Papers of and concerning Edith Macarthur, actor, including playscripts, production photographs, press cuttings and programmes.
Scope and Contents
The papers span Edith Macarthur's long career on stage and screen. They include playscripts, photographs, programmes and reviews of many of the plays in which she featured, along with some scripts and other memorabilia relating to her wide range of television work.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-2006.
Creator
- Macarthur, Edith, actor, b. 1926 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
88 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The arrangement is chronological, in separate subseries under Theatre, Television and Radio, with miscellaneous press cuttings, programmes and other items completing the collection. Shows which are represented only by a programme have not been individually listed, but the programmes remain with the collection and are catalogued in the Libary's Scottish Theatre Programmes database (see 'External Documents' link).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 2010, by Edith Macarthur, Edinburgh.
Appraisal
The selection process was undertaken in Edith Macarthur's home in 2010. The only items which were not retained in Acc.13182 were the theatre programmes for shows which Miss Macarthur had seen but in which she had not performed. These were treated as donations to the Library and any not already in the Library's collection were retained. Duplicate items were returned to Miss Macarthur.
- 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 Archives and Manuscripts Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk