amount of material on literary life in London in the 1930s and 1940s. They also reflect his wide interests, which ranged from William Blake to botanical drawing and cookery.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1981, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
88 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follows. MSS.26801-26826. Correspondence MSS.26827-26833. Poetry MSS.26834-26863. Prose MSS.26864-26874. Notebooks MSS.26875-26882. Diaries MSS.26883-26888. Miscellaneous papers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1977, 1980-1982.
Genre / Form
- 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
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