Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 1529 Collections and/or Records:
Albyn Place School Magazine including a poem, 'High street, old Aberdeen', by Janet Adam Smith., April 1920.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/41
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
April 1920.
Albyn Place School magazine including a poem, 'The Cairngorms', by Janet Adam Smith., December 1919.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/40
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
December 1919.
Albyn Place School Magazines., 1919-1920, 1923.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13861/40-42
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
1919-1920, 1923.
Alexander Craib, FSA, printed poem "Picturesque New Pitsligo"., Mid 19th century.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/525
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
Mid 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Pitsligo and New Pitsligo estate papers.
“Amateur's companion” (undated), and ‘Mary of Castlecary’ or ‘Saw ye my wee thing’, (undated), bound up with a small collection of Scottish tunes in manuscript, [circa 1824]., [Circa 1824], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21737
Dates:
[Circa 1824], undated.
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume I, part I (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.337
Scope and Contents
Inserted at the beginning of the volume is a letter of David Macpherson to the Earl of Buchan about his edition of Wyntoun, 1794.
Dates:
[1786, or after.]
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume I, part II (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.338
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume II, part I (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.339
‘Ancient Scottish poems’, volume II, part II (London, 1786) by John Pinkerton, with manuscript notes by David Macpherson, editor of Wyntoun., [1786, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.340
Anecdotes about Highland ministers, and a few poems in Gaelic on ministers and parishes, compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson ., [Before 1928.]
File
Identifier: MS.470
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
[Before 1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Papers concerning folklore, traditions etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
Annotated copy of 'Selected poems' (Edinburgh, 1966) by Robert Garioch., [1966, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26585
Scope and Contents
Some of the corrections were incorporated in the ‘Collected poems’ (Loanhead, 1977).
Dates:
[1966, or after.]
Anonymous manuscripts and proofs of works offered to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers, for publication., 1789-1821.
File
Identifier: MS.4889
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of a pamphlet entitled ‘Ten minutes of reflection on the late events in France. Recommended by a plain man to his fellow citizens’ (Woodbridge, 1793). (Folio 1.)(ii) Manuscript, 1803, of two apparently unpublished poetical letters, 'The new Oxford guide', which follow very closely the form and style of Christopher Anstey's ‘The new Bath guide’ (London, 1766), and therefore may possibly be by Christopher Anstey himself. (Folio...
Dates:
1789-1821.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Anonymous manuscripts and proofs of works offered to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers, for publication.
Anonymous manuscripts and proofs of works offered to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers, for publication., 1823-1840.
File
Identifier: MS.4890
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of two poems by Robert Brown Cunnynghame entitled “Tales o' the daft days. The mistress's tale or The hunt the gowk” and “Tale third. The boarding school Miss's tale or Bailie Blair's courtship”. These are apparently unpublished continuations of the three parts of “Tales o' the daft days” published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, November and December 1822, and March 1823. (Folio 1.)(ii) Manuscript, 1823, of an apparently...
Dates:
1823-1840.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Anonymous manuscripts and proofs of works offered to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers, for publication.
Articles and poems of Violet Jacobs., 1910-1941, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27413
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follow. (i) Typescripts of articles, 1910-1920, undated (folio 1). The first three, 'The Church and the country-side', 'A Manor House in Brittany' and 'The Day before yesterday' were published in ‘Country Life’, 2 July 1910, 22 May 1920, and 28 August and 11 September 1920. (ii) Manuscript of a sermon, 1941 (folio 44); (iii) Manuscript and typescript poems, ?1914, undated (folio 51).
Dates:
1910-1941, undated.
Articles, plays and related papers of Ethel Bassin., 1908-1973, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7040 Box 6(1)-(6)
`Asalögr hinn Forni, forlegin og dofnadr andc. Ort og skrifad a Svefneyum á Breidafyrdi Anno 1752` by Ólafr Gunnlaugsson., 1752.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.8.8
Scope and Contents
Note by F Magnusson: `No. 50. Varia Poemata Olai Gunlogii. Exemplar unicum autographum.`
Dates:
1752.
Assorted loose papers including typed and handwritten correspondence, photographs, postcards and poetry booklet 'Spoken'., 1993-1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 35(3)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1993-1997.
Assorted papers of Janet Paisley, including examples of her poetry and plays; with papers relating to her interest in educational and literary workshops and festivals, and the Scots language., 1992-circa 2013.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14151 Box 1(1)-(14)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Dates:
1992-circa 2013.
Assorted papers of Janet Paisley, including examples of her poetry, plays, short stories and monologues; with papers relating to her interest in the Scots language, and the history of Scotland., 1990-2012, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14151 Box 2(1)-(9)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Dates:
1990-2012, undated.
Assorted, printed items concerning William Gifford either personally, or in his capacity as editor of the "Quarterly Review"., 1815-? 1827.
File
Identifier: MS.42258
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Editor and satirist William Gifford (1756-1826) was an important figure in the history of the publishing house of John Murray. As editor of the 'Quarterly Review', Gifford was heavily involved in producing a significant, highly respected and popular periodical. In addition, Gifford acted as a literary advisor to John Murray [II] and his opinion was highly valued by the publisher.There is a vast amount of correspondence here, including hundreds to John Murray [II]. There is...
Dates:
1815-? 1827.
Astronomical observations and calculations of distance, 1 January-26 August 1859, by David Livingstone; with two pages of poetry in the Tette dialect., 1859.
File
Identifier: MS.20316
Dates:
1859.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript material of David Livingstone, additional to MSS.10707-10756: Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
Audio cassettes of recordings of poems of William Soutar, selected and read by Alexander Scott. , 1976.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.6805/1-2
Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie containing much additional matter in his hand throughout., [?1820.]
Item
Identifier: MS.16493
Scope and Contents
In addition to the memoranda inside the front cover, a contents list is written on the flyleaves, many corrections and additions (including a few complete poems) have been made in the margins of the printed pages, and notes, amended or deleted drafts and a few additional poems have been written on many of the interleaves.
Dates:
[?1820.]
Autobiographical notes of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Frederick Oliver, with miscellaneous verse., 1907-1944.
File
Identifier: MS.24669
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Peter Oliver served with Coke's Rifles during the Second World War until his death on active service in Burma in 1945. Included here are papers relating to his army career. However, he is better known as a mountaineer, and particularly as a member of two unsuccessful Everest expeditions in 1936 and 1938. Climbing regularly in the Himalayas and to a lesser extent in the Alps during the 1930s, Oliver's papers are noteworthy for his detailed climbing journals, his articles on mountaineering,...
Dates:
1907-1944.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Papers of and concerning Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver.
‘Autobiography of a nineteenth century printer’ by Samuel Kinnear, 1878, 1886-1887, with a diary, 1887, and poems, 1888., 1878-1888.
Item
Identifier: MS.1938
Scope and Contents
After an apprenticeship in Glasgow, the author was a printer in Edinburgh from about 1837. His narrative includes accounts of current events, of Edinburgh printers, and of literary and ecclesiastical celebrities, of whom there are many portraits. The illuminated title and dedication were written by James Watson, Writing Master.
Dates:
1878-1888.