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Correspondence and papers, 1996-1999, of Ronald Black concerning the publication of his work 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999); with papers, 1937-1999, relating to other work on 20th century Gaelic literature.
Includes scripts of two unpublished Gaelic novels of the Rev Ewen MacLean, Edinburgh, and photocopies of 'Leabhar nam Prannag', manuscript poems of Ian Paterson.
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.
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'.
Drafts and proofs of film scripts, short stories, articles and illustrations of Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence.
Full manuscript scores, 1930 and 1932, of Norman Porteous, "Britannia Invicta", a march for orchestra, and "The Mad Dog of Islington", a musical satire for chorus and orchestra.
With photocopy of letter, 1979, of Sir Adrian Boult to Elizabeth Crosby Cook, concerning Porteous.
Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire, and photocopies of material permanently exhibited there.
Manuscripts and photocopies concerning Duncan Glen, "Echoes: Frae Classical and Italian Poetry".
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Poor things', 'Ten tales tall and true' and 'Why Scots should rule Scotland', by Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence and source materials.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The ends of our tethers', by Alasdair Gray, with some related cuttings and correspondence.
Manuscripts, typescripts, drafts and proofs of works of Kenneth White, including related correspondence and notes.
Includes manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poems, essays, short stories, autobiography and travel works.
Papers of Dr George Pratt Insh, mostly concerning his unpublished biography of Thomas Muir of Huntershill.
Papers of Hamish Brown including log books, literary papers and family correspondence, with some relating to Braehead School.
Papers of James B Caird.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of poems, essays, articles, reviews and talks, and letters.
With photocopies of three letters to Janet H Caird of Sorley MacLean and Robert Garioch.
Papers of John Buchan.
Comprising photocopies of corrected typescripts of an essay, 1893, "Angling in Still Waters", and two short stories, undated, "Coriolanus" and "Other Gods".
Papers relating to the publication of works of Michael Strachan.
Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, copies and transcripts of 17th-century documents relating to the following works of Michael Strachan: 'The life and adventures of Thomas Coryate' (Oxford University Press, 1962); 'The East India Company journals of Captain William Keeling and Master Thomas Bonner, 1615-1617' (University of Minnesota Press, 1971); 'Sir Thomas Roe (1581-1644): a life' (Salisbury, 1989).
Personal and literary papers and correspondence of Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, with some personal papers and correspondence of Joan Leigh Fermor.
Photocopies of antiquarian papers of the Reverend James Scott.
Photocopies of autograph scores of four choral works by Shena Fraser.
Photocopies of British Museum manuscripts Arundel 285 and Harleian 6919.
Edited for the Scottish Text Society by J A W Bennett in "Devotional Pieces in Verse and Prose" (Edinburgh and London, 1955).
Photocopies of copies of documents concerning Scotland.
Photocopies of corrected manuscripts and proofs of fragments, undated, of Thomas Carlyle, "History of Friedrich II of Prussia".
With a letter, 1839, of Carlyle to James Aitken, and a letter, 1920, of Margaret Carlyle Aitken to Mary Walker.
Photocopies of manuscript notes of E A Hunt
Concerning the parish of Chirnside and the Humes of Ninewells.
Photocopies of manuscripts of speeches at, and correspondence concerning, the dinner honouring David Nichol Smith on his 70th birthday.
Photocopies of manuscripts, partly autograph, of poems and prose of Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, of Auchinleck.
Photocopies of papers from the Thomas Tait Collection.
With additional commentary and extracts compiled by William Tait, son of Thomas and co-creator of the collection.