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11 letters, 1967-1983, to and copies of two letters, 1970-1971, of W R Aitken
With inscribed copies of Robert Bain, "James the First of Scotland" (1921), and William Montgomerie, "A Selection of Three Poems" (1965), each with letters, 1921 and 1965, from the authors.
Autograph manuscript of `The fair Unfortunate; or, the Tragedy of Jane Douglas, the Lady Glamis’, an unpublished drama in blank verse by Alexander Campbell, the editor Of ‘Albyn’s Anthology’.
The manuscript is undated, but another hand has added the date 27 November, 1819 (folio 89 verso).
Two sheets of musical accompaniment to songs in the text have been inserted (folios 41, 51).
Tipped in at the front of the volume is a letter, 1821, from the proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre, rejecting the play.
Autograph manuscripts of dramas and other works of Sir David Erskine.
The majority of the works are unpublished, and those which are published present considerable divergences. All the plays were written for the stage, and in some cases the names of the actors appear in the list of dramatis personae. Adv.MS.5.1.16, (i) and (ii) seem to be unconnected with the remainder of the collection.
Correspondence and memoranda of Sir John Sinclair, relating chiefly to his attempts to trace Gaelic manuscripts, to the translation into English of the Gaelic ‘Poems of Ossian’, and to his ‘Fingal; a tragedy, in five acts’.
Correspondence, diaries and literary manuscripts of Naomi Mitchison.
Gaelic material extracted from the papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966).
The material extracted from MSS.26276-26300 consists chiefly of typescripts of Hector MacIver’s plays and broadcasts.
Ledgers of Alasdair Gray containing diary entries and drafts of works, with typescripts of 'Fleck' and a file of press cuttings.
Eight ledgers or notebooks contain diary entries, draft letters and literary notes and drafts of stories, poems, plays and the novel 'Old men in love'; with six corrected and annotated typescripts of 'Fleck', a play; and a file of cuttings of reviews of the French edition of 'Lean tales'.
Letter of Sir Theodore Martin to James Maidment.
Concerning his own "Madonna Pia: a Tragedy", bound into a copy of the work.
Literary papers and correspondence of John Herdman.
Literary papers of the poet Bessie MacArthur (1889-1983).
Papers (chiefly printed) originating with Sir John Sinclair.
Papers concerning Jane Welsh.
Comprising:
1. letter, 1824, of Jane Welsh to Dugald Gilchrist
2. fragment of play, undated, of Jane Welsh
3. three letters, 1824-1825, of Mrs Welsh to members of the Gilchrist family.
Papers, including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, sketches and correspodence, of William McArthur.
Including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, and sketches, and circa 500 letters to, and copies of letters of McArthur, mostly concerning the broadcasting of his works.
Papers of Alexander Reid.
Including letters, notebooks, diaries and corrected typescripts of plays, short stories, poems, novels, and articles.
Correspondents include James Bridie, Neil Gunn, and Robert McLellan.
Papers of and concerning Eric Linklater.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of plays, novels and poems, with over 500 letters of and to various correspondents.
Papers of George Scott-Moncrieff (1910-1974).
George Scott-Moncrieff spent much of his childhood in England, but returned to Scotland in the 1930s. His writing covered a wide range of subjects, including architecture, Scottish topography, fiction, drama and religious works, and the last two of these are well represented in his papers.
Papers of Naomi Mitchison.
Including:
1. corrected typescripts of "Prisoners of War", 1914, and "Barley, Honey and Wine", circa 1923
2. plays
3. letter, undated, of George Bernard Shaw to Mitchison, commenting on "Barley, Honey and Wine".
Papers of Robert Kemp.
Including diaires, accounts, photographs and typesripts of plays, novels, short stories, addresses, broadcast talks and documentaries.
With letters of, among others, James Bridie and Cedric Thorpe Davie.
Personal and professional papers of Edith Simon
Professional and personal papers of Ethel Bassin; including papers concerning her biography of Francis Tolmie, 'The Old Songs of Skye' (1977).
Typescripts and manuscript of plays by Margaret Clarke ('Lesley Storm'), and other papers.
Including typescripts of four other plays, with three letters, 1957 and undated, two of Laurence Olivier and one of Vivien Leith to Storm, concerning her plays.