Literature (writings).
Found in 68 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.
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 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.
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.
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 sections of books by Christopher Murray Grieve 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1938-[1971, or before.]
Literary and philosophical papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo., [Circa 1735]-1796, undated.
Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto., Early 18th century.
The papers consist largely of undated manuscript drafts and copies of articles and pamphlets that were either published, or intended for publication, chiefly in the periodical press.
Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family., 18th century-early 20th century.
As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1923-1978, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poetry and prose works, including books, articles, lectures and notes. Much of the material is fragmentary, and some was reworked or copied by Hugh MacDiarmid at a later date.
Literary papers of Elizabeth Bell of Coldstream, a humorous writer in Scots in the character of 'Tibbie Flint', who frequently acted that part in theatrical productions at Minto House., 1808-1867, undated.
As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Literary papers of Margaret Oliphant and her son Francis R Oliphant., [1892, or before], [1896, or before], undated.
Literary papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1936-1974, undated.
Born in New Zealand and educated in England, Sydney Goodsir Smith's first poems were in English, but he began writing in Scots in about 1940 and published several volumes of poetry. He also wrote for the stage, radio and television, as well as editing works of Robert Burns and Robert Fergusson. All these interests are reflected in his papers, but his work as an art critic survives in only a few fragmentary items.
Manuscript and corrected galley proofs of Christopher Murray Grieve, "Hugh MacDiarmid's" contribution to 'Celtic nationalism' and manuscript of 'Four Scottish poets, an unpublished work of MacDiarmid., [1968, or before], 1971.
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of section 1 and corrected galley-proof of Hugh MacDiarmid's contribution to ‘Celtic nationalism’ (London, 1968) (folio 1); (ii) Manuscript of 'Four Scottish Poets', an unpublished work on Gavin Douglas, Byron, Robert Burns and James Macpherson, 1971 (folio 42). The section on Burns is missing, and there are two manuscripts of the section on Byron (folios 67, 105).
Manuscript of ‘Cunninghame Graham: a centenary study’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1952, or before.]
Manuscript of MacDiarmid's prose and verse contributions to ‘Scottish scene: the intelligent man's guide to Albyn’ by Hugh MacDiarmid and Lewis Grassic Gibbon., 1923-[1934, or before.]
The plays 'Some day' and 'The Purple Patch' are represented by pages from the ‘Scottish Nation’, 30 October 1923, and the ‘Northern Review’, May 1924 (folios 76, 122). The manuscript also contains designs for the dust-jacket and titlepage which were not used (folio 193).
Manuscript of 'Not where I breathe', a study of love by George Moncrieff-Scott., [?1963.]
The beginning is missing, and the manuscript contains chapter 3, part ii to the end only. The versos have been used for drafts of verses, some of which were intended for the ballad opera about Dr Johnson's visit to Raasay (MSS.26960-26961). The beginning of a story, 'The Boy who listened', is written on the inverted folios.