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Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12696/1-67
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.

Dates: Circa 1903-1982, undated.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents

Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.

Dates: 1884-1936, undated.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks of Dudley W A Sommer concerning his researches towards, and the publication in May 1960 of, his ‘Haldane of Cloan his life and times 1856-1928’.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20661-20667
Scope and Contents

The correspondence consists chiefly of letters to Dudley Sommer, with a few drafts and, from 1958, several copies in typescript carbon of his replies. A few transcripts of letters of J S Haldane sent to him during his researches are also enclosed.

Press cuttings containing reviews, some of which give rise to correspondence with reviewers and editors, are contained in the chronological sequence (chiefly May-July 1960).

Dates: 1952-1964, undated.

Further literary papers of Ron Butlin.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13400
Scope and Contents

Literary papers of Ron Butlin, including various drafts of an unpublished novel titled `The Invisible Woman`, and papers relating to `No More Angels`(2007).

Dates: 2001-2012.

Literary papers of Alison Fell.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12394/1-85
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry, short stories, novels, and works for radio, film and the theatre.This collection includes papers relating to the following published works:'The bad box' (London: Virago, 1987)'The crystal owl' (London: Methuen, 1988)'Dreams, like heretics' (London: Serpent’s Tail, 1997)'Every move you make' (London: Virago, 1984)'The grey dancer'...
Dates: 1971-2001.

Literary papers of Regi Claire.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13397
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, research and correspondence relating to the following books: Inside-Outside (1998); The Beauty Room (2002); Fighting It (2009); The Waiting (2012).

Dates: c. 1999-2012.

Microfilm of papers of Edwin Muir.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.464
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Copy of ‘First poems’ (London, 1925) by Edwin Muir, with numerous manuscript corrections and notes, [1925, or after], by the poet (MS.19651);

Copy of ‘Chorus of the newly dead’ (London, 1926) by Edwin Muir, with Muir's corrections, [1926, or after] (MS.19652);

Manuscript and typescript drafts and fair copies of poems, [?1942-?1959], by Edwin Muir (MS.19653);

Notebook, 1947-1948, of Edwin Muir (MS.19663).

Dates: [1925, or after-?1959.]

Notebook of David Morrison containing drafts of poems and notes.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12226
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript and typescript drafts of poems for "Caithness Coronach" (2003).

Dates: circa 1988-2002.

Papers of Emma Tennant.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9870
Scope and Contents

Includes notebooks, drafts and corrected typescripts of novels.

With some correspondence, 1978-1987, including letters of Stephen Spender, Ted Hughes and Liz Lochhead.

Dates: circa 1970-1988.

Papers of George Bruce.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6154
Scope and Contents

Including literary notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, and 27 letters to Bruce from correspondents including Ivor Brown, Neil Gunn and Joseph Macleod.

Dates: circa 1937-1974.

Papers of George Bruce.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12195
Scope and Contents

Includes notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and correspondence.

Dates: 1928-2002.

Two notebooks of Naomi Mitchison.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9831
Scope and Contents

With corrected typescript drafts of part of "The Oath Takers".

Dates: circa 1987.

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Bruce, George Robert, poet and broadcaster, 1909-2002 2
Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, theatre critic and writer, 1891-1974 1
Butlin, Ronald Y, writer, b 1949 1
Claire, Regi, author, b. 1962 1
Fell, Alison, poet and novelist, b 1944 1