Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
'Chambers Biographical Dictionary' (1990)., 1988-1992.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/22-25
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1988-1992.
Correspondence, corrections, and emendations for 'Chambers Biographical Dictionary'., 1988-1991.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/22
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1988-1991.
Correspondence on Halldór Laxness., 1948-2002.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/1
Scope and Contents
Includes material on the Laxness Conference held at University College London, 14 September 2002.
Dates:
1948-2002.
Correspondence on Magnus Magnusson’s translations of the works of Halldór Laxness., 2001-2005.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
2001-2005.
Correspondence on The Union of 1707 for 'Scotland: The Story of a Nation'., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/100
Scope and Contents
File includes materials on Sir Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, and a paper given by Professor John Robertson at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Dates:
1999.
Correspondence with Basil Blackwell Publishers on 'Dictionary of Norse Mythology'., 1987-1989.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/19
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1987-1989.
Correspondence with Harvill Press on Magnus Magnusson’s translations of the works of Halldór Laxness., 1999-2003.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1999-2003.
Correspondence with Ólafur Ragnarsson on Halldór Laxness., 2003-2004.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
2003-2004.
Correspondence with Orbis Publishing on 'Vikings, Hammer of the North'., 1974-1976.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/13
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1974-1976.
'Dictionary of Norse Mythology'., 1987-1989.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/19-21
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1987-1989.
Magnus Magnusson's translations of the works of Halldór Laxness., 1948-2002.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-12
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1948-2002.
Masterminders A. Correspondence with Mastermind contestants as research for 'I’ve started so I’ll finish'., 1996.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/468
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Magnusson hosted the BBC TV quiz show Mastermind from 1972 until 1997. This section contains press cuttings on Mastermind for each year of the show, photographs, mainly of contestants who appeared on the show and a few loose scripts for special editions of the show that were aired. Research notes and correspondence on Magnusson's publication 'I've Started So I'll Finish: The Story of Mastermind' (1997) are also included.A selection of papers from the Mastermind club were also...
Dates:
1996.
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 on Edinburgh Academy., 1974-2002.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/592-594
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.
Dates:
1974-2002.
Papers on Scottish Places., 1960-2006.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/514-551
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960-2006.
Papers on the revised publication of 'Lindisfarne: The Cradle Island'., 2003-2004.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/17
Script and correspondence on ‘The People of the Four Winds’., 1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/343
Scope and Contents
On the Sami people.
Dates:
1988.
'The Icelandic Sagas' (1999)., 1998-1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/35-50
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1998-1999.
The publications of Magnus Magnusson., 1948-2006.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-185
Scope and Contents
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1948-2006.
'Viking, Hammer of the North'., 1974-1976.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/13-14
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1974-1976.