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Comprising manuscript drafts and typescripts of five poems, with galley proofs, typescripts and correspondence concerning "Akros".

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Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.

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Containing:

(1) papers submitted for consideration for publication, with some other items

(2) corrected galley proofs of articles and other contributions 1948

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Comprising corrected typescripts and galley proofs of, and correspondence concerning, "Two Voices" (1968), with two manuscript workbooks of poems of Annand.

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File named ‘Blake’ by Peter Butter. Includes proofs, presenters and correspondence with Everyman Paperbacks, J M Dent and Sons Ltd Publishers and the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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James Leslie Mitchell is best known for his Scottish novels, ‘Sunset song’ (London, 1932), ‘Cloud Howe’ (London, 1933) and ‘Grey granite’ (London, 1934), published under the pseudonym 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', but he also wrote essays, biographies, and a study of South American history, ‘The conquest of the Maya’ (London, 1934).

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Includes manuscripts and typescripts of some works of Seton Gordon, along with correspondence (including letters from David Young Cameron, Neville Chamberlain and Ramsay MacDonald) and other personal papers and photographs.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) James Hogg's original manuscript of 'Translation from an ancient Chaldee manuscript', and a covering letter, 1817 (folio 1);(ii) Corrected and uncorrected galley proofs of the work (folio 5);(iii) Four sets of corrected and uncorrected page proofs (folio 14);(iv) Four letters of Hogg, 1817, 1818, and 1820, and manuscript notes, undated, on the 'Chaldee Manuscript' (folio 34);(v) Manuscript of 'The...

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The contents are as follows. (i) Partial manuscript and galley-proof of ‘Francis George Scott’ (folio 1); (ii) Partial manuscript and galley-proof of ‘Burns today and tomorrow' (folio 19); (iii) Partial manuscript of a work on Scottish literature, written before 1959 (folio 64). Folios 76-77, 88-93, 106-107 and 112-114 were used in ‘Burns today and tomorrow'.

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Robin Fulton was born in Arran and became a schoolteacher. From 1967 to 1976 he edited the literary magazine 'Lines Review'. His work is mostly poetry, but also includes reviews, translations and literary studies. The papers consist of drafts and proofs of poems (MSS.27495-27497), and editorial papers for 'Lines Review' (MS.27498).

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The contents are as follows. (i) Corrected galley proofs of ‘Instances’ (Edinburgh, 1967) (folio 1); (ii) Drafts of translations from Swedish of poems by Göran Sonnevi, 1971 (folio 10); (iii) Draft of 'A Shadow', 1971 (folio 25). For another draft, see MS.27496, (folio 112 verso); (iv) Carbon typescript, 1969, of a note about Robin Fulton and his poetry (folio 26).

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The doctoral research notes and other working papers of Professor Edward Frederick Denis Roberts. They include typescript transcriptions, early 1950s, of the registers of the later mediaeval archbishops of Armagh (1361-1543), prepared by Roberts and William George Henry Quigley for their joint doctoral thesis presented to the Queen's University, Belfast, 1955, with typescript copy of the same.The collection also includes research and editorial notes, galley proofs and related...

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The contents are as follows. (i) Galley proofs of ‘A Bride for Heatherhill’ (Glasgow, 1965). (Folio 1.) (ii) Page proofs of ‘Martha’ (Glasgow, 1935). (Folio 7.) The ending differs from the published version. (iii) Corrected galley proofs of the revised version of 'The Poacher', undated. (Folio 11.) For the typescript of this version, see MS.26496, folio 1.

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The volume contains corrected galley proofs of Book II (incomplete) (folio 1), corrected page proofs of Books I and II (incomplete) (folio 12), and two sets (one incomplete) of corrected galley proofs of Book III (folio 101).

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The contents are as follows:

(i) Some galley proofs corrected by Edward Lytton (folio 1); (ii) Two incomplete sets of page proofs, also corrected by the author, the second set representing a later stage in the revision process (folios 23, 168); (iii) Some miscellaneous manuscript pages (folio 232).

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The contents consist of two sets of galley-proofs (folios 1, 42), and a set of page-proofs (folio 83), all with manuscript corrections.

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Born in Whithorn and educated at St Andrews, Alastair Reid lived in Spain and Latin America for many years, translating from Spanish as well as writing his own poetry and prose. His papers reflect these different kinds of work.

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;...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The editorial archive from 1952 to 1985 of the Gaelic literary and topical magazine 'Gairm' and of its associated Gaelic book publications, together forming Gairm Publications Ltd. The collection was assembled and maintained by Ruaraidh MacThomais, Professor Derick S Thomson, co-founder of the magazine (with the late Finlay J MacDonald) and editor since its foundation. Included also are some publishing papers of Professor Thomson's imprint, Clo Chaillean, Aberfeldy, and of a publication...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The editorial archive from 1952 to 1985 of the Gaelic literary and topical magazine 'Gairm' and of its associated Gaelic book publications, together forming Gairm Publications Ltd. The collection was assembled and maintained by Ruaraidh MacThomais, Professor Derick S Thomson, co-founder of the magazine (with the late Finlay J MacDonald) and editor since its foundation. Included also are some publishing papers of Professor Thomson's imprint, Clo Chaillean, Aberfeldy, and of a publication...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The editorial archive from 1952 to 1985 of the Gaelic literary and topical magazine 'Gairm' and of its associated Gaelic book publications, together forming Gairm Publications Ltd. The collection was assembled and maintained by Ruaraidh MacThomais, Professor Derick S Thomson, co-founder of the magazine (with the late Finlay J MacDonald) and editor since its foundation. Included also are some publishing papers of Professor Thomson's imprint, Clo Chaillean, Aberfeldy, and of a publication...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A E Borthwick (1871-1955), a son of William H Borthwick of Crookston, studied art in Edinburgh and Paris from 1890 to 1896, after which he enlisted in the ranks and helped to raise the Scottish Sharpshooters, 70th company of the XVIII Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. He served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring from the army in 1919 as honorary Staff Captain. As a member of the Royal Academy he specialised in portraits and subjects of a religious genre, his best-known work being...