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Administrative records, reports, general correspondence and papers of the Franco-Scottish Society, Scottish Branch.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13272/1-61
Dates:
1980-2010, undated.
Correspondence, diaries, manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs and other literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14596/1-248
Scope and Contents
This archive contains literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown, the celebrated Orcadian poet and novelist. At the heart of this collection is the vast amount of correspondence received by George Mackay Brown throughout his life from friends, fans, editors, publishers and others. These letters, postcards and greetings cards give a unique insight into the breadth of attention that his work drew, as well as the connections he made with correspondents from across the world, all from...
Dates:
1800, 1934-2013, undated.
Correspondence, papers, cuttings and photographs of David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, mostly relating to his political career.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13477/1-278
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises school papers, 1943-1959, and material relating to his time at Edinburgh University, 1957-1962; files relating to elections, 1961-circa 1990s; political papers, 1954-1981, mainly concerning constituency politics; manuscript diary of the Lib-Lab Pact, 1977-1978; files relating to his involvement in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, 1988-1998, including minutes of meetings and related correspondence; files relating to Scottish politics, 1992-1999, including...
Dates:
1895-2012.
Papers of Magnus Magnusson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-1198
Scope and Contents
This archive contains the papers of Magnusson Magnusson (1929-2007), broadcaster, scholar, author and environmentalist accumulated over the course of his career. After embarking on a career in journalism in the 1950s Magnusson moved into television in the-mid 1960s where he presented such programmes as "Chronicle" which was dedicated to achaeological discoveries. Magnusson may be best known for his role of quizmaster on the long-running BBC show Mastermind. Magnusson had a strong connection...
Dates:
circa 1948-2006.
Papers of the Fifth Estate Theatre Company.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11443/1-131
Scope and Contents
Includes prompt scripts, scripts of unperformed plays, production photography and press cuttings.
Dates:
1965, 1981-1997 and undated.
Scripts, programmes and other papers of Marillyn Gray, Scottish actor and theatre director, mostly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12942/1-124
Scope and Contents
Papers of Scottish actor and theatre director Marillyn Gray (1930-2006), chiefly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, in which she was a regular performer. The Gateway papers came into her care at some point after the theatre closed possibly entrusted to her by, or after the death of, Sadie Aitken (1905-85) Gateway Theatre General Manager, some of whose papers are in the collection.
Dates:
1925-1997.