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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.

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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 The contents are as follows. (i) Typescripts and partial manuscript of Andrew Young's verse drama 'Jephthah', undated. (Folio 1.) (ii) Typescripts of the verse dramas 'Saul and the asses' and 'The sirens', undated. (Folio 69.) (iii) Typescripts and one manuscript of poems. (Folio 112.) 'At Arley', 'Young love' and 'The swans' were published in Andrew Young's ‘Complete poems’, 1974, pages 172, 268, 71. (iv) Typescript of a sermon by Andrew Young broadcast on Christmas Day, 1946. (Folio...

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The contents are as follows. (i) Fragments of unidentified plays, undated (folio l); (ii) Synopses of plays for stage, radio and television, 1959-1966, undated (folio 27); (iii) Manuscript and typescript drafts of an article concerning 'Young Auchinleck', published in the ‘Radio Times’, 21 October 1965, page 37 (folio l06).

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Works of Kathleen Goldie were published under her maiden name, Kathleen Fidler. This name has been used accordingly when recording papers concerning her published works.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letters to Herbert Grierson and articles by him, 1921-1952, undated (folio l). Most of the letters are from T S Eliot, writing as editor of the ‘Criterion’. (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of Sydney Goodsir Smith, 1939-1952, undated (folio 42). Some of these were published in Goodsir Smith's ‘Collected poems’ (London, 1975); (iii) Typescript of ‘Count Albany’, a play by Donald Carswell, annotated by Hector MacIver for his production, undated (folio...

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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.

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This collection consists of manuscripts, typescripts, proofs and illustrative material relating to a wide range of Alasdair Gray’s work, including twenty-nine stage, radio and television plays, and the following published works:

'Lanark' (Edinburgh: Canongate, 1981). 'Lean tales' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1985). 'Lean tales' (London: Abacus, 1987). 'Old negatives' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1989).

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

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Sydney Goodsir Smith wrote a number of plays, of which the best known is ‘The Wallace’ (Edinburgh, 1960). Most of the manuscripts of his plays are unpublished and undated.

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The photocopy was made for Councillor James E Hill of Dumbarton.

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MSS.7443-7445 are written in German, having been delivered on George Combe's tour in Germany in 1842.

The phrenological reports (MSS.7452-7455) comprise the phrenological measurements of many persons, both well-known and obscure, with reports and descriptions of their mental capabilities and weaknesses.

The papers of Cecilia Combe contain a selection of literary efforts, diaries of tours, and the usual memoranda and inventories kept by nineteenth-century housewives.

Scope and Contents Contains: Script of play 'Am fear nach maireann (The Dear Departed)' by Stanley Houghton (1881-1913), translated into Gaelic by Calum Robertson. Undated, with annotations by Macintosh, who played one of the characters in it.Script for a sketch entitled 'Doimhgean is Ruairidh', undated but possibly 1960s.Copy of 'Ian og Ile MS. VII, Ian Deoir. Earrann 1: Blar traigh Ghruinneard', Edinburgh: John Grant, 1950. A story edited from the Dewar Manuscripts....

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Literary papers, 1961-1999, of Stewart Conn (b. 1936), a poet and playwright who was for many years a drama producer for BBC Radio Scotland. These papers includes correspondence, typescripts and a small number of manuscript drafts of poetry, and scripts of plays and adaptations for stage, radio and television.Many of the scripts in this collection have never been published, but it includes manuscripts and typescripts relating to the following published works: 'The Chinese tower'...

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Chiefly relating to links with Women's Guilds at home and centenary celebrations, but also with material relevant to the history of Women's Forrign Missions. There is also a large number of play scripts in this accession.

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Chiefly relating to links with Women's Guilds at home and centenary celebrations, but also with material relevant to the history of Women's Forrign Missions. There is also a large number of play scripts in this accession.

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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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Includes manuscript drafts and typescripts of novels, plays, poems and short stories, with some correspondence and other writings.