Poetry.
Found in 1258 Collections and/or Records:
Two volumes, 1879-1882, of poems by Janet Logie Robertson; with volume, 1877, of poems, prose and drawings by pupils of Edinburgh Ladies` College.
Three manuscript volumes of poetry, prose and sketches, of or relating to Janet Logie Robertson, née Jessie Simpson. The earliest volume, `Our Magazine, April 1877`, is a compilation of writing and drawing by Class 1 at Edinburgh Ladies` College, and Jessie Simpson is one of the contributors. James Logie Robertson was an English master at the College, and he and Jessie Simpson married in 1881.
Typecripts, undated, of short stories, one with an African theme of Naomi Mitchison.
Includes:
"Housing Diary", Glasgow, 1934
letter, 1964, of Marion Campbell
verse, undated, including some of Stephen Spender.
Typescript, 1989, of a poem "Misprint in a Great Man`s Obit" by Gavin Ewart.
With two letters, 1977 and 1982, of Ewart, including one mentioning his poetry collection, "All My Little Ones".
Typescript and printed copies of 14 poems, 1985-1991 and undated, of W Price Turner.
With 13 letters, 1954-1981, to Price Turner from Scottish poets.
Typescript copies of poems by William Hay of Trefriw, all apparently unpublished, dedicated to his daughter Elizabeth.
Typescript copy of collection of poems of Gorman Benton, "Report from Java 1976".
Typescript copy of Thomas Mathison's ‘The Goff. An Herio-comical Poem in three Cantos’, with a commentary, 1946, by C B Clapcott, showing that the poem describes an actual golf match played on Leith Links in 1743.
Typescript drafts and final version of Alan Bold, "Scottish National Anthem".
Typescript drafts of three plays and 24 poems of Donald Campbell.
Typescript of a poem entitled "Cataloguing Manuscripts" of Angela McSeveney.
Typescript of "An Edinburgh Love Story", poems by Mary Canvin and Trevor Morrison.
Typescript of J K Annand "Two Voices, a Poem Sequence", manuscript journal, 1990, of visit to Norway and first draft typescript, 1969, "Hugh Macdiarmid, Some Notes on the Chronology of the Poet`s Early Career"
Typescript of poem "A Sonnet for Drummond and Peggy" [Hunter] by George Bruce.
Typescript of "Selected Poems 1962-87" of Robin Fulton.
Typescript of set of poems, 1924, of William Soutar, "Over the Goompa Gu".
With manuscript notes, 1923, 1941, of Soutar, and four letters, 1940, from him to James Gilchrist, on literary and political matters.
Typescript of the poem "Oedipus" and corrected typescript drafts of the poem "Orestes" of William Montgomerie.
Typescript of unpublished poem, `Passing Water`, and note of George MacBeth.
George MacBeth was inspired to write `Passing Water` by a communication from the donor concerning an incident from their childhood in Shotts, Lanarkshire. With the typescript poem is a covering note from MacBeth, and a letter, 2011, of the donor telling the story behind it.
Typescript poem and fiddle music of and collected by Thomas Sinclair Rae.
Typescripts, 1961, of three versions of Alastair Fowler, "The Confidence Man", including copies of three associated letters.
With typescript, 1965, of Kitty W Scoular, "Natural Magic", and a photocopy of the Blage Manuscript, circa 1530-1550.