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Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.

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Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.

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The papers consist of manuscripts and typescripts of contributions to the programme 'Scottish Life and Letters', two of which (folios l, 67) concern the theatre in Scotland, and the manuscript, corrected typescripts and broadcast script of 'The Friendly Glow,' a programme compiled by Robert McLellan for the 207th anniversary of Robert Burns in 1966 (folio 9).

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The papers consist of notes (folio l), the orginal manuscript (folio l9), corrected typescript (folio 50), and broadcast script (folio 63).

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Included is a radio version, with introductory dialogue (folio 5), and synopses and text of a version for television (folio 9).

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Radio scripts of Kathleen Goldie were credited under her maiden name, Kathleen Fidler. This name has been used accordingly when recording papers concerning these works.

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Includes press cuttings and correspondence.

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Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.

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Notes for and some manuscripts of Nancy Brysson Morrison's books and shorter works.

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Includes notebooks, sketchbooks, diaries, literary fragments and personal documents.

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Margaret Noël-Paton wrote a number plays, chiefly in the 1930s and 1940s. Few were published, although several were performed.

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Including scripts of plays, short stories, articles, talks, broadcast scripts of radio and television documentaries, and associated correspondence.

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A heavily annotated paperback proof of 'Poor things', donated by Alasdair Gray to Mark Fleming for auction at a Scotland in Europe fundraising event, with an accompanying letter explaining the donation.

Scope and Contents As well as writing books, Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’ was a prolific author of essays and articles and was frequently asked to speak on literary or other topics. He was in the habit of re-using parts of his writings on different occasions, so it is not unusual to find substantial identical passages occurring in different works. Due to the fragmentary nature of some of the material, it is not always evident whether a manuscript was intended for publication or for a talk;...

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Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Literary papers, 1969-2003, of Tom Pow (b. 1950), poet and lecturer in Creative and Cultural Studies at Glasgow University's Chrichton Campus. This collection includes papers relating to the following published works: 'Rough seas' (Edinburgh: Canongate, 1987); 'The moth trap' (Edinburgh: Canongate, 1990); 'In the palace of serpents' (Edinburgh, Canongate, 1992); 'Shouting it out' (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1995), edited by Tom Pow; and 'Red letter day' (Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe,...

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Includes corrected typescripts of articles, reviews and broadcast talks, together with 55 letters from various correspondents.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: 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'...

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Includes an adaptation (folio 1) by Mary Corrie of 'Robert Burns' (MS.26508) and a dramatised version of “Tam o' Shanter” (folio 64).

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Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.