Poetry.
Found in 2789 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts of unpublished collections of poems of Sir Alexander Gray., [?1921]-[?1928.]
Includes 'The Book of Duds', ?1921-?1925 (folio l) and 'Later Numbers', ?1922-?1928 (folio 57). There are some critical annotations.
Typescripts of works by Sydney Goodsir Smith, Crieff Williamson and John Guthrie.
Typescripts, undated, of epigrams, a series of riddles, and 'Vocable verses' by William Soutar., [1917-1942.]
William Soutar's output of work, most of it produced during the last thirteen bed-ridden years of his life, is quite remarkable. Apart from his regular and lively correspondence, and his poetry both in English and in Scots, he left a long sequence of diaries and journals, as well as a record of his dreams extending over more than twenty years.
Typescripts, undated, of epigrams, a series of riddles, and 'Vocable verses' by William Soutar., [1917-1942.]
William Soutar's output of work, most of it produced during the last thirteen bed-ridden years of his life, is quite remarkable. Apart from his regular and lively correspondence, and his poetry both in English and in Scots, he left a long sequence of diaries and journals, as well as a record of his dreams extending over more than twenty years.
Typescripts, undated, of Joe Corrie’s poems, arranged and listed by Corrie, probably with a view to publication., [1928-1967.]
Some of the poems occur in more than one of these volumes.
Typescripts, undated, of poems of Sydney Durward Tremayne, some of which have manuscript corrections and additions., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
Sydney Durward Tremayne, who was born in Ayr, worked for provincial newspapers before becoming a leader-writer for the ‘Daily Mirror’, the ‘Daily Herald’ and the ‘Sun’; he also published several small collections of poems. Apart from his autobiography, the papers do not concern his work as a journalist.
Typescripts, with a few manuscript corrections, of poems of Alastair Reid in 'Weathering'., [1978, or before.]
The typescripts appear to have been made at different times and put together by Alastair Reid. The collection is incomplete; all the translations and several other poems are missing.
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts of poems in English, by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1930-1939, undated.
There are several copies of some of the poems, and a number of title-pages, which suggest that Sydney Goodsir Smith was arranging the poems for publication.
Typescripts with manuscript corrections of 'Radio Forth Ryhmes' by Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1975-1977.
Robert Garioch Sutherland was commissioned by Radio Forth to write and broadcast a light-hearted poem once a week, and he completed a series of a hundred such verses. They are not included in his ‘Complete poetical works’ (Edinburgh, 1983). The manuscript drafts were written on the backs of letters and circulars (the more important of which have been indexed), and other scrap paper.
Typescripts, with manuscript corrections, of 'The alien world: a dramatic poem' by James Findlay Hendry., 1970.
Typescripts, with manuscript corrections, of 'Winter artillery in Hyde Park' by James Findlay Hendry., 1969.
This is a revision of some of the verses in James Findlay Hendry's ‘The orchestral mountain’ (London, 1943), page 26.
Typescripts, with some annotations, of early unpublished poems of Sir Alexander Gray., [Circa 1918]-1925.
The poems include a collection called 'The Rainbow Field' (folio 71).
Typsecript verse concerning Sir Patrick Geddes by Dr Arthur Geddes with related notes; printed `Brief Guide to the Scotland Room, The Outlook Tower, Castlehill, Edinburgh`, undated; annotated typescript of `Patrick Geddes as a sociologist` by Dr Arthur Geddes; offprints of four published articles on Patrick Geddes.
"Unbound Notebook" of George Crabbe., 1822-1827.
Title taken from the "Index of English Literary Manuscripts", volume 3, part 1, page 297 (London : Mansell, 1986), which has a full description of the contents of the notebook.
Unfinished untitled blank verse tragedy about Henrique, King of Sicily., 18th century.
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Unpublished memoir, poems and bibliography of Gordon Jarvie.
Unpublished poem and correspondence of George Outram.
A small collection of letters mainly to George Outram, and a manuscript of one of his `legal lyrics`, evidently unpublished. The letters are from various eminent correspondents and mainly relate to `The Glasgow Herald` and to Outram`s first privately printed collection of `Legal Lyrics` (1851). Correspondents include William Edmonstoune Aytoun, John Wilson and James Sheridan Knowles. With one unrelated letter, 1870, of Sir George Deas.
Valmiki, "Ramayana".
Imperfect copy.
Various compositions of George Douglas Brown., 1897-1898, undated.
Various compositions of Sir Walter Scott., [?1799]-1831, undated.
Various letters and papers., 1822-1876, undated.
Letter of Princess Louise of Stolberg, wife of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, to Lady Dillon, 1822; letter of Charles Kingsley, when a boy, to Mrs Knowles, 1828; poem of James Hogg, 'The last look of the land of the Stuarts', undated; poem of Mrs Hemans, “The Kaiser’s Feast", undated; letter of George Eliot, 1876.
Various letters and papers of Elizabeth Bell, 'Tibbie Flint'., 1808-1867, undated.
Includes a letter, 1808, of Helen Stewart (Mrs Dugald Stewart) giving her opinion of 'Tibbie Flint' (folio 1); correspondence with Mary Brydone, 1808, 1825, undated (folios 3, 25), Dr John Brown, 1865 (folio 60), and the Adam family of Blair Adam, 1865-1867 (folio 66); 'Tibbey Flint's History ...', circa 1808 (folio 21); and verses and charades, 1809, 1820, circa 1836 (folios 27, 36).