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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.
64 letters, 1899-1949 and undated, to John Purves, mostly on literary matters, from among others J M Barrie, John Davidson, Luigi Pirandello and Walter de la Mare.
With literary and historical manuscripts, 1388, 1798-1911 and undated, collected by Purves, including single letters of D G Rossetti, John Ruskin, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth.
Also two albums, 1936-1952, of Purves, containing inscriptions in poetry and prose by various contributors.
Apparently unpublished poem by Mrs Alison Cockburn entitled 'Adieu to My Garden 23rd Novʳ. 1777', tipped into a copy of ‘Letters and Memoir of her own Life by Mrs Alison Rutherford or Cockburn’ (Edinburgh, 1900).
On the page facing the half-title page is an inscription dated May 1900 of T Craig-Brown, who compiled the notes to the printed work, presenting this copy to his daughter.
Copies of Edwin Muir, "First Poems" (1925) and "Chorus of the Newly Dead" (1926), the former inscribed by Muir to John and Dorothy Holms.
Both annotated by Beatrix Holms
Corrected manuscripts of three poems, undated, in Gaelic of Maoilios M Caimbeul.
With inscribed copies of Caimbeul`s poetry collections, "Eileanan" (1980) and "Bailtean" (1987).
Genealogical and other material collected by William Camden, the antiquary.
Inscribed copy of Jessie Cormack, "The Spell".
with additional poems in typescript.
Inscribed copy of Stewart Conn, "Thunder in the Air: Poems" (1967).
Includes letter of Conn to Alexander Reid, on literary matters.
Inscribed copy of "The Tree" (Dunfermline, 1977), by Tom Scott.
Includes three related letters of Tom Scott to John Stewart Collis, 1978.
Inscribed copy of William A Younger, "Madonna and Other Poems" (1935).
With two letters of Younger to Dennis and Joan Wheatley.
`Inscriptiones funebres virorum doctrina, probitate, virtute, clarorum, qui hoc aevo decessere`, compiled by Sir Robert Sibbald, being a collection of funerary inscriptions and elegies of Scots, some composed by Sibbald himself, with a few other poems.
Letters, notes and poems chiefly written to Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet, by Scottish and continental writers and scholars.
Letters of and relating to Douglas Young. The recipient was Lord Robertson.
The letters mainly date from shortly after Douglas Young`s death in 1973. Correspondents include David Murison and Wilfred Taylor concerning a memorial publication. With related papers, one photograph and an inscribed copy of Young`s "Auntran Blads" (1943).
Letters of Gael Turnbull to Matthew and Ruth Mead.
Includes inscribed copy of "A Perception of Ferns".
Letters of Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux.
With letters to Lord Stuart de Rothesay, the Duc de Broglie and Marquis de Lafayette.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 27 poems of Joe Corrie.
With four inscribed copies of published collections of Corrie`s poems and short stories.
Manuscripts and typescripts of, with correspondence relating to, 'A cluster of clerihews' by Gavin Ewart; with a signed copy.
Miscellaneous Gaelic papers in various hands, including that of William Forbes Skene.
'Ocean, Stella, and other poems', 2nd edition (Edinburgh, 1830) by John Mackenzie, minister of Portpatrick, inscribed 'from the author', with an anonymous poem, 'The charming woman', tipped in at the end.
The poem, 'The charming woman', is addressed to Miss Agnes Mackenzie, probably by John Mackenzie to his daughter.
Papers obtained by William Forbes Skene from the Reverend Mackintosh MacKay of Laggan (1800-1873).
Papers of Callum Macdonald.
Includes manuscripts, corrected typescripts and proofs of publications, together with associated correspondence and printed items.