Literature (writings).
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
Academic and literary papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 17th century-1843.
Autograph manuscripts of 'A child's history of Scotland' and 'The life and death of Jeanne d'Arc the maid of France' by Margaret Oliphant., [1895 or before], [1896 or before.]
The contents are as follows. (i) Chapters ix-xxii (last) of ‘A child's history of Scotland’, which was published (London, 1895) (folio 1); (ii) 'The life and death of Jeanne d'Arc the maid of France' which was published under the title ‘Jeanne d'Arc her life and death’ (London, 1896) (folio 65). Some of the sheets used are fragments, and some of these are stuck together to form composite sheets.
Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1923-[1973, or before], undated.
Business records of R and R Clark Ltd, printers, including six boxes of George Bernard Shaw's letters to the firm, and related printed material by Shaw.
Commonplace book of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd, titled 'My Medley Book', containing chiefly prose, with some historical and literary notes., 1911-1970, undated.
Born in Cults, Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd was educated in Aberdeen and became a lecturer in English at Aberdeen College of Education. She wrote poems in Scots and English and three novels as well as articles for magazines and journals.
Corrected typescript of 'Not where I breathe', originally entitled 'The Simple Holding of Love' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [?1963.]
George Scott-Moncrieff spent much of his childhood in England, but returned to Scotland in the 1930s. His writing covered a wide range of subjects, including architecture, Scottish topography, fiction, drama and religious works, and the last two of these are well represented in his papers.
Correspondence and literary papers of Margaret O W Oliphant and her family.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.
Correspondence and papers of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, 1874-1936; with manuscripts and typescripts of his writings and those of his wife Gabrielle, circa 1905-1936, and undated.
Correspondence and papers of the Paul family., 17th century-1928.
Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.
Correspondence, diaries, literary papers, and photographs, of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver, 1921-1944, together with diaries and miscellaneous papers of his mother, Elizabeth Oliver, wife of Major Edward Oliver, Veterinary Advisor to the Indian government, 1905-1946, undated.
Essays, poems and other literary papers of the family of Paul., 1827-1893.
Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.
Fair copy of ‘Ancient intercourse with India ...’ which contains chapters on the career of Alexander, Dean Vincent's English translation of Arrian's ‘Voyage of Nearchus’, the affinity between the Slavonic and Sanskrit languages, and other subjects., [Circa 1825.]
Fair manuscript copy, with a few pages of typescript, with the title 'A Scottish Poet and his Friends' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1966, or before.]
All of Chapter 2 except the first page is missing.
Family and estate papers of the Maxwells of Monreith, including correspondence, financial papers and bound estate papers.
Also included are general and literary correspondence, 1863-1933, and some literary manuscripts of Sir Herbert Maxwell, seventh baronet.
File containing lists of Scottish National Party literature from the Publications Department., 1974.
Some family and other papers of Robert Douglas McIntyre's father, the Reverend John Ebenezer McIntyre (1874-1961), successively minister of Hightae and Dalton, Motherwell, Manse Road, and St Mary's, Edinburgh, United Free churches, and later of Barony and St James Place Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, precede the main collection.
Financial and miscellaneous papers of George Moncrieff-Scott., ?1956-1969, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Financial papers, including returns for a production of 'Try and be sensible' by Perth Theatre in 1951, and royalty statements, 1965-1969 (folio l); (ii) Miscellaneous papers, including fragments of literary works, ?1956-1966, undated (folio 15).
Fragmentary manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of ‘The company I've kept’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1966, or before.]
The papers include draft lists of contents (folio 1), an unpublished introduction (folio 5), the text of most of chapter 7, apparently intended as an article entitled 'Ezra Pound and the Curse of Usury' (folio 13), pages of a notebook on 'A.E.', the author George William Russell (folio 25), a corrected typescript of chapters 1-4 (folio 41), and proofs of the preliminary pages (folio 205).
Fragments of articles and books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [Circa 1936]-1966, undated.
Some of these are quite substantial, but others are single pages only. Most have not been identified.
Incomplete manuscript of `Carita` by Margaret Oliphant, with a covering letter to Smith and Elder, the publisher.
Incomplete manuscript of `Carita``, published by Smith and Elder, firstly in the `Cornhill Magazine` 1876-1877, and then in novel form in 1877. It comprises the text of Chapters I-XXI and XXV-XXXIII (wanting Chapters XXII-XXIV and XXXIV-XLV), and was evidently the printer`s copy as it is marked with compositors` names and is fairly soiled, probably from handling by compositors. With a letter of Margaret Oliphant to the publishers dated 22 March 1876.
Incomplete sections of books by Christopher Murray Grieve 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1938-[1971, or before.]
Letters, manuscripts, notebooks and printed items of and concerning David Gray, of Kirkintilloch.
David Gray is known particularly for his major poem 'The Luggie'.
Letters of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Crawford.
Letters, 1986-1994, of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Grawford; with manuscript and typescript poems and acrostics, 1986-1995; uncorrected typescript, 1986, of "The Ballad of the Golden Bird"; sketchbook, 1985, of Kenna Crawford containing manuscript poem of George Mackay Brown.
Letters, papers and photographs of James Keir Hardie and Emrys Hughes.
Literary and family papers of Sir Alexander Gray (1882-1968), Professor of Political Economy at Aberdeen and later at Edinburgh University.
Sir Alexander Gray published several volumes of his own poems and of translations of European ballads, and his literary papers consist of his work in these fields.