Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Material on the works of Homer, 1779, undated. (Folio 1.) It includes a comparison of the ‘Odyssey’ with Virgil's ‘Aeneid’. (Folio 9.) Monboddo numbers 209, 123-124, 131. (ii) 'Of the poetry of Plato', 1772. (Folio 26.) Monboddo number 158. (iii) Papers on the orations of Demosthenes, ?1781, undated. (Folio 37.) They include observations on the Karl of Mansfield’s Latin oration on Demosthenes, which are closely related to a passage in the ‘Origin and progress...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The literary and philosophical papers consist of essays, drafts and notes by Lord Monboodo, with a few related papers. Throughout his life, Monboddo was in the habit of revising his work, frequently adding to an existing essay or incorporating a few pages from it into a later piece, with consequent repagination. (For his methods of composition, see Cloyd, ‘James Burnett, Lord Monboddo’ 1972, page 41.) Some of his longer additions ran to several pages, which he called ‘Papers apart’; these...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) A comparison of Homer and Virgil by Matthew Raper, undated. (Folio 1.) Monboddo number 210. (ii) Translations from Cicero's works, undated. (Folio 3.) They include an unidentified dialogue on wisdom. Monboddo number 204. (iii) Papers on the philosophical works of the Earl of Shaftesbury, 1783, undated. (Folio 13.) That on the ‘Rhapsody’ is related to the ‘Origin and progress of language iv, pages 344-367. Monboddo numbers 267, 272. (iv) 'Aedes...

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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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The work was edited by Alan Bold (Edinburgh, 1984), from a manuscript in Edinburgh University Library and a typescript in the People's Palace Museum, Glasgow. There are sections from several different manuscripts and typescript copies, followed (folio 60) by passages from pages 29-30 and 88-90 of the published text, possibly intended for use in a speech or an article. Also included are some pages on aesthetics in Scotland which do not appear in the edition (folio 66).

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The typescript contains a contents list and parts of chapters 4 and 5.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School. His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...

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The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

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Many may have been sent to Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’ for his opinion. A substantial number are unsigned and many are incomplete. They include part of a biography of John MacLean by James Maxton (folio 116), a chapter on the Celtic background of Scottish literature (folio 181), and part of an interview with MacDiarmid by Alexander Scott (folio 227).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Verses, 1765-1828, undated, chiefly by members of the Strange family, notably Sir Thomas A Strange, but several pieces have other attributions, including Charles Burney, 1776 (folio 3), John Dunlop, Lord Provost of Glasgow, 1799 (folio 18) and Charles James Fox, statesman, undated (folios 23-24);(ii) Prose including Sir Robert Strange's autobiography (folio 31) which was published in James Dennistoun's Memoirs; an extract from a letter...

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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In alphabetical order of title or subject. Most are undated and many are unpublished. Most are undated and many are unpublished. Some titles are possible titles attributed by Robert Maxtone Graham.

Scope and Contents Most are undated and many are unpublished. Most are undated and many are unpublished. Some titles are possible titles attributed by Robert Maxtone Graham.Containing:Aftbears (f.1)Mr Ajemian, ?1948 (possibly a chapter for ‘Cactus and Columbine’), title attributed by Robert Maxtone Graham (f.33)All round the world (f.49)Amberley episode, 1945 (f.52), with copy of related letter of Robert Maxtone Graham, 1991.Anderson and...

Scope and Contents Most are undated and many are unpublished. Most are undated and many are unpublished. Some titles are possible titles attributed by Robert Maxtone Graham.Containing:Letter to post (f.1), title attributed by Robert Maxtone GrahamLibrarians (talk) (f.6)Marriage and freedom (f.20)Married couples (f.22), title attributed by Robert Maxtone GrahamMeredith (f.24)Untitled fragment (f.49)Ideas for Mrs...

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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The first two chapters of a study of Hugh MacDiarmid's philosophy, probably written by the poet himself but attributed to his wife. The manuscript corrections are in his hand.

Scope and Contents From the Series: 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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Originally titled 'What Lenin has meant to Scotland’, the work was never published in its entirety, though excerpts appeared in ‘Voice of Scotland’ and ‘Lucky poet’ (London, 1943). A substantial number of pages are missing.